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A boy (25kg) and a girl (20kg) are playing on a see-saw which is 4m long. If the boy sits 1m from the centre on the left side and the girl 2m from the centre on the other, which direction will the see-saw will rotate around its centre?

Student should calculate the moments about the pivot point (from diagram recognise this is the centre of the see-saw) for each child. Using the equation, moment = mass x acceleration x distance from pivot...

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Answered by John L. Physics tutor
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Factorise the following expression: x^2-1

(x+1)(x-1)

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Answered by Nelson T. Maths tutor
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How can you tell if a poem is in sonnet form?

The sonnet form has been changed and adapted over the years, however there are two main structures that poets use when writing sonnets.

A Petrarchan sonnet has 14 lines and is structured as an octa...

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Answered by Olivia D. English tutor
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Explain the types of enzyme inhibition

There are two key ways by which enzymes can be inhibited. Competitive inhibition - this involves a molecule other than the substrate binding to the active site of the enzyme (the location where the substr...

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Answered by Isobel J. Biology tutor
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Could you please go through an example question where you have to solve quadratic simultaneous equations?

Of course - let's solve this question:

Question: Solve the following quadratic simultaneous equations

(1) 2x + y = 4 - x

(2) y2 + 4x = 12

An...

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Answered by Akhil S. Maths tutor
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