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How do you calculate the area of a triangle when the question tells you the length of all three sides but no angles?

  1. use the cosine rule to get angle A; cos(A) = (b2 + c2 - a2)/2bc2) Use '1/2 x a b x sin(C)' to get the area of the triangleNote: the side 'a' is the one opposite angl...
Answered by Tom H. Maths tutor
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Sarah plans to paint a rectangular wall of dimensions 8.7m x 2.3m. A tin of paint costs £16.10 and covers 6 metres squared. Sarah has a budget of £56, can she afford to paint the wall? Explain your reasoning.

(This question would appear on the calculator paper of GCSE Maths) The first step is to calculate the total area of the rectangular wall by multiplying the width and height of the wall: Area (recta...

Answered by Rob S. Maths tutor
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If h(x) = 2xsin(2x), find h'(x).

Differentiate using product rule as expression consist of two functions.Product Rule: d(f(x)g(x))/dx = g(x).f'(x) + f(x).g'(x)Chain Rule: d(f(g(x)))/dx = g'(x) . f'(g(x))
Let: f(x) = 2x f'(x) = 2 - s...

Answered by Meer S. Maths tutor
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A straight line runs through these two coordinates (1,5) and (4,7), find the equation of the line.

Given that the equation is a straight line we know that it will take the form of y = mx + c with m as the gradient and c as the y-intercept. We can find the slope by doing (y1- y2)/(...

Answered by Daniel R. Maths tutor
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How do you find the volume of a cylinder?

pi x r2 x height

Answered by Will C. Maths tutor
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