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Describe the structure of a protein

All proteins are polymers of amino acids arranged with varying degrees of complexity. The most basic structure is the order of amino acids, this is called the primary structure. Amino acids form peptide bond...
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Briefly explain how Darwin formulated his theory of evolution by natural selection.

Darwin made four key observations in his studies of wild populations: members of a population of the same species vary in their traits; traits can be inherited, or passed from parents to offspring; populatio...
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2x^2-6x+5 can be written in the form a(x -b)^ 2 + c where a, b and c are positive numbers. Find a,b and c.

In order to solve this problem we must first complete the square. To complete the square we need to factorise the equation to get the coefficient of x to be 1. This gives: 2(x^2-3x)+5. We then need to comple...
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Asses the view that political factors best explain the American withdrawal from Vietnam.

The Vietnam War was a humiliating defeat for America. It was the first televised war which significantly changed how the U.S. public viewed international conflict and has remained an embarrassing debacle for...
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Solve the following simultaneous equations for x and y. 2x+5y=9 and 4x-3y=7

Here the best method to use will be elimination since using a substitution for x or y may produce some nasty fractions. The first thing to look for is that the 2x and 4x are nice multiples of each other. As ...
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