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Hmm, this one right? https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/newalevel.php I haven't used maths Genie much but I do remember that the GCSE ones...
Aug 4, 2025
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Yes, that's the one. And thanks, I'll check out Cognito.
Aug 4, 2025
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TL;DR Summary: Videos but no worksheets. I see Maths Genie have their new A Level page up, with a video for each topic. But no...
Aug 3, 2025
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Thanks to @pbuk I knew the origin of the question (edexcel GCSE maths papers) but sadly they don't reveal the names/contacts of the...
Jul 22, 2025
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Ah, I see what you mean. Yeah.
Jul 19, 2025
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Maths Genie https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/1hnov2017B.pdf Q.22
Jul 18, 2025
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Thanks a lot guys. I got there in the end, thanks to all of you, and a bit of extra help from Maths is Fun. (Flip AEB on its head, as...
Jul 17, 2025
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You are second-guessing the intent of the poser. Why look for malice when there is a perfectly valid educational basis for the set up of...
Jul 17, 2025
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Would you find the problem more palatable if its author had added an explicit warning such as: "Note: illustration is not necessarily...
Jul 17, 2025
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Or, in the case of the drawing in this thread, the harm arises by the effort of the problem poser to show how clever he is, and...
Jul 17, 2025
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OK. I disagree, and I'll explain why. Malice, at its core, involves intent to harm. Drawing a diagram that is not representative of...
Jul 17, 2025
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I think the best approach for a student at this level is to draw two diagrams corresponding to the two possible solutions. One diagram...
Jul 17, 2025
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The equation which describes both options should be written in the next form $$ \frac{8+x}{12+3}=\left(\frac{8}{12}\right)^{\pm1} $$.
Jul 17, 2025
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I stand by malicious.
Jul 17, 2025
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Malicious is an unusual choice of words. It's deliberate, but it's for a purpose.
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