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A bag contains beads, 60% of which are green. A student claims that the probability of getting two green beads if the beads aren't replaced is 1/3 as 6/10 * 5/9 is 1/3. Is the student right?

They have multiplied the fractions correctly but they are still incorrect. The student has assumed that a bag with 60% green beads contains 10 beads. If the bag had 100 beads and 60 were green, 60% of the...

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Answered by Adithya K. Maths tutor
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Describe and explain how air enters the lungs during inspiration

The diaphragm contracts and flattens out, increasing the volume of the thorax and decreasing the pressure in there. This causes a pressure gradient between the thorax and the outside air, so air flows int...

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Answered by Adithya K. Biology tutor
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Differentiate with respect to x: y=xln(x)

Recall the product rule for differentiation. If y=uv, where u and v are functions defined by functions of x, then we can take the derivative of y as: y'=u'v+v'u () (where ' denotes the derivative) ...

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Answered by George P. Maths tutor
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How does radiocarbon dating work?

The element carbon can exist as a few different "isotopes" - all this means is that the number of neutrons in the nucleus can vary to give atoms that behave the same way chemically so are still ...

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Answered by Joe M. Chemistry tutor
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Integrate ∫_(-1)^1 3/√(x+2) dx using the substitution u x+2

Step 1:Replace any obvious in the integral with the substitution u=x+2 ∫_(-1)^1 3/√u dx

Step 2: Differentiate the substitution u=x+2 to find an expression for dx (to differentiate multiply by the p...

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Answered by Micaela Y. Maths tutor
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