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A company is producing a one-page flysheet 24 cm high by 18 cm wide. It will have a text area in the centre which has a margin of the same width all the way around. The text must occupy exactly half of the total area:

18*24=432 432/2= 216 Therefore area of text must equal 216. And the margin must be the same width all the way round. Therefore, (24-x)(18-x)=216, 432-24x-18x+x 2 =216, 216-42x+x 2 =0, (x-36)(x-6)=0. x=36 and...
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What makes a good TSA essay?

From your TSA essay, tutors are wanting to get an idea of how you think. The essay also provides you the opportunity to demonstrate your subject interest, by using information and arguments you have come acr...
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Every year 1000 people fall off their boats into the water, yet some boats still do not carry life jackets. If all boats did carry life jackets then the number of people falling into the water would be reduced. What is the flaw in this argument?

Life jackets do not prevent people falling into the water like the question implies
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How should I structure my essay?

The TSA essay can be very off-putting - unlike normal exams, you can't revise lots of facts and the chances are the questions are not going to match what you've been studying for A levels/IB. But Oxford prof...
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We should all be more careful when using social networking sites like Facebook due to the risk of identity theft. Identity thieves operate by getting hold of an individual's home address, which can assist th...
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