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As one of the body's homeostatic mechanisms, blood glucose levels are controlled for by the hormone insulin. Explain how the regulation in blood glucose differs in a healthy individual and in somebody with type 1 Diabetes?

After the ingestion of a meal containing carbohydrate, glucose is released into the blood stream from the gut. An increase in blood glucose stimulates the secretion of the hormone, Insulin from the pancreas ...
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What is the probability of picking a red ball twice from a bag of 6 blue balls and 3 red balls, without replacement.

The probability of picking a ball from a bag is the number of balls of that colour divided by the total number of balls. Therefore in the first instance, the probability of a red ball is 3/9 or 1/3rd. If tha...
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If a bag contains 6 green balls and 3 red balls, what the probability of picking out 2 red, with and without replacement.

For the first ball the probability we pick a red ball is the same, it's the number of red balls divided by the total number of balls. Which in this case is 3/9. If we replace the balls the chance of picking ...
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Find where the curve 2x^2 + xy + y^2 = 14 has stationary points

d/dx (xy) = x dy/dx + y d/dx (y^2) = 2y dy/dx [This is from the chain rule] So, d/dx (2x^2 + xy + y^2 = 14) => 4x + x dy/dx + y + 2y dy/dx = 0 set dy/dx = 0 as stationary point has gradient 0 Obtains 4x+y...
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Explain what a determiner is and highlight its two different forms.

It is a word that introduces a noun. e.g. The dog lay on the mat. Definite= the, Indefinite= a/an
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