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Explain why income tax in the UK is an example of progressive taxation.

In a free market economy like that of the UK, incomes will be very unequally distributed. In order to tackle this issue, the government can use its tax and benefit policy to redistribute income. Progressive ...
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The sides of a right triangle are equal to A=3 cm, B=4 cm. The hypotenuse of a second triangle similar to the first one is 15 cm. Find sides of the second triangle.

Firstly based on the Pythagoras Theorem which claims that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, we will find the hypotenuse of the first triangle. To make th...
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Why is chlorine more reactive than iodine?

Chlorine's outer electrons are closer to the nucleus than iodine, so greater attraction from the positive nucleus making it easier to gain an electron.
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When rolling two dice, what is the probability of rolling 7?

16.7% or 1/6.The combinations for (dice 1, dice 2) which total 7 are: (6,1), (5,2), (4,3), (3,4), (2,5), (1,6).Total possible cocmbinations = 36.Hence 6/36=1/6=0.166... or 16.7%
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(x + a)(x + 3)(2x+1) = bx^3 + cx^2 + dx -12, find the values of a, b, c and d.

This question is an example of expanding algeba and equating coefficients. If the brackets on the left-hand side are expanded the unknown values can be found from the coefficients on the right-hand side.Step...
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Answered by Joe S. • Maths tutor
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