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The language that the author/poet/playwright is using is really difficult. How can I understand it?

First of all, don't worry - reading texts which were written four hundred years ago was never going to be easy! Even the most acclaimed scholars had that moment where they first opened their copy of The Merc...
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A circle with centre C has equation x^2 + y^2 + 2x - 6y - 40 = 0. Express as (x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = d.

First we must complete the square on both x and y. To complete a square we must take the number before the x and half it, for example nx we get n/2. We then write it as (x + n/2) 2 - (n/2) 2 . So for our que...
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How do I revise for an English exam?

Whether you are studying a play, novel or poem the key revision techniques are very similar. Firstly, I would say the most important aspect is to familarise yourself with the text itself. For example, with a...
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Using Pythagoras Theorem find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle where a=7 cm and b=11 cm. Round to the nearest tenth

Pythagos Theorem states that a^2 + b^2 = c^2 So using the figures we are given the equation would look like this: 7^2 + 11^2 = c^2 We square the numbers we can and then get: 49 + 121 = c^2 We add the left ha...
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Answered by Mary B. • Maths tutor
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A cylindrical beaker has a height of 16 cm and a diameter at its bottom of 10 cm. What is its volume? Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

As the beaker is a cylinder, we know the formula of its volume is (pi x (radius) 2 ) x height. Since the radius = 1/2 diameter and the diameter = 10 cm, the radius = 5 cm. We know the height is 16 cm. So the...
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