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How do I know if a word is masculine, feminine or neuter?

Sometimes you can tell by the suffix. Words ending with -chen, -lein, -ment or -teil are usually neuter. Words ending with -schaft, -ung, -keit, -heit , -in (if it's a person) or -e are usually feminine and ...
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Answered by Char W. • German tutor
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When should you use the imperfect tense and how is it different to the perfect tense?

The perfect tense is for actions that happened once in the past (e.g. I did) whereas the imperfect is for repeated actions (e.g. I was doing). So for something you used to do , you would use the imperfect te...
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Answered by Char W. • French tutor
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How do I expand and simplify a double bracket equation?

For example: 3(2a + 5) + 5(a - 2) The key is to approach this question in two steps, with the first step being to expand the brackets before then simplifying where possible. A good method for expanding the b...
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Answered by Sonu B. • Maths tutor
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Find the roots for the quadratic equation x^2 +2x-3 = 0

I would show the student two methods of solving this answer.The first method by:Finding two numbers that multiply to make -3 and simultaneously add to make +2.The two numbers that satisfy this is +3 and -1. ...
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Answered by Adibah N. • Maths tutor
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Triangle ABC has perimeter 20 cm. AB = 7 cm. BC = 4 cm. By calculation, deduce whether triangle ABC is a right-angled triangle. 4 marks.

We know that the perimeter of the triangle is 20cm and we also know the value of two of the sides of the triangle, AB=7cm and BC=4cm. We can work out the length of the third side (AC) by subtracting the know...
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Answered by Charlotte M. • Maths tutor
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