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this is from set 4F year 12 cambridge

(help please!)
also can someone tell me how to put spaces between words when i type into latex?



 
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3a+3b=3
a+b=1
a=1-b

2a^2 + ab + 2ab+ 2ab+ 4ab + 2b^2=-8
2a^2 + 2b^2 + 9ab = -8
2[(a+b)^2 -2ab] +9ab=-8
2(1-2ab)+9ab=-8
2+5ab=-8
5ab=-10
ab=-2
(1-b)b=-2
b-b^2=-2
b^2-b-2=0
(b-2)(b+1)=0

therefore b=2, a=-1
 

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what a stupid question :(
sorry for wasting your time guys ( ifigured it out after i postd !
 

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To put spaces in between words in <a href="http://www.codecogs.com/eqnedit.php?latex=\LaTeX" target="_blank"><img src="http://latex.codecogs.com/gif.latex?\LaTeX" title="\LaTeX" /></a>, you can use the command \text{Type in your text here}
 

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