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Can you explain the difference between a real and a virtual image?

The ways in which these two things are experienced in real life is very different - you see a virtual image when you look through a lens or at a mirror, because light is coming at you as if it were coming...

Answered by Dan G. • Physics tutor

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What are the similarities and differences between competitive and non-competitive inhibition within enzymes?

Competitive inhibition occurs when the substrate and inhibitor molecule are similar in shape and size and therefor compete to bind in the enzymes active site, non-competitive inhibition however is when th...

Answered by Stella W. • Biology tutor

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Explain the process of evolution?

Evolution occurs via a process called natural selection,Natural selection (termed survival of the fittest by Darwin) is where organisms that are better adapted to an environment survive and reproduce. The...

Answered by Stella W. • Biology tutor

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y(x) = x^2(1-x)e^-2x , find y'(x) in the form of g(x)e^-2x where g(x) is a cubic function to be found

For this question, I would first expand the brackets in the given y(x) to form , x^2e^-2x -x^3e^-2x . With this form, I would then differeniate using the chain rule to then obtain the expression that can ...

Answered by Arjun B. • Maths tutor

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A rectangle of perimeter 45cm has sides of length x and x+4. Work out the value of x.

First, draw a diagram to help visualise the problem.
Next, write out the full sum: x + x + (x+4) + (x+4) = 45
This simplifies to: 2x + 2(x+4) = 45
Which expands to: 2x + 2x + 8 =45
T...

Answered by Imogen R. • Maths tutor

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