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Okay so i got factorising done. Like i understand the method but obviously continuous practice is important. My teacher had taught me a different way of answering them which was easy but it would take me so long to get the answer right. Hopefully, mathsgenie gave me a shortcut to answering harder factorising quadratics. I made silly mistakes like forgetting the letters and that but like i said, i understand.

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can any one of you’s explain this:

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I’m all good up to the answer. I don’t understand why the method keeps changing signs. why is it
5 and not -5? why is it 3 and not -3? explain please why the signs are there?

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What fresh hell is this?
I hope not! and if there is, i ain’t learning it lol. and thanks :tongue:

Original post by harrysbar
What fresh hell is this?


“fresh hell” 😂😂 cute
casually waiting for who’s going to answer first: tsrians or tuition teacher
T vs T
Original post by CHANELDIAMONDS
casually waiting for who’s going to answer first: tsrians or tuition teacher
T vs T

It won't be me - I'm confused too :s-smilie:
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It won't be me - I'm confused too :s-smilie:


Maybe i’ll watch a video and i’ll post it on here so you can also understand x
Original post by CHANELDIAMONDS
Maybe i’ll watch a video and i’ll post it on here so you can also understand x

Thank you, I hope you get someone good at maths answering you soon

Edited to say: Good, they did
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OHHHHHHH omg of course! thank you
More than just a pretty face
wait. how can i divide 4 by 5 without using a calculator??
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More than just a pretty face


no flirting allowed lol
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no flirting allowed lol

:colondollar: I'm just always impressed by people that can do maths....that's my excuse anyway.....
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:colondollar: I'm just always impressed by people that can do maths....that's my excuse anyway.....


lol same
*sigh* so impressive
Sounds like you’ve got an admirer!


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*sigh* so impressive
Oh yeh. thank u.
I love maths when I can understand it, which isn't saying much, but physics is the worst thing in the world.

I'm going to stop derailing @CHANELDIAMONDS thread before she tells me off again
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there is some difficult math in physics but it is less difficult i must admit. i’m glad you had the determination to keep trying. good on you! also thanks x

Happy to help have you got your previous papers back to find out where you are going wrong?
Original post by CHANELDIAMONDS
Okay so i got factorising done. Like i understand the method but obviously continuous practice is important. My teacher had taught me a different way of answering them which was easy but it would take me so long to get the answer right. Hopefully, mathsgenie gave me a shortcut to answering harder factorising quadratics. I made silly mistakes like forgetting the letters and that but like i said, i understand.

ECA485DD-72A9-4765-8D47-A48A5343B077.jpeg

63977BFC-6231-4519-A45B-22F9906AC01B.jpeg

AF74B76F-89E5-46B9-A723-11A0D2E913DE.jpeg

@Themysticalegg
@harrysbar
@MysticalUnicorn🦄
@Razzberries
@shameful_burrito
@warm it up
@Pepsey
@doks
@Zoeyyyyyyyy
@TS33
@Ivanita-Ariana
@halsx11
@I AM GROOT 1


Okay make sure you keep practicing factorising cuz if does come up a lot keep going over lots of questions and eventually you’ll understand the process! The easier method is to find the factors of the end number and make sure it either adds/subtract to give you the middle number and then put them into 2 brackets! That’s the method I’ve always used You don’t necessarily need to times the A and the c together every time this is why it’s taking so much time! Comes in the form as ax+bx+c btw But you’ve got it! Well done! 👍

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