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Young Lee

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How do you prove by contradiction?

Brief Description: Contradiction is a method of proof in mathematics. It can be used to prove, for example, the infinitude of primes (that there are infinite number of them), the irrationallity of square root of 2, and much more. How... (read more)

  answered 14 years ago

How do you find the midpoint of two co-ordinates?

Given two coordinates in the usual x-y axes, let's suppose that they are denoted by (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), then the midpoint is simply the average of each of the x and y values: Midpoint = ( (x1+x2)/2 , (y1+y2)/2 ) In higher dimensions, the idea is... (read more)

  answered 14 years ago

How do you find the greatest common divisor/highest common factor?

Given two numbers a and b, the greatest common divisor can be found by prime factorising each number and then grouping together the common ones. Example 1: Find the highest common factor of a... (read more)

  answered 14 years ago

How do you factorise?

Short description: Factorisation is the decomposition of an expression into multiple products of ‘simpler’ terms. It has a wide range of uses. For example, it can be used for solving polynomial equations,... (read more)

  answered 14 years ago

Which hormone is likely to be used in fertility treatments?

FSH is likely to be used in fertility treatments because they are hormones that can stimulate eggs to mature in the ovary. (read more)

  answered 14 years ago

What is completing the square?

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