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How do I do work out the area of a rectangle?

The first step is to label the sides of the rectangle. The longest side is the 'length' - put an L next to this. The shorter side is the 'width' - put a W next to this. The second step is to multiply the len...
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Solve: a) 5t + 17 = 2. b) x^3 - 25 = 103 - x^3.

a) 5t + 17 = 2. We want to work out what t is. t = ?.To do this we need to get t on it's own , so first we move all the other numbers to equal t.We do this by subtracting 17 from both sides and we should fin...
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Factorise the Quadratic: 3x^2 + 2x - 1.

When we are asked to factorise a quadratic we essentially need to tidy it up by putting it into brackets.For a quadratic we look to work out the sum and the product, however this time it's a bit different as...
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A particle, P, moves along the x-axis. The displacement, x metres, of P is given by 0.5t^2(t^2 - 2t + 1), when is P instantaneously at rest

differenciate and then eqate with v = 0.
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Where do the lines 2y = 4x + 2 and - 3x + y = 4 intersect?

Rearrange the second equation in the form y = mx + c to get y = 3x + 4. Divide the first equation by 2 to get y = 2x + 1. When the lines intersect, they'll have the same x and y values, hence, set the equati...
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