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As both equations have y on the left hand side we can put the right hand sides equal to each other, so 2x=x+3. We can then subtract x from both sides. This gives 2x-x on the left hand side which is x, and...

Looking at this equation you can see that it is in the form of y = mx + c and we know that this is the equation of a straight line. One way to solve this would be to inspect the equation and see that the ...

In order to rationalise the denominator we need to get rid of the surd (square-root) on the bottom of the fraction.

To do this, we can multiply the denominator by sqrt(5).

But we must notice...

We want to determine whether a function has a tangent which is horizontal. To answer the question we need to know what a horizontal tangent to a function means. A tangent to a graph of a function is a lin...

Since y is equal to both 5-x and to x+1, we know that 5-x is equal to x+1. We can write 5-x=x+1. Take 1 away from each side: 4-x=x. Then add x to each side: 4=2x. Divide both sides by 2: 2=x. Now we have ...