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f is a function such that f(x)=2/(3x-3) Find the inverse function and ff^-1

As demonstrated on whiteboard

Answered by Kieran M. • Maths tutor

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Express 4x/(x^2-9) - 2/(x+3) as a single fraction in its simplest form.

Please refer to the link below as I found it very difficult to demonstrate the answer and couldn't seem to access the whiteboard function.file:///C:/Users/exr854/OneDrive%20-%20University%20of%20Birmingha...

Answered by Ethan R. • Maths tutor

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Joe buy a pack of 7 chocolate bars. The pack costs £5.97, Joe sells all 7 chocolate bars for 87p each. Work out Joes percentage profit to 2 decimal places.

7 x £0.87 = £6.09(6.09/5.97) x 100 = 102.01%so percentage profit is 2.01% to 2 d.p.

Answered by Joel L. • Maths tutor

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Why do we bother using surds?

Surds are exact - they can’t be rewritten as a decimal or fraction without introducing a rounding error. If we’re using numbers in a calculation, keeping them as exact as possible until we round to the re...

Answered by Alice D. • Maths tutor

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Show that the two vectors A= 2i+3j-k and B=3i-j+3k are perpendicular

We know that two vectors are perpendicular when their dot product is equal to 0. As you can see from the SQA Higher Maths formula sheet, the equation for the dot product is; A.B=a1b1+a2b2+a3b3.To...

Answered by Samantha C. • Maths tutor

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