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Why can metals conduct electricity?

The outer shell of electrons in metals are delocalised, meaning they are able to travel freely around the metal.

The negative electrons hold the positively charged metal ions together. The poo...

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Prove that one interior angle of a a regular octagon = 135 degrees

Regular octagon has 6 triangles within it.

Total of interior angles in a triangle = 180 degrees

So the total of interior angles within a regular octagon would = 180 x 6 (=1080).

Answered by Acrisa K. • Maths tutor

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Given the parametric equations x = t^2 and y = 2t -1 find dy/dx

The first step is to find dx/dt and dy/dt, this is done using standard differentiation rules giving the resultsdx/dt = 2t dy/dt = 2
The second step is to eliminate dt. This can be done by the mu...

Answered by Matthew H. • Maths tutor

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David travels from home to work at 30 mph. At the end of the day, he travels from work back home via the same route at 40 mph. What is his average speed while travelling? (Give your answer as a simplified fraction) (None-Calculator)

First set the distance between home and work as the value x miles.The time takento get from home to work is the value y hours.The time takento get from work to home is the value z hours.Then (as timeis eq...

Answered by David F. • Maths tutor

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How is the concentration of blood and urine controlled by the body? (6 marker)

Concentration of urine is controlled by the hormone ADH (anti-diuretic hormone)This hormone is released into the bloodstream; by the posterior pituitary glandIf the water concentration in the blood is too...

Answered by Rayyan A. • Biology tutor

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