1,334 prompts matching "Spot the examiner's trick in a factorisation question"
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Explain the rule of signs for determinants
Explain the checkerboard pattern of positive and negative signs used when expanding a 3x3
Spot my mistake in a determinant expansion
I am in SS 3. I expanded a 3x3 determinant along the first row but I think I mixed up a si
WAEC past-question practice: determinants #2
I am in SS 3. Set me a WAEC-style question that uses Cramer's rule to solve a pair of simu
WAEC past-question practice: determinants #3
I am in SS 3. Give me a WAEC Further Mathematics exam-style question applying Cramer's rul
WAEC past-question practice: determinants #5
I am in SS 3. Set a WAEC Further Mathematics multi-part question: (a) evaluate a 3x3 deter
Find the inverse of a 2x2 matrix #1
Give me a 2x2 matrix like A=[[2,3],[1,4]] and ask me to find its inverse using the determi
Find the inverse of a 2x2 matrix #2
I am in SS 3. Give me a 2x2 matrix like A=[[5,-2],[3,1]] and ask me to find its inverse us
Find the inverse of a 2x2 matrix #3
I am in SS 3. Give me a 2x2 matrix like A=[[4,1],[2,3]] and ask me to find its inverse usi
Find the inverse of a 2x2 matrix #5
Give me a 2x2 matrix like A=[[3,2],[5,4]] and ask me to find its inverse using the determi
Find the inverse of a 3x3 matrix using cofactors #1
I am in SS 3. Give me a 3x3 matrix like A=[[1,2,3],[0,1,4],[5,6,0]] and guide me through f
Find the inverse of a 3x3 matrix using cofactors #2
I am in SS 3. Give me a 3x3 matrix like A=[[2,0,1],[1,3,-1],[0,1,2]] and guide me through
Explain the adjoint of a matrix
Explain what the adjoint of a matrix is and how it relates to the matrix of cofactors, usi
Verify A times A-inverse equals the identity
I am in SS 3. Give me a 2x2 matrix and its inverse, ask me to multiply them together, and
Show all working: the determinant of a three by three matrix
You are my SS3 Further Mathematics tutor. Teach me the determinant of a three by three mat
Solve a 3x3 system using the inverse matrix method #1
Show me how to solve the system x+y+z=6, 2x-y+z=3, x+2y-z=2 by writing it as AX=B, finding
Solve a 3x3 system using the inverse matrix method #2
I am in SS 3. Show me how to solve the system 2x+y-z=5, x-y+2z=1, 3x+2y+z=10 by writing it
WAEC past-question practice: inverse matrices #1
I am in SS 3. Give me a WAEC Further Mathematics past-question on finding the inverse of a
WAEC past-question practice: inverse matrices #2
I am in SS 3. Set me a WAEC-style question finding the inverse of a 3x3 matrix using cofac
WAEC past-question practice: inverse matrices #3
I am in SS 3. Give me a WAEC Further Mathematics exam-style multi-part question: (a) find
Find the resultant of two forces #1
I am in SS 3. Give me a problem with two forces of 8N and 6N acting at 60 degrees to each