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Explain what a hydrocarbon is, and suggest two properties of hydrocarbons that leave a fractioning column near the top.

A hydrocarbon is a molecule that contains only hydrogen and carbon atoms.

Any two of the follwing properties are suitable answers:

Low boiling points, low viscosities or hig...

AP
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How do you solve this problem?

 The problem is:
‘Tom travels from a to b and at a speed of 90km per hour. It takes him time ‘t’. Alice travels from a to b at a speed of 70km per hour. It takes her time ‘t+ 1 hour’.
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MG
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How do I make calculations with percentages?

There is a simple way of making calculations with percentages.
Say you want to subtract from a numerical value x,20%. Then multiply it with 80/100.
Say you want to add 20%.Then multiply with 120...

MG
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How can I find x and y?

Many students ask how they can they find 2 unknowns,given 2 simple equations. I'll try to focus in this answer on giving students a tool which they can use to solve ANY 2 simple equations with one solutio...

MG
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What is the difference between a parametric equation and a general equation?

A parametric equation is defined by a variable t such as y = 4t +1 and x = 2t, while general equation is defined sorely by y and x (in 2 dimensional space). As t is the free variable you can simply replac...

CZ
Answered by Chen Z. Maths tutor
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