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Expanding a quadratic equation (x-3)(x-2)=0

Focus on the left hand side of the equation: (x-3)(x-2) These are two factors, basically that (x-3) is a number, and (x-2) is another number. (x-2)(x-3) is just showing that you're multiplying these numbers ...
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Answered by Daniel W. • Maths tutor
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When do I use Sin, Cos and Tan?

Just remember SOH,CAH,TOA. It sounds like Sock-A-Toe-Ah. Quite strange but extremely effective. SOH means Sin=Opposite/Hypotenuse Cos=Adjacent/Hypotenuse Tan=Opposite/Adjacent The three letters in each abbre...
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Can you explain the product rule when differentiating?

When differentiating the product of two functions, we need to use the product rule. The theory of it is: (fg(x))'=f'(x)g(x) + f(x)g'(x). This explanation is-differentiate the first function and leave the sec...
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Make x the subject of the equation: 5x+1 = 2-4x

fist of all you rearrange the equation so you have the x in one side so the equation would look like this: 5x+4x = 1, then you add up the x´s and divide both sides by 9 so the solution would be x= 1/9
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Find the x-Coordinate of the minimum point of the function: f(x) = x^2 + 2x - 5

One of the easiest ways to find a minimum/ maximum point is using differentiation. The derivative of the function f(x) is usually written as dy/dx or f'(x) and is essentially a function that tells us the gra...
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