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How would I go about drawing a graph if i had no idea how to start?

Firstly you could work out the x intercept by putting y=0 in to the function of the graph and then similarly find out the y intercept by putting x=0 into the function. After this you could find the turning p...
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There are n sweets in a bag, 6 orange, rest yellow. H takes two, one after another, and eats them. Probability both are orange is 1/3. Show n^2 - n - 90 = 0.

First, we start with what we do know and this should lead us to the answer with steps inbetween. So the amount of yellow sweets to start is (n-6) but we want to focus on the orange sweets. This question is a...
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Solve the following definite integral from x=2 to x=-1: ((x^4) + 3(x^2) + 2) dx

GENERAL PROCEDURE -- To solve this equation you can separate and integrate each term on its own and then add each integral together. To find the definite answer: Substitute "x=2" into the integrate...
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integrate 5x^2 + x + 2 and find the value of c if the curve lies on the coordinates (1,3)

when integrating you must add one to the power and divide by the new power. so y=(5x^(2 + 1))/3 + (x^(1+1))/2 + 2x + c now substitute 1 for x and 3 for y so 3= (5(1)^(2 + 1))/3 + ((1)^(1+1))/2 + 2(1) + c 3 =...
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A ladder 6.8m long is leaning against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 1.5m from the wall. Calculate the distance the ladder reaches up the wall.

For answering this question we need to understand Pythagoras theorem. It states that when a triangle has a right angle (90º) the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the two other s...
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