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What is the difference between personification, anthropomorphism and pathetic fallacy?

These three literary devices are often misidentified and confused with one another. However, there are some easy ways to work out which one you are observing in use in a given text.

Answered by Imogen S. • English Literature tutor

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If y = 5x^3 - 2x^2 + 2, what is dy/dx?

Differentiation can be done term-by-term, so we can treat the 5x³, -2x² and 2 separately. We can also 'take out' the coefficients: to differentiate 5x³, for example, di...

Answered by Alex K. • Maths tutor

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Explain the different types of wave.

There are two different types of wave: longitudinal and transverse. When you hear the word "wave" you are probably thinking of a transverse wave.

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Answered by Harry C. • Physics tutor

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Rationalise the complex fraction: (8 + 6i)/(6 - 2i)

The problem with this fraction is the "i" on the denominator, it is not rational. To rationalise this fraction we use the complex conjugate.

This sounds more co...

Answered by Harry C. • Maths tutor

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How do I evaluate something like 3070^2-3069^2?

This looks pretty daunting, but the key to this sort of a problem, which has come up a couple of times in previous PAT tests, is to recognise that this expression is actually the difference of two squa...

Answered by Sam C. • PAT tutor

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