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Simultaneous equation questions look very intimidating because not only are there 2 equations to solve but there is 2 variables in each! To start with, we're going to make the equations look less confusin...

(x+4)(x+1)=0

x=-1   x=-4

We can find out whether lines are perpendicular by comparing their gradients. Each gradient should be the negative reciprocal of the other - for example, 3/2 and -2/3, or 4 and -1/4. (Writing the number a...

The first thing you should always do when approaching questions like this is to get the numbers on one side and the letters on the other. This makes the equation simpler and helps you to solve it. By addi...

z = 3x + 5y 41 = 3(7) +5y 41= 21 + 5y 20 = 5y 4 = y y = 4 2y = 8