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v^2=u^2 + 2as u=12 a=-3 s = 18 Find v

First we can plug in the values we already know into the equation
we would get:
V2 = 122 + (2 x -3 x 18)
then we would seperate the two multiplications on the right ...

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Question from an Edexcel GCSE Maths Higher Paper (Nov 2018) - Solve the simultaneous equations: 5x + y = 21, x-3y = 9 (3 marks)

So since there are two unknowns in this question, its slightly more difficult than a normal equation where we only have 1 x or y that we're trying to work out. There are two ways to deal with this type of...

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Harry mixes white paint and blue paint in the ratio 2:5. He makes a total of 21 litres of paint. How much more blue paint does he need to add to the mixture so that the ratio of white paint to blue paint becomes 1:4?

W:B = 2:5 Total of 21 litres of paint. We want a ratio of W:B = 1:4 = 2:8
Therefore we must add 3 parts of blue paint
2 + 5 = 7 parts total7 parts = 21L1 part = 3L3 parts = 9L
Ther...

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Solve the simultaneous equations: x2 + y2 = 20, 3x=2-y

x = -4/5 or 2
y = 22/5 or -4

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Factorise fully 20x^2 - 5

When factorising an expression, you first want to find the highest common factor in each term of the expression. Here, our terms are 20 and 5. The highest common factor here is 5, so we want to take 5 out...

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