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Explain the meaning of the term ‘externality’ and give an example of one that is negative.

In Economics, externalities occur when producing or consuming a good/service causes an impact on third parties not directly related to the transaction. These impacts can be both positive or negative. Grap...

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What is 'Gearing' and how is it interpreted?

Gearing is a ratio that looks at the proportion of capital funded by debt.
It is used as a measure of risk as it assesses how much of a business's capital is funded by loans - the h...

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Express 56 as a product of prime factors in its simplest form

A prime factor is a factor (or divisor) that cannot be divided by another number.So we start with the first prime number 2: 56 / 2 = 28.8 is even, so we can divide by 2 again, 28 / 2 = 14.14 is even so we...

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What is the difference between a vector and a scalar quantity?

A vector describes both magnitude and direction, whereas a scalar only describes the magnitude. A common example is speed and velocity. Speed is a scalar, it describes only how fast something is going and...

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