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What are the necessary conditions for a random variable to have a binomial distribution?

There can only be two possible outcomes, 'success' and 'fail' (e.g heads or tails) There is a fixed number of trialsThe probabilities of 'success' and 'fail' are constant and stay the same in each trial (e.g...
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Solve the quadratic equation x^2 + x - 6 = 0

There are 3 methods for solving quadratic equations;FactorisingThe quadratic equationCompleting the SquareUsing method 1,We observe that 2 and 3 are factors of 6 and that 3 - 2 = 1 so by factoring out we hav...
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Find the integral of ln(x)

The best way to approach this question is to solve it using integration by parts.First, recognise that ln(x) = 1 x ln(x), and set du/dx = 1 and v = ln(x). We then find that u = x, and dv/dx = 1/x.With this w...
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The cost of a ticket increases by 10% to £19.25. What is the original cost?

The best way to approach this question is by solving it algebraically. By constructing an equation that links the original cost to the current cost (let original cost be X), this would give you X*(1+10%) = 1...
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Prove by induction that 7^(8n+3) + 2 is divisible by 5, where n is a natural number.

We need to first consider the base case, n=0. (We consider the smallest possible value of n as the base case.)7^(8 0+3) + 2 = 343 + 2 = 345 = 69 * 5, so the statement is true for n=0. Assume true for n = k, ...
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