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Expand and simplify (x+2)(x+3)

Use the FOIL method to remember which components you need to multiply together. F = F irst two, O = O utside two, I = I nside two, L = L ast two. Then add your answers together and collect like terms to simp...
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You are in a vacuum chamber, and you drop a feather and a bowling ball (initially at rest) from a great height. Which will hit the ground first?

The key fact here is in free fall everything accelerates at the same rate. Acceleration is equal to 9.81 m/s 2 (accleration of free fall). This means provided you drop both at the same height, and drop them ...
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Find the gradient of the curve y = x^2(ln(x)) at x = e

We'll need to use the product rule. Let's take u = x^2 -> du/dx = 2x, and v = ln(x) -> dv/dx = 1/x Then dy/dx = x^2(1/x) + 2xln(x) = x + 2xln(x) Substituting our x value gives (dy/dx)|(x = e) = e + 2el...
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5w -3 = 3w + 15

5w -3 = 3w + 15 Need to get the numbers on one side, and letters on the other side. 5w = 3w + 15 + 3 5w - 3w = 15 + 3 2w = 18 w = 18/2 w = 9
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Explain why socialists support collectivism.

Socialists tend to support collectivism as they believe that both society and individuals benefit from a cooperative economic system. Socialists argue that humans are best able to fulfil their potential wher...
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