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Prove that the square of an odd integer is odd.

Let n be an odd integer. This means that n is 1 more than an even integer. By definition, even integers are multiples of 2 so all even integers can be written in the form 2m where m is an integer. Therefo...

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Answered by Mary O. Maths tutor
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Find the area under the curve of y=x^2 between the values of x as 1 and 3

First you should express this in the correct format using the integral sign. We need to find the integral with respect to x so include dx in the equation before integrating. To integrate we add one to the...

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Answered by Kishan P. Maths tutor
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What is a good method to go about sketching a polynomial?

Let's do an example. Sketch: y=x^3 - 2x^2 - x + 2. First we need to find out where the curve crosses the x and y axes. Look at the x axis first. We factorise the expression if we can. The best method ...

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Answered by Charlotte J. Maths tutor
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Prove n^3 - n is a multiple of 3

To prove n3-n is a multiple of 3 we rely on a few simple tricks. The first is to factorise the expression.n3-n = n(n2-1)n(n2-1) = (n-1)(n)(n+1)The next trick is...

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Answered by Isaac H. Maths tutor
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differentiate the following equation: y = x^2 + 2x

Now remember that for differentiating polynomials the power is times by the coefficient and the power is reduced by one. This would mean that the answer now becomes: 2x + 2

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