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Solve x^2-5x+6=0

To solve this, we need to factorise the expression (write as a product of two brackets). To do this we want to find to numbers that multiply to make +6 and add up to -5, for this case. These numb...

Answered by Samuel P. Maths tutor
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Write down the value of 36^0.5

We know that the question is asking us to take the number 36 to the power of 0.5. By assumption 0.5 can be written as 1/2. To take 36 to the power of a 1/2 we take it to the root of the denominator and th...

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A bag contains 5 red beads and 7 blue beads. Two beads are removed at random without replacement. Workout the probability that the two beads are the same colour.

This question is most simply solved with a probability tree diagram, where you just follow the paths of picking two same coloured beads. The first branch would be picking two red beads. P(R1) = 5 / 12, an...

Answered by Will M. Maths tutor
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How do you find the equation of a circle?

The equation of a circle is given in the form (x-a)2 + (y-b)2 = r2, in which the centre of the circle is (a,b) and the radius of the circle is 'r'. If you can figure out o...

Answered by Zeeshan K. Maths tutor
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Given the curve y=x^2 +1 and the line y=k, find, using graphical methods only, the value of k for which there is exactly one solution.

Graphically, the solution of a pair of simultaneous equations is the point of intersection between both curves. If we want only one solution to the system of equations, then there should only be one point...

Answered by Marcos T. Maths tutor
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