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What is a nucleotide?

A nucleotide is the basic unit that makes up DNA. A singular nucleotide is made up of x3 components: A base (A, T, C or G) 5 Carbon sugar (deoxyribose = DNA or ribose = RNA) Phosphate group (forms a bond bet...
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Why is the derivative of x^2 equal to 2x?

Differentiation is finding the slope of a graph; how steep it is at some point. In this case, we want to find out how steep the graph of x^2 is. To do this, we could look at the slope between two points on t...
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Describe the initiation and conduction of electrical signals through the heart.

For the heart to pump efficiently the control of contraction of its atrium and ventricles needs to be coordinated. Electrical signal starts at the sinoatrial (SA) node, also known as the pacemaker node. The ...
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Solve 5x-13 > 3x-7 for x.

What we're aiming to do is to have the 5x and 3x on the same side, and the constants on the other side of the inequality. So first let's subtract 3x from both sides, which gives 5x-3x-13>-7. Now to 'move'...
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How would I derive Kepler's third law from Newton's law of gravitation and the equations of circular motion?

Kepler's third law states that the square of the period of the orbit is directly proportional to the cube of the radius of the orbit (T^2=kr^3) where r is some constant to be determined. This can be determin...
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