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HAT Question 3: What does a source reveal about a society?

Question three is so daunting because, aside from it being the longest question of the paper, you are probably unused to analysing sources without knowing their context. Usually at A-Level or GCSE, you ar...

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Answered by Tutor87041 D. HAT tutor
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What even is abstract reasoning and how is it relevant to medicine

Abstracting Reasoning is a section of the UKCAT that is hated by students. There is no real way to learn it; either this sort of thing works for you, or it is a nightmare.

I, like many others, was ...

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Answered by Alexander T. UCAT tutor
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Let y=arcsin(x)/sqrt(1-x^2). Show that (1-x^2) y'-xy-1=0, and prove that, for all integers n>=0, (1-x^2)y^{n+2}-(2n+3)xy^{n+1} -(n+1)^2 y^{n}=0. (Superscripts denote repeated differentiation)

This is the first part of a STEP question (STEP 3, 2013, Q1), and is an example of a recurring pattern - "Induction Differential Equation".

The first part is a computation, combining the ...

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Answered by Daniel H. STEP tutor
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What is one piece of advice you would give to students taking the UKCAT?

The main difficulty that most people have with the UKCAT is finishing on time due to the strict time restrictions. In reality, not many people are going to be able to give proper thought and answer all th...

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Answered by Brian P. UCAT tutor
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How should I structure my LNAT essay?

Within the limited 40 minute timeframe, the most important feature to include in your essay is a coherent chain of thought, usually in the form of a thesis statement. Alongside the use of a skeletal struc...

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Answered by Samaya P. LNAT tutor
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