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Find the integral of 1/(x-5) with respect to x

This question tests fundamental understanding of integration and checks that the student is not simply memorizing the simple examples for the test. Most students will remember that the integral of 1/x is ln(...
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Factorise this quadratic = 8x^2 + 2x -3

As the coefficient of x^2 is not 1, we think of this equation as ax^2 +bx + c. When the coefficient of x^2 is not 1, then we need to firstly multiply the first and last numbers together (8 and -3) which give...
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y = x^x, find y'

y = x x , by taking logs:ln(y) = ln(x x )By log laws:ln(y) = xln(x)From implicit differentiation; d/dx = y'*d/dy, so:d/dx[ln(y)] = y'*d/dy[ln(y)] = y' * 1/yFrom the product rule; d/dx[xln(x)] = ln(x) * d/dx(...
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What is algebra?

Algebra is fundamentally the way in which we can find out the value of some unknown element. So for example, if a salesman agrees to sell two apples for £10 algebra can help us find out how much one apple wo...
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Billy buys 4 adult tickets at £15 each and 2 child tickets at £10 each for show. A 10% booking fee is added to the ticket price. 3% is then added for paying by credit card. Find the total charge for these tickets when paying by card

4 x £15 = £60 2 x £10 = £20 This means the total price for tickets without added fees is £60 + £20 = £8010% booking fee --> £80 x 1.1 = £88 3% extra to pay with credit card --> £88 x 1.03 = £90.64 Answ...
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