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How do I add contextual knowledge about the text into my answers?

Contextual knowledge includes all kinds of things that give a background of the text, for example why it was written, what belief system it is situated in, what historical events influenced the writer. Th...

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Answered by Jim C. English tutor
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How should I develop a point/paragraph in a source essay?

You can remember how to do this with the acronym TCP OK; T is for tone, where you discuss the expression in the source- is it biased towards a certain side, or trying to persuade? C stands for content, wh...

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Answered by Ellie R. History tutor
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Find the intercept between the two equations below?

y = 2x+5

y=x+1

First equate:       2x+5=x+1

Rearrage for x:    2x-x=1-5

Which gives:       x=-4

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Answered by Harry S. Maths tutor
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How do you work out the surface area of a cylinder?

Okay so to work out the surface area of any 3D shape, you should look at the area of every surface on the shape individually. I would then draw a cylinder. First, we can work out the area of this...

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Answered by Ollie N. Maths tutor
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Simplify fully {x^2 -3x -4}/{x^2 + 4x +3}

  1. Factorise the top and bottom {x^2 -3x -4}/{x^2 + 4x +3}=(x+1)(x-4)/(x+1)(x+3)                                                                                                  2) Cancel the common te...
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Answered by James T. Maths tutor
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