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What is the value of 64^(2/3)?

The index is 2/3 so first of all we can separate this and begin by looking at the 1/3. Fractions as indices mean that you must root the number, in this case we must cube root it because of the 3 in the denom...
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Answered by Sinead Q. • Maths tutor
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Does a negative acceleration always mean that the object is slowing down?

Sometimes, but definitely not always! Note: it's all dependent on which direction has been assigned '+'. Acceleration is a vector quantity , (the rate of change of velocity), meaning it has both magnitude an...
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Answered by Rohan G. • Physics tutor
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'The purpose of the novel is to excite the readers' nerves by continually delaying the expected outcome of the plot'. Compare the ways in which authors build tension in two or more of the novels you have studied.

In The Great Gatsby and Great Expectations, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Charles Dickens, respectively, build tension by placing the climax of their novels towards the end of their narratives. The death of Gatsby...
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Answered by Francesca B. • English tutor
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How is heart rate controlled?

The heart muscle is myogenic , meaning that it is able to initiate its own contraction. The wall of the right atria has a region of specialised fibres known as the sinoatrial node (SAN). This node acts as th...
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Answered by Beth M. • Biology tutor
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What is a pathogen and what role do they have in causing disease?

A pathogen is a harmful organism that causes infectious diseases. There are many types of pathogens: bacteria, fungi, viruses, protoctists, worms and insects. They allow diseases to be transmitted from perso...
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Answered by Molly T. • Biology tutor
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