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"The story of Echo and Narcissus is a love story." Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer

Echo and Narcissus is not a love story. Ovid may be known for his elegiacs on love and courtship, but it is in the Echo and Narcissus episode that his true penchant for sex, wit and amoral punishment come to...
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Answered by George F. • Latin tutor
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The equation of the line L1 is: y = 5x-4. The equation for line L2 is 2y-10x+16 = 0. Show that these two lines are parallel.

L1: y=5x-4L2: 2y-10x+16=0. Rearranged: 2y=10x-16, y=5x-8 The coefficient of x is the same in both equations when expressed in standard format (5), therefore the lines are parallel. Here is how I would talk a...
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Solve x^2+4x-5=0

Two approaches.1.Note that the equation is a quadratic equation, and can thus be solved per the quadratic formula, in which the solutions are given to be (-b+-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a.Plugging in the values from th...
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Answered by Samuel H. • Maths tutor
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What are the consequences of drug use in sport on the sport itself?

The 'clean' athletes and new records set are questioned and not given credit they deserve. It creates bad publicity and a bad name for the sport, e.g Tour de France cycling after Lance Armstrong doping case....
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Describe and give one reason for the global distribution of volcanoes.

Volcanoes are most commonly found along destructive plate margins, they also occur at constructive and conservative plate margins. Additionally some are also found away from margins, e.g Hawaii, these are kn...
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Answered by Robyn B. • Geography tutor
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