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How do you write your statement to appeal to the requirements of different universities?

It is difficult to make your personal statement appeal to everyone. However, there can be different threads throughout your statement that subtly tick the box of multiple universities at once. For example, i...
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Find dy/dx when y = x^2(cos(x)).

y = x 2 (cos(x)) therefore we will need to use the product rule, dy/dx = u dv/dx + v du/dx where u = x 2 and v = cos(x) du/dx = 2x and dv/dx = - sin(x), (don't forget the negative symbol when differentiating...
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Why does reactivity increase as you go down Group 1 metals?

An atom is made in such a way that the nucleus with the positive charges (protons) is in the centre and the negative charge (electrons) are arranged in shells around it. All group 1 metals have one electron ...
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How does cholera cause diarrhoea and dehydration?

Cholera is single-celled organism that produces a toxin. The toxin attaches to the ion receptors in the small intestine which causes it to secrete chloride ions into the lumen. This then causes water to move...
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Calculate the value of 2^(–3) as a fraction in its simplest form.

To calculate the value of 2 -3 first we know that a negative exponent is equivalent to the inverse of the same number with a positive exponent. Therefore 2 -3 = 1/2 3 , the next step is to calculate 2 3 , 2 ...
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