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If the hypotenuse of a triangle is 7cm and another side is 4cm, what's the length of the other side? How can I work this out?

The phenomenon you're describing is called 'Pythagoras theorem'. Let's go through it together. You have a right angled triangle, with the hypothesis and one side given. The pythagoras theorem gives you a for...
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A square has sides of length x cm. The length of a rectangle is equal to the perimeter of this square. The perimeter of this rectangle is 14x cm. Find an expression for the width of this rectangle. Give your answer in terms of x.

l(s) = xl(r) = 4xp(r) = 14xP(r) = 8x + 2w = 14xw = 3x
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Find 16% of £435

16% of £435 is equal to 10% of £435 + 6% of £435. 10% of £435 = 435 = £43.56% of £435 is 6 x 1% of £4351% of £435 = 435/100 = £4.35£4.35 x 6 = £26.1 16% of £435 = £43.5 + £4.35 = £47.85
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Minnie and Helen are playing in the same hockey match. The probability of Minnie scoring a goal is 0.3. The probability of Helen scoring a goal is 0.4. What is the probability of both Minnie and Helen scoring a goal.

The probability of two events happening is equal to the probability of event 1 times the probability of event 2. Therefore, the probability of both Minnie and Helen scoring a goal is equal to the probability...
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A curve has the equation y=3x^2-2x+7, find the gradient of the line at the point (6,3)

dy/dx = 34
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