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In what way is the following sentence grammatically incorrect? - "Il faut que je fais un effort."

Certain phrases in french trigger the subjunctive mood; 'il faut que...' is an example of this. In terms of grammar, this means that 'faire' must be conjugated differently to how you would usually conjuga...

Answered by Gemma B. • French tutor

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How do I solve these two equations simultaneously: 7x+y=1 and 2x^2 - y = 3

These types of questions can sometimes throw people off due to the quadratic nature of the second equation but don't fret; we'll use a method called substitution to find the answer!

Firstly, we

Answered by Zacchaeus S. • Maths tutor

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The distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93 million miles. Assume it takes 365 days for the Earth to travel once around the Sun the Earth travels in a circle with the Sun at the centre. Work out the average speed of the Earth in miles per hour

1^st calculate: 93 000 000 × 2π 2^nd calculate: 365×24 Then divide the two values: 186 000 000π÷8760 = 66705 (5 s.f.)

Answered by Simbarashe J. • Maths tutor

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Find the turning points and their nature of the graph y = x^3/3 - 7x^2/2 + 12x + 4

Answer = (3,17.5) maximum (4,17.33) minimum

First differentiate y = x^3/3 - 7x^2/2 + 12x + 4 to find dy/dx. Now, at turning points dy/dx = 0 and factorise to find x when dy/dx = 0. Put x back into ...

Answered by John S. • Maths tutor

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What is the method of doubt?

The method of doubt is a method developed by the philosopher René Descartes (1596 -1650) in his famous essay, Meditations on First Philosophy (1641). Descartes goal was to find a method which all...

Answered by Adriana A. • Philosophy tutor

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