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We've learned a bit about DNA and genes but how does inheritance work?

Okay so, so far you've probably covered a bit about DNA, how it's stored in chromosomes and what genes are for. Inheritance is now simply about how a gene that comes from your mum and a gene that comes fr...

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Answered by Athif H. Biology tutor
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Integrate: xe^x

Integrate by parts once to obtain: xe^x - e^x + c

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Answered by Daniel N. Maths tutor
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Given y = x(3x+ 5)^3. Find dy/dx.

First we notice that y can be written as the product of two functions of x, u = x and v = (3x + 5)^3. This means we can use the product rule to differentiate which is dy/dx = uv' + vu'. We can plug our fu...

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Answered by Michael S. Maths tutor
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What does a derivative mean and why does setting it equal to zero allow us to find the minima/maxima of a function

The derivative of a function describes the gradient, also known as the slope. In the simplest terms, the slope defines the change in y divided by the change in x. So if there is a large increase in y for ...

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Answered by Maxime D. Maths tutor
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When would you use the imperfect tense, and how do you construct it?

It is used when:-Talking about something that used to happen, i.e. was ongoing for a period of time-The weather in the past-Physical description of something in the past-Talking about something that was h...

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Answered by Wendy L. French tutor
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