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Show x^2 + 8x +15 = 0 in the form of (x+b)^2 +c (complete the square) and then solve the equation

x2+8x +15 = 0
(x+4)2-16 +15=0
(x+4)2-1=0
(x+4)= (+/-)1

x = -3 or -5

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How do I work out the area of a quarter circle with radius 6cm?

The easiest way to do this is to first work out the area of the whole circle. To work out the area of a circle, the equation is area = πr2 , w...

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Write x^2-4x+9 in the form (x-p)^2+q, where p and q are integers.

To complete this task we use a method called "Completing the square. For this we use a formula (a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2.
Now we see that in the example we have a term x^2 so we put x^2=a^2 so we can ...

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P=(3a+5)/(4-a) Make a the subject

P=(3a+5)/(4-a)First of all we need Get rid of the denominator, we do this by multiplying both sides by (4-a)This leaves P(4-a)=3a+5 (as any term multiplied by the denominator leaves only the numerator)Th...

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Rearrange v = u + at to make t the subject of the formula

t = (v - u) / a

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