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Please briefly explain the cosmological argument for the existence of God.

In our experience of the world, everything that exists, exists because it has a cause. Nothing that exists is causeless. If so, what is it that causes everything that exists? The cosmological argument posits...
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There are 16 hockey teams in a league. Each team played two matches against each of the other teams. Work out the total number of matches played.

16 teams. Therefore, 1 team plays (16-1)x2=30 matches in a season. Total matches played = 30+28+26+...+2+0. 16 teams so total number of matches = 16 x (30+0)/2 =240Or each team plays 30 matches. 30x16=480. B...
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Given that 2log2(x+15) -log2(x) = 6, show that x^2-34x+225=0

As we know nlog(a) is the same as log(a)^n , we can rearrange the equation to log2(x+15)^2 -log2(x) = 6 . Also, we know that log(a) - log(b) is equal to log(a/b) , so we can further rearrange the equation to...
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1a) Describe the difference between strong and weak acids. 1b) HCl is a strong acid. Draw the spin diagram for a chlorine atom.

1a) Strong acids fully dissociate in water, whereas weak acids only partially dissociate in water - thus forming an equilibrium mixture. 1b) See diagram.
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In a village the number of houses and the number of flats are in the ratio 7 : 4 the number of flats and the number of bungalows are in the ratio 8 : 5 There are 50 bungalows in the village. How many houses are there in the village?

first combine into one ratio by finding lowest common multiple between common category so houses:flats:bungalow = 14:8:5. then for every 5 bungalows to every 14 houses so 50/5 = 10 and 10 x 14 = 140. so ther...
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