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In Othello, why does Shakespeare use light and dark imagery?

Othello is a play of contrasts. Shakespeare contrasts Desdemona's purity with the evil of Iago; the innocence of Desdemona with the cynicism of Emilia; Othello's honour with the falsity of Iago; Othello's se...
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Differentiate xe^2

Use product rule. d(uv)/dx = u dv/dx +v du/dxu=x du/dx=1v=e^x dv/dx=e^x d(xe^x)/dx = xe^x + e^x.1 = e^x(x+1)
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How do I factorise difficult quadratic equations?

A quadratic equation such as 6x 2 + x - 35 = 0 may appear much harder to solve than a simpler equation which students might be more used to, such as x 2 + 5x + 6 = 0. In reality, there are a couple of method...
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A stone is thrown upwards with a speed of v metres per second. The stone reaches a maximum height of h metres. h is directly proportional to v^2. When the stone is thrown at 10m/s, max height is 5m. Work out the maximum height reached when v = 24.

(Question 20 in AQA calculator paper from November 2017)This question is really wordy, so the first thing we want to do is condense all the information we are given into more manageable equations! The first ...
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Write x^2+6x-7 in the form (x+a)^2+b where a and b are integers

Complete the square.We want a quadratic we can simplify.Halve the linear term coefficient (6) and square it.Add it to the (x 2 +6x) term and subtract it from the 7.x 2 +6x+(6/2) 2 -7-(6/2) 2 As you can see t...
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