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GCSE English Language (AQA), paper 1, Q3... How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader?

First, remember that this exam question is the hardest and, across both papers, is only worth 8 marks from the 160 on offer. So don’t panic too much! You’ll have many other opportunities to pick up marks. Se...
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An arithmetic progression has a tenth term (a10) = 11.1 and a fiftieth term (a50) = 7.1 Find the first term (a) and the common difference (d). Also find the sum of the first fifty terms (Sn50) of the progression.

We start off by constructing simultaneous equations as there are two variables - a and d - that we do not know. We use the formula:a n = a + (n-1)di) 11.1 = a + 9dii) 7.1 = a + 49d i) - ii) gives you 4 = - 4...
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I see you did a degree in Biomedical Sciences. Why do you want to be a doctor and not a Biomedical Scientist?

Studying Biomedical Sciences was a great opportunity for me to explore my love for science and it taught me the importance and the power of research as scientific research allows us to create novel ideas to ...
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I have an infinite number of glass blocks stacked side by side. The first block has refractive index n1, the second n2 and so on, such that n1<n2...<n(infinity). I shine a light on the stack, what angle does the ray make to the normal on the last block?

This question tests your knowledge of the behaviour of light through different mediums. We know that when light travels from air through glass, it tends towards the normal. This is because the glass is dense...
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Define the different types of respiration.

Respiration is the process of transferring energy throughout cells within an organism. Energy is required for a lot of processes to take place in organisms such as: movement - for muscle contractions to take...
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