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How would I expand 3 brackets, e.g. (x + 3)(x + 4)(x + 2)?

Expanding 3 brackets is very much the same method as expanding 2. In the example you gave, to start you would expand the first two brackets out using the FOIL method (firsts, outsides, insides and leftove...

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Answered by Emma W. Maths tutor
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Find the minimum value of the quadratic equation: y = x^2 + 4x - 12

To find the minimum point of a quadratic equation, the quadratic should be written in the form '(x+a)2+ b', i.e. completing the square, where the coordinates of the minimum point will be (-a,b)...

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Answered by Rebecca B. Maths tutor
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How to do Difficult Surd Algebraic manipulation questions example: Rationalise the denominator of the expression: 1+5^(1/2) / 3+5^(1/2). Give your answer in its simplest form:

The first thing to do, is to assess how far the student has managed to work, and then find the missing pieces within the students skill or knoweldge. I might decide to go through the question with the stu...

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Answered by Alexander V. Maths tutor
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How can you tell if a function is even or odd?

If you have a plot of the function, you can look at its symmetries. If the plot to the left of the y axis is the mirror image with respect to the y axis of the plot to the right, it's an even function. If...

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Answered by Francois d. Maths tutor
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The air pressure in the cabin of a passenger plane is modelled by the equation: P(x) = 3cos(x/2) - sin(x/2) where x is the altitude. Express P(x) in the form Rcos(x/2 +z) where z is acute and in degrees and then find the maximum pressure

This is a classic example of a trigonometry problem using the angle addition formulae. Recall that cos(A+B) = cos(A)cos(B) - sin(A)sin(B). Express R(x/2 -z) in similar form: Rcos(...

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Answered by Caspar P. Maths tutor
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