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Explain why the moon is not pulled away from the Earth by the Sun.

The force of gravity decreases very rapidly with distance, since force is inversely proportional to distance. The Sun is much further away from the Moon than the Earth, so its gravitational a...

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Answered by Alicia P. Physics tutor
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Use the chain rule to differentiate y=1/x^2-2x-1

First we will rewrite y so it is written with a power: y=1/x2-2x-1=(x2-2x-1)-1 Now let u=x2-2x-1 => du/dx = 2x -2 Writing y in terms of u: y=u-1 =...

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Answered by Alicia P. Maths tutor
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A house increases by 25% to £80,000. Find what it was worth before the rise.

A 15% increase means that the £80,000 represents 115% of the original value.

Therefore what we do is:

£80,000=£125% divided by 125 

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Answered by Alicia P. Maths tutor
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Why does the basic problem of choice arise?

A detailed answer to this question would start by defining and explaining the economic term - scarcity and establishing the relationship between our infinite needs and wants and finite resources. This wou...

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Answered by Giorgia M. Economics tutor
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State two components of physical fitness that an individual would need when taking part in a 100m sprint race and describe how each component could improve her performance.

There are many components of fitness which would benefit an individual's performance in a 100m sprint race, however, the two which I will focus on are explosive power, and flexibility. 

Explosive p...

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