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Where does the circle equation come from?

equation of a circle: (x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = r^2, where the circle has centre (a, b) and radius r. Let's draw the diagram, where (x, y) is some point on the circle, which for ease we'll call P, and (a, b) i...
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Answered by Ashwin B. Maths tutor
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Solve the simultaneous equations. x^2 + 2y=9, y-x=3

Use the method of substitution to answer this question. Step 1: Rearrange one of the equations to find x or y. y-x=3 y=x+3 Step 2: Substitute your y into the first equation x 2 +2y=9 x 2 +2(x+3)=9 Step 3: Ex...
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Expand the brackets (x+1)(x-4)

When we are presented with a quadratic equation in this form, and asked to expand, it is important to make sure that every term is used. For example, we would begin with the 'x' from the (x+1) bracket, and t...
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What should I do to write an A/A* grade essay?

In terms of structure I think it's important to break down the question into manageable chunks. This can be explained in the introduction - from my experience it's usually best practice to write an introduct...
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My Own Personal Statement

There isn’t a time I can remember when I haven’t had an intense appreciation of art and expressed myself creatively. I realised that I wanted to study History of Art when I began to learn about many differen...
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