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How do you write an effective and concise introduction to a history essay in an exam?

The purpose of an introduction is to show the examiner that you: understand the question being asked, can outline the various ways of approaching said question and that you have a clear argument. To do th...

Answered by Toby P. • History tutor

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In a triangle ABC, side BC = 8.1 cm, side AC = 7 cm, and angle ACB = 30 degrees. What is the area of the triangle?

Initially, one might think to use area = 1/2 x base x height, however drawing the triangle immediately shows that this is not possible here. We then think to use the formula for area using two adjacent si...

Answered by Ellie B. • Maths tutor

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What should I focus on specifically when analysing a play or dramatic text?

It is important to remember that any play or dramatic text will have 'non-physical' or 'literary' aspects that refer to the literature as something to be read by a reader, as well as 'physical' aspects wh...

Answered by Lucy S. • English Literature tutor

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Aled has three concrete slabs. Two of the slabs are square, with each side of length x metres. The third slab is rectangular and measures 1 metre by (x +1) metres. The three concrete slabs cover an area of 7m^2. Show that 2x^2 + x – 6 = 0. Find x.

For the first part of the question, we can firstly assume that the... area of slab 1 + area of slab 2 + area of slab 3 = total area, which we know to be 7m^2Knowing that to work out the area of a squa...

Answered by Nathan J. • Maths tutor

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Why did Henry VIII come into conflict with the papacy in the early 1530s?

This is a good question, and one that has multiple overlapping causes. To begin with, Henry's wishes clashed with the papacy's as he wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon, in order to produce a legitimate...

Answered by Grant D. • History tutor

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