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Find the roots of the equation: x^2-2x-3=0

The point at which the explanation of the solution is started, will depend on the level of understanding of the student and previous knowledge on the subjectA root is a numerical value that repre...

Answered by Andreas P. Maths tutor
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Simplyfy, ((x-2)(x^2+5x+6)-(2x^2+10x+12))/(x^2+x-2)

The key to this is to not expand everything out and try work it out through that process. The easiest way is to notice that (x^2+5x+6) = (x+2), (2x^2+10x+12)=2(x+3)(x+2) and (x^2+x-2)= (x+2)(x-1).From thi...

Answered by Thomas L. Maths tutor
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Express 280 as a product of its prime factors.

2 * 2 * 2 * 5 * 7 = 280

Answered by Danny S. Maths tutor
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Solve the simultaneous equations y = 5x^2 + 4x - 19 and y = 4x + 1

Okay, so for two simultaneous equations which both equal the same variable (in this example the variable they're equal to is y), the trick is to make both equations equal each other:so we can say that 4x ...

Answered by Guy H. Maths tutor
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Solve x^2 - x - 12

As it is a quadratic, I can use the quadratic equation, or (-b +/- sqrt(b2-4ac))/2aHere our a = 1, b = -1 and c = -12. Substitute into the quadratic equation, this becomes (1 +/- sqrt(1 + (4*12...

Answered by Freya W. Maths tutor
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