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How does perfect tense work in French?

In French, to talk in the past about an event, a precise action (that didn't last), we use the perfect tense. It is basically formed using two components : an auxiliary verb and a past participle. There a...

VT
Answered by Virgile T. French tutor
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Show that if a polynomial with integer coefficients has a rational root, then the rational root must be an integer. Hence, show that x^n-5x+7=0 has no rational roots.

Let f(x)=x^n+a_(n-1)x^(n-1)+...+a_0 with n>=2 and a_i an integer have a rational root x=p/q.

Consider q^(n-1)f(p/q).

q^(n-1)f(p/q)=p^n/q+a_(n-1)p^(n-1)+...+a_0q^(n-1)=0

==> a_(n...

PA
Answered by Peter A. STEP tutor
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How to differentiate tan(x)?

tanx = sinx/cosx. Express this as: sinx*(cosx)^-1. Remembering the product rule: "y = f(x)g(x), dy/dx = f'(x)g(x) + f(x)g'(x)". sinx differentiates to cosx and cosx differentiates to -sinx. Also...

KA
Answered by Kai A. Maths tutor
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How do I tackle the personal statement?

Writing a personal statement for any course is a daunting task and when the course you're applying for has a 10 people applying for every 1 place, it can at times seem impossible. As a current medical stu...

JM
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What is the geometry of a ClF3 molecule? (AQA Unit 1 2015 1d)

Chlorine, Cl, and Florine, F are both in group 7 of the periodic table so they have 7 electrons in the outer energy level, called valence electrons. Each fluorine atom makes one covalent bond to the chlor...

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Answered by Eleanor C. Chemistry tutor
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