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Solve (x^2 - 4)/(2x+4)

The common mistake the students make is to simplify the fraction before factorising numerator and denominator. Here, we need to see that the numerator: x^2 - 4 is a difference between squares

Answered by Martina M. Maths tutor
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In year 11, 3/7 of pupils go on holiday abroad in the summer break. Out of these, 1/3 go to France. Determine the ratio of pupils who go to France in summer to pupils who do not go to France in summer.

We can approach this question by breaking it into two steps; first use the information given to work out what proportion of pupils in year 11 went to France. Once we have this, we can go on to find the ra...

Answered by Anisah S. Maths tutor
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A scalene triangle has 3 angles ABC in degrees, where A = (3x + 7), B = (4x + 5), C = (x + 8). Find the value of largest angle.

Equate all the angles to 180 degrees.3x+7+4x+5+x+8=1808x+20=1808x=160Therefore, x=20.Hence, A=3(20)+7=67B=4(20)+5=85C=20+8=28

Answered by Alexander P. Maths tutor
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