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Explain how ciliary muscles and elastic fibres change the shape of lens to a distant object

if you are looking at a far away object, your eyes don’t need to refract the light too much in order to focus it onto the retina. So in this case the lens shape should be flat instead of fat. And how this...

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Answered by Ryan R. Biology tutor
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Alex wants to buy a new phone. It costs £280. Alex’s weekly wage is £420. He saves 15% of his wage each week. How many weeks does it take Alex to save enough money to buy the phone?

Total wage each week= £420. In one week, he saves 15% of this: 15% of 420 is 0.15 x 420 = £63. So he saves £63 in one week. To calculate the total number of weeks it takes to save up for the phone, divide...

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Answered by Alexandra M. Maths tutor
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Describe the types of plate boundary responsible for earthquake hazards.

Earthquake hazards generally occur on or near specific types of tectonic plate boundary; they are the result of a build-up of stress between two tectonic plates that is released when the plates move past ...

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Answered by Ruby G. Geography tutor
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How is Mrs Birling presented in 'An Inspector Calls'?

Throughout the play, Mrs Birling is presented by Priestley as a character with few redeeming personality traits. She is firstly described as 'a rather cold woman' in the opening text. Priestley continued ...

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how do you solve a linear equation where there are unknowns on each side e.g. 4(k + 7) = 12k + 4

In order to solve this equation you want to get all of the unknowns on one side of the equal sign and all of the numbers on the other side. However, before you do this, the first step is to expand the bra...

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Answered by Molly G. Maths tutor
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