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What is utilitarianism?

Utilitarianism is a consequentialist normative ethical theory. Consequentialist theories hold that an action is right insofar as it creates the best possible consequences. For utilitarians, the best possible...
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Answered by John A. • Philosophy tutor
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A right angled triangle has sides of length 3 and length 4, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

using pythagorus ( c^2 = b^2 + a^2) and plugging in 3 and 4 as a and b we get c^2 = 3^2 + 4^2 = 9 + 16 = 25. Taking the positive square root as sides can't be negative we get c = 5
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Sketch the inequality x^2 - x - 12 > y on a set of axes.

First thing to note: this is a sketch question , and we're asked to sketch a quadratic (because there's an x 2 term). So we need to factorise (put the brackets in) to work out where it crosses the x-axis. Th...
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Answered by Tom P. • Maths tutor
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Find the equation of the line perpendicular to y=2x-1 that passes through (2,0)

The first step is to remember that the equation of every straight line can be expressed as:y=mx+cSo we need to find the values of m and c. We have a rule that tells us the gradient of perpendicular lines- th...
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Answered by Will R. • Maths tutor
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Explain two consequences of the War of Independence for the Native Americans.

Firstly, the Native American tribes were heavily blamed in the aftermath of the war for their involvement and subsequent alliance with the British forces by the new government. Therefore, they had large area...
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Answered by Jamie H. • History tutor
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