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A binary, 8-bit floating point number 0111 0010 is said to have a 4-bit mantissa and a 4-bit exponent. What is meant by the terms 'mantissa' and 'exponent'? What is the value of this 8-bit binary floating point number?

Take an example 8-bit floating point number of 0111 0010.The 'mantissa' of this floating point number are the most significant bits -- in this case, the first 4 bits -- which represent the value and sign of ...
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Answered by Haroun B. • Computing tutor
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The curve C has equation y=(2x-3)^5, the point P lies on C and has coordinates (w, – 32), find (a) the value of w and (b) the equation of the tangent to C at the point P in the form y=mx+c , where m and c are constants.

(a) The curve is defined by y=(2x-3)^5. To find x=w when y=-32, we must substitute these values into the equation C and re-arrange to find w. -32=(2w-3)^5. First we must remove the power of 5 by doing power ...
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Answered by Jordan P. • Maths tutor
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How do I know when to use the imperfect tense or the perfect tense?

The imperfect tense (l'imparfait) and the perfect tense (le passe compose) are both past tenses but are used differently.The imperfect tense is used to express 1) continuous actions and events that happened ...
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Answered by Maya H. • French tutor
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Explain the post-transcriptional changes that occur in mRNA before translation.

After DNA has been transcribed into mRNA but before is it is translated into it's polypeptide amino acid chain, post-transcriptional changes take place.DNA, and therefore its corresponding mRNA are made up o...
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Describe the Working Memory Model

The use of the word ‘describe’ tells you that in this question all you need to do is explain the working memory model, and it does not require you to evaluate it in any way. The important thing is to make su...
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Answered by Sophie T. • Psychology tutor
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