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How should I approach an unseen poetry question in my exam?

First, take a moment to read through the poem and work out what it is quite literally about. It may take a couple of read-throughs to wrap your head around this, but this is nothing worry about, poetry ca...

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Answered by Rebecca T. English tutor
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How to find the nth term of a quadratic sequence?

Find the difference between each term in the sequence. Then find the second difference, i.e. the difference between each of the primary differences. Divide this by 2, to give you the coefficient of n^2. N...

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Answered by Sawan K. Maths tutor
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What exactly causes the sounds heard by a stethoscope

There are 2 sounds heard by a stethoscope, the so called 'lub dub'. The lub being the closing of the atrioventricular valves (i.e. the valves between the atria and the ventricles). This is caused by an in...

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Answered by John L. Biology tutor
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Give the possible values of x when x^2 - 5x + 4 = 0

First, when faced with a question like this you must factorise the expression. So we need to factorise x2-5x+4 into 2 linear parts. (Linear terms are terms without any powers of x). To do this,...

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Answered by Sam D. Maths tutor
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Explain why cell surface membranes are also called 'phospholipid bilayers'?

A cell surface membrane is made up of a type of molecules called phospholipids, so what is a phospholipid bilayer? The first step would be to break down the term. ‘Phosph...

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Answered by Jamie C. Biology tutor
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