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Why was the battle of Hastings fought?

Harold Godwinson and Duke William of Normandy fought the battle of Hastings in 1066 over the crown of England - the winner would get to be king. They were fighting because both of them claimed that they ough...
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Define the term monopoly and outline its characteristics.

Monopoly is a market structure where a single firm controls market's output and market share. Monopoly's characteristics are the following:There is only one firm in the industry Changes in the firm's output ...
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Find the first and second order derivative of the function, F(x)= 3x^3 - 7 + 5x^2, and then identify the maximum or minimum points.

F(x)= 3x 3 - 7 + 5x 2 i) F'(x)= 3 3x 2 + 2 5x F'(x)= 9x 2 + 10x ii) F''(x)= 2*9x + 10 F''(x)= 18x + 10 iii) for maximum or minimum points (stationary points) F'(x)=0 9x 2 + 10x = 0 x * (9x + 10) = 0 x = 0 or...
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What are Taylor series used for?

If you wanted to program a function into a computer, it knows how to calculate polynomials but not any function that you put into it. For example, it won't know what to calculate for sin(x), but it would kno...
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How do you structure a typical English Literature essay?

The key to getting top marks for your essay is ensuring that the structure is clear and consistent. For most essays, the structure would consist of a topic sentence/ point e.g. 'Shakespeare presents Iago as ...
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