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Why there are multiple pronounciations for one single character in Japanese?

In Japanese writing and reading system there are two different ways to read Chinese Kanji characters: 訓読み ( kun yomi ) and 音読み ( on yomi ). Historically kun yomi is used as a way to mark the vernacular words...
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Answered by Xing W. • Japanese tutor
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How do you form the future indicative tense with regular verbs?

The future indicative tense is used to describe actions that will happen in the future. It is formed with regular verbs through taking the infinitive form of -er , -ir , and -re verbs and adding the appropri...
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Answered by Rob C. • French tutor
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Explain, in terms of the behaviour of molecules, how a gas exerts a pressure on the walls of its container. (4)

This question is 4 marks so you need to make at least 4 points. These types of questions just require memorising the 4 points: Lots of molecules collide with the walls. The molecules change momentum as they ...
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Answered by Jake F. • Physics tutor
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Two cars are crash tested. Car A has a crumple zone, B doesn't. Both cars have mass 1500kg and a driver of mass 80kg and crash at 20m/s. Cars A and B take 0.8 and 0.2 seconds to stop respectively. Using this information, are crumple zones a necessity? (6)

We need to show that car A is safer than car B and this is done by showing that the force is greater on car B than car A. Start by finding the force on car A, total mass 1580kg: Force is the change of moment...
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Answered by Jake F. • Physics tutor
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Mark has a voucher that gives him 22% off the prices at a hardware store. Estimate how much he will pay for an electric drill that normally costs £87.99. (non-calculator) (3)

It is important to remember this is an estimate, so we can simplify the numbers by saying they get 20% off and the drill costs £90. (1) 10% off would be £9, so 20% off is £18. (1) They have 20% off so they p...
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Answered by Jake F. • Maths tutor
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