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3(x-2) - 2(x-2)

First expand each set of brackets:

(3x - 6) - (2x - 4)

Then simplify:

3x - 6 - 2x - (-4) = x - 2

Answered by Beenita S. Maths tutor
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How do I find the expression for the nth term in a series of numbers?

First write down the series of numbers e.g.  8,  12,  16,  20.

Calculate the difference between each term in the series 12-8 = 4, 16-12 = 4,  20-16 = 4 This shows that the expression will begin wit...

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Factorise and solve x^2 - 8x + 15 = 0.

Whenever faced with a quadratic equation in the form of AX^2 + BX + C = 0, the first thing you do is factorise it, which will look something like this: (X )(X ) = 0.You can see from this that when you mul...

Answered by Zarmala N. Maths tutor
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Expand (x-5)(2x-3)

(x-5)(2x-3)= 2x-3x-10x+15

= 2x2 -13x + 15

Answered by Sharone S. Maths tutor
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You are told that the y is proportional to x^2 and that when y=75, x=5. Find a formula for x in terms of y.

If we know that y is proportional to xthen we using the given values we can write 75= 5--> 75=25, however this is obviously not true but all that remains is to multiply the 5<...

Answered by Jenieka P. Maths tutor
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