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How do I find a stationary point? And how do I determine whether it is a maximum or minimum point?

In order to find the stationary points of any funcion, you must differentiate. Once you have differentiated, the deriviate of this function must be set equal to 0, in order to determine what the stationary p...
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How do you ask questions in Spanish?

In Spanish, questions are phrased and structured a bit differently to what we're used to in English. Questions beginning with "are there " or "do you " in English, for example, are simply...
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Solve the simultaneous equations: 15x+10y=20 4x+5y=17

To explain this question to a student, I would initially ask my own questions in order to gain an understanding of what the student already knows about simultaneous equations. I would ask if they had seen si...
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A ladder 7.4m long is leaning against a wall as shown in the diagram. The foot of the ladder is 2.9m away from the wall. Calculate the distance the ladder reaches up the wall to 2 significant figures.

7.4 2 -2.9 2 =answer 2 square root above answer to get the answer
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What is Pythagoras' Theorem?

You can use pythagoras' theorem to find the length of a side of a right angled triangle, provided that at least two of the lengths of the sides are known. The general rule is a 2 + b 2 = c 2 where a, b and c...
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