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Denise buys 5 apples and 3 bananas for £3.15. A banana costs 25p more than an apple. How much would it cost to buy 4 apples and 2 bananas?

Apple costs: 30pBanana costs: 55pFinal Answer: £2.30Answer should be calculated by first interpreting the question to form two simultaneous equations. These can be solved by either substitution or eliminatio...
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Finding the intersection of a two lines (curved and linear example)

Line 1: y = 2x + 2 Line 2: y = x 2 - 1Firstly, intersection of two lines is the point at where the coordinates of both lines are the same. X1 = X2 and Y1 = Y2Therefore, that means we can exploit that fact an...
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How do I use the discriminant in circle geometry?

Where does the discriminant come from? It is from the quadratic formula. It is the part under the square root sign, in other words it can't be negative or there are no real solutions to your quadratic equati...
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Solve x^(2)-x-12

We must factorise. Find factor pairs of -12;1,-12;-1,12;2,-6;-2,6;3,-4;-3,4. Out of the pairs, we must find the pair that will add up to -1 - this is because of the '-x' part of the equation. The answer is 3...
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Explain what the terminal velocity of an object is.

The terminal velocity of an object is the highest velocity it can reach when falling through a defined medium, usually air in practice. This constant velocity is achieved when the net force applied to the ob...
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