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How are islands formed?

Islands are formed when new land is created. This can happen in several ways, one being when 2 plates move apart allowing magma, a molten material under the earth's crust, to rise up and solidify. Over ti...

Answered by Clara Augustine J. • Geography tutor

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How did the Treaty of Versailles (1919) contribute to the rise of Nazism?

The Treaty of Versailles, the peace treaty signed by the Allied Powers and Germany in 1919 to end the First World War, affected Germany in various political, economic and social ways. Firstly, the economi...

Answered by Michael F. • History tutor

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What’s the difference between arteries, veins and capillaries?

Blood vessels allow blood to be circulated around the whole body for delivery of oxygen/nutrients and removal of waste products. Structure relates to function.• Arteries - take blood

Answered by Inshiya K. • Biology tutor

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Factorise fully x^3 - 10x^2 + 16x

The first thing we notice is that there is a common factor of x. Thus we can factor it out and get:x(x^2 - 10x + 16)
This becomes much easier to deal with. We now focus on the equation in the bracket...

Answered by Karina T. • Maths tutor

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Describe which neurones are involved in coordinating a reflex action.

Reflexes are involuntary and instantaneous actions that occur in response to a stimulus, for example our pupils contracting in response to a bright light. The receptor detects this stimulus and sends an e...

Answered by James D. • Biology tutor

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