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How do I write a top scoring essay?

There are 5 key criteria in the marking scheme for you to pay attention to but the first and most important step is to get into the literature. You need to demonstrate thorough reading and genuine interes...

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Find the turning point of the line y = -2x^2 +5x -9

The first step in finding any turning point is to differentiate. To do this, we muiltiply x by its power and drop the power by 1. so in this senario we multiply the -2x by 2 giving us -4x and the power be...

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What is the difference between "ser" and "estar"

This is a very common question, so don't worry about it at all. So both verbs mean "to be", however we use them under different circumstances. As a general rule, "ser" is used for conc...

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Where does the quadratic formula come from?

First take the general form of a quadratic equation, ax^2+bx+c=0, this can be written in completed square form, (x+b/2a)^2-(b/2a)^2+c/a=0, rearranging gives, x=-b/2a +/-(b^2/4a^2-c/a)^1/2, which can be wr...

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The polynomial p(x) is given by p(x) = x^3 – 5x^2 – 8x + 48 (a) (i) Use the Factor Theorem to show that x + 3 is a factor of p(x). [2 marks] (ii) Express p(x) as a product of three linear factors. [3 marks]

(a) (i) Use the Factor Theorem to show that x + 3 is a factor of p(x).

The Factor Theorem is derived from the remainder theorem. We know from the remainder theorem that by doing p(x)/(x – a) then w...

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