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Analyse the impact that an increase in interest rates would have on employment in the UK.

Interest rates have been relatively low in the UK since the financial crisis in 2008 but have lately been on the rise as the Bank of England recently increased the base rate from 0.5% to 0.75%. One impact of...
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Derive the quadratic formula form the general quadratic equation

Write the general quadratic equation : ax 2 +bx+c = 0 Need to solve for 'x' using completing the square method. 1 - Divide through by 'a' in order to get into a form which we can complete the square of : x 2...
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A blood test called the glucose tolerance test checks how well the body processes glucose. Concentrations of glucose in the blood are measured before and after drinking a glucose drink. Suggest why patients are not allowed to eat for 8 hours before?

Your immediate logical answer is that if they eat before the test then that will confuse the blood glucose levels. This is correct, but you just need to adjust your answer so it makes sense and relate it to ...
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State the similarities and differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

Prokaryotic cells (bacteria) are exclusively unicellular whereas eukaryotic cells can display attributes of both multicellular and unicellular of a bigger and more complex structure. Eukaryotes are distingui...
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An isosceles triangle ABC has a perimeter of 16cm. AB = x+3, AC = x+4. Calculate the area of ABC.

Find x.2(x+3) + x+4 = 163x + 10 = 16x = 2So: AB = 5cm, BC = 5cm, AC = 6cmThen use '0.5 x base x height' to find area.Base = 6Height use Pythagoras: 5^2 - 3^2 = x^225 - 9 = 16x = 40.5 x 6 x 4 = 12cm^2
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