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Firstly, we need to differentiate the function of the curve y = x^3 + 2x^2 - 5. Using d/dx (x^n) = nx^(n - 1), we get dy/dx = 3x^2 + 4x. To find the gradient of this curve, we then need to evaluate dy/dx ...

The natural rate of unemployment is defined as the rate of unemployment that exists when the labour market is in equilibrium. In figure 1 we can see a graphical explanation of this concept; the lateral di...

Water potential is a measure of the tendency of water to move from one place or compartment to another. Water moves based on the water potential, from a region of higher water potential to a region of low...

One consequence of the Dawes Act was that the Plains Indians lost half of the land they had had in 1887 to the white settlers. This was the result of the part of the Act that stated that any land not rese...

The main difference is that covalent bonding is the sharing of electrons, whereas in ionic bonding electrons are transferred. Ionic bonding is between a metal and a non-metal whereas covalent bonding is b...