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What does this hiragana word mean たべもの

The answer is 'food'. The word is consituted of '食べ' the verb stem of 食べる, to eat, and もの which describes a thing or a physical object as part of this word. Together it literally translates as 'eat' 'thing',...
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Answered by Amelia M. • Japanese tutor
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How does the wave of conduction pass through the heart?

Firstly, the 'wave of excitation' is produced by the sinoatrial node (SAN) in the top of the right atrium - this is also known as the pacemaker, as this is what controls the rate of contractions. This wave p...
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Answered by Elisabeth B. • Biology tutor
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What is the turning point on the curve f(x) = 2x^2 - 2x + 4

df/dx = 4x - 2 turning point when differential = 0 ==> 4x = 2 hence; x = 0.5 When x = 0.5 f(x) is equal to (substitute) 3.5 hence the turning point is at (0.5,3.5)
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Answered by David T. • Maths tutor
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An Island on a map is measured to be 4cm across. The scale of the map is 4cm to 500m. How long is the island in km?

The island is 2km. If the scale is 1cm:500m we need to multiply both left and right sides by 4 to get to the 4cm that was measured. This gets us 4cm: 2000m . We now need to convert 2000m to km which gives us...
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Why do ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points?

This is because of the strong attractive electrostatic forces holding the oppositely charged ions together and a large number of ionic bonds in the crystal lattice. These require a lot of thermal energy to o...
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