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Give two factors which aid the fossilization process, explaining how each increases preservation potential.

Rapid burial of the organic material will prevent any erosion or scavenging occurring, allowing the organic material to become encased in rock and become more likely too be preserved.Becoming buried in fi...

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Find the first three terms of the binomial expansion of (3 + 6x)^(1/2).

To find the binomial expansion of this expression we need to use a formula. The formula states that for expressions of (1 + x)ⁿ it can be written as: 1 + nx + (n(n-1)x²)/2 ...
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Using implicit differentiation, write the expression "3y^2 = 4x^3 + x" in terms of "dy/dx"

To differentiate this expression with respect to "x", any terms comprising of an "x" must multiply their powers with their numerical values and subtract 1 from the power. However to di...

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Explain why a transformer only works with an alternating current and doesn't with a direct current.

A transformer is designed to step-up or step-down a voltage in a wire to make transferring electricity more efficient. To do this they contain two isolated coiled wires (of varied lengths depending on the...

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Define Newtons law of Gravitation (in words or an equation).

Newtons law of gravitation can be described as: The force experienced by a body proportional to the product of the two masses the interaction is between, the gravitational constant 6.67x10^-11 ,...

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