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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. The p...
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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, where...
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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 circle ( I ...
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Answered by Ollie N. • Maths tutor
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Simplify fully {x^2 -3x -4}/{x^2 + 4x +3}

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 terms Answer = (x-4)/(x+3)
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Answered by James T. • Maths tutor
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