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Make sure you are confident in solving one and two-step linear equations and expanding brackets in order to tackle these more complex types of equations. Substitute close substituteIn algebra, to ...

For most people the answer involves finding the nearest calculator. For 11-year-old Ethan Brown of Bethel, however, the answer -- 974,169 -- takes just a few seconds of mental effort. Ethan learned ...

Electronics can be seen as really just an application of physics, and you could in turn argue that physics is the application of math to the real world. Unfortunately, the way most of us were taught ...

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Robinson unveiled a new set of equations that translate romantic phrases and symbols into mathematics. To create them, he drew on disciplines ranging from trigonometry and ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...