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Hi! I need help with this question! The answer is (a=10 b=1 c=-2) OR (a=-10 b=-1 c=2)
Its from w13_qp_42

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Hi! I need help with this question! The answer is (a=10 b=1 c=-2) OR (a=-10 b=-1 c=2)
Its from w13_qp_42

Thanks in advance!



first solve the equation: just like any other equation.

move 3x to the right
make the denominator same on the left side.
cross multipication
and rearrange.
Just like this in the uploaded file. It's really messy I did it in Paint:p but i hope you get the idea.solution.png
 
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look , the main info is that O is the center. therefore, by using the property angle at center is twice at circumference, which in turn also means that angle at the circumference is half that of the angle at center.

now we got 25 degrees which is OAB, due to alternate angles are equal.

again angle at center twice, using at ACO its given 25.

so twice of 25 is 50

which AOC = 50 ,, why? BECAUSE center is twice at circumference..

now, use the add up 180 method 50 + 25 u get 105

now look carefully on the straight line AC so u minus 180 from 105 = 75

now oac is again half of 50 (center)

so we got AOC as 80

finishing it now 80 + 50 is 130

again use the same property opp of the 130 is our angle that we have to find

130/2 is 65
 
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A student is chosen at random. The probability that the student estimates that the mass is greater than M grams is 0.3. Find the value of M.?? HELP PLZZ
 
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It's getting close to exam time so I thought I'd bring this thread back.

If anyone wants to ask a past paper question, please say the exam paper and question number and I will help you. Hopefully others can help as well as me.
 
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0580 summer 13 paper 41 question 3 A student is chosen at random. The probability that the student estimates that the mass is greater than M grams is 0.3. Find the value of M.?
 
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0580 summer 13 paper 41 question 3 A student is chosen at random. The probability that the student estimates that the mass is greater than M grams is 0.3. Find the value of M.?
There are 200 students in total so the number of students who estimate more than M grams must be 0.3 x 200 = 60.

You can check this: 60/200 = 0.3

So 60 people estimate more than M.

Now work backwards : how do you use a cumulative freqency graph to find the number of people who estimate more than some number?

Have a go at this and post your ideas/working if you get stuck.
 
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please solve this nth term question

find the nth term of the following sequence:
5,11,21,35,53
 
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please solve this nth term question

find the nth term of the following sequence:
5,11,21,35,53
Was this an exam question? Was there a question part that came before it?

For these questions there's usually another part that will help you.
 
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please solve this nth term question

find the nth term of the following sequence:
5,11,21,35,53
If this was stand-alone exam question then the syllabus must have changed - it would not have been a question a few years ago. I teach GCSE now so I can't say.

For this question, first look at the differences between terms:

6, 10, 14, 18, ...

And the difference of these is 4 so '4' is the second difference and so this must be a quadratic sequence.


Quadratic sequences have nth terms : an^2 + bn + c

The coefficient 'a' is always the second difference divided by 2. So here, a=4/2 = 2.

So the nth term is 2n^2 + bn + c

From here I would write out the sequence with nth term 2n^2 :

2, 8, 18, 32, 50, ...

And notice that each term is 3 away from the original sequence so the nth term of the original sequence must be:

2n^2 + 3


Your teacher should have taught you how to do these.
 
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