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The population of a town is 20000 at the start of the year 2018. A population model predicts this population will grow by 2% each year. (a) Find the estimated population at the start of 2022.

The first piece of information we need to extract from the question is the area of maths we are working in. The populations at the start of each year form a sequence. The first term of the sequence is 20,...

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Where do the two lines intersect? (a) 3x+6y= 15 (b) y= 6x -4 (GCSE-Higher Tier)

Substitute y=6x-4 into the equation 3x+6y=15 to eliminate y.You will then have the equation 3x+6(6x-4)=15.The next step is to expand the brackets given 3x+36x -24=15.The next step is to collect like terms...

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Find the coordinates of the maximum stationary point of the y = x^2 +4x curve.

Differentiate equation of the line. This first differential is made to equal zero. Find the value of x and substitute this value into the original equation of the line to find the y value.

Answered by Thomas I. • Maths tutor

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v = u + at, u = 1 a = -3 t = 1/2, Work out the value of v.

Sub the values you have been given into the formula provided.v = u +atv = 1 + (-3 x 1/2)Solve the equation you have created, be careful to stick to rules of BIDMAS (or BODMAS)and do the calculation in the...

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There are only 7 blue pens, 4 green pens and 6 red pens in a box. One pen is taken at random from the box. Write down the probability that this pen is blue.

First calculate the total number of pens in the bag by adding together the amounts of each different colour.7+4+6=17Since there are 7 blue pens to chose from out of a possible 17, the probability of choos...

Answered by Olivia R. • Maths tutor

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