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Look for factors of 15 then when adding together equal -8. A solution to this is -5 and -3 as -5 x -3=15 and (-5)+(-3)=-8 . Therefore the factors of the quadratic are (x-5) and (x-3). Make (x-5)(x-3)=0 so...

While the elimination method can be extremely easy for certain questions, it cannot be applied to all. Therefore, the substitution method is recommended because it can be applied to most cases of simultan...

By factorising we're attempting to simplify this expression. When we factorise quadratics, typically this will result in two brackets. The content of these brackets, can be simply worked out with trial ...

A root of a function is where the function equals zero. So to begin to solve we must set the function to equal zero.x^2-5x+6 = 0If the question didn't make it clear already, you should be able to identif...

1. First let coins in pile I equal x. Then we the question tells us II has twice pile A so we can now write this as 2x. Finally, we can write pile III as 6x - reason is that III has three times pile II...