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How does Orwell explore the threat to individuality in 1984?

A useful way to approach this question might be to think about the political context in which Orwell wrote 1984. Orwell's novel can be seen as a reaction to the totalitarian systems of government...

Answered by Liam J. • English Literature tutor

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What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

Mitosis is cell division as a result of normal cell growth that occurs in all tissue types to replace old cells as they become senescent. This result of mitotic cell division is two daughter cells with id...

Answered by Tutor135366 D. • Biology tutor

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Solving harder exponential equations, e.g. 5/[exp(x) + 6exp(-x)] - 1 = 0 . CORE MATHS.

Our example equation is, 5/[exp(x) + 6exp(-x)] - 1 = 0 ,and we wish to solve for x. Note that exp(x) is the same as writing e^xI have chosen this one, because it helps illustrate some general g...

Answered by Matthew S. • Maths tutor

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How do I differentiate (cosx)/x^2

Label function: y=(cosx)/x²Recall quotient rule for functions of form h(x)=f(x)/g(x) given by,h'(x)=(f'(x)g(x)-f(x)g'(x))/(g(x))²Split original equation into f(x)=cosx and g(x)=x

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You are given the equation of the line y=x^3+x^2-2x. Find the stationary points of the curve and determine the maximum and minimum points and find where it crosses the x-axis and thus sketch the graph

First differentiate the equation to find the equation of the tangents in terms of x. From this set dy/dx=0 because this is the stationary points, from this use the quadratic equation to find the value of ...

Answered by Oliver H. • Maths tutor

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