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How do I work out the length of sides on a right-angle triangle?

Over 2000 Pythagoras discovered that when a triangle has a right angle (90 degrees), and squares are made for each of the three sides, then the biggest square has the exact same area as the two other squares...
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How should I approach and structure the long English Language AQA Exam questions?

Firstly, whilst there are wrong answers to English questions, there is never one single right answer to any English essay. Your job is to argue your point of view to the question asked. If you state your vie...
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What is the Difference Between a Shakespearian and a Petrarchan Sonnet?

The sonnet is a poetic form first popularised by the Renaissance Italian poet Petrarch. Traditionally in English, sonnets are written in iambic pentameter and have fourteen lines. Traditionally in English, t...
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Answered by Celia C. • English tutor
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How do I use 'y' in French?

One of the more daunting aspects of the French language is its use of monosyllabic words which can change the sense of an expression. Perhaps the most prevalent of these are 'y'. Often used to replace more c...
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Differentiate 5x^2 + 11x + 5 with respect to x

The simple rule of thumb applied to differentiation can be used in this example - 'Multiply each term by its power then reduce the power by one'. Doing this 5x^2 becomes 2 5x^(2-1)=10x. Repeating for 11x giv...
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