Top answers

All subjects
All levels

Why do veins have valves and why don't arteries have them?

The heart pumps the blood into the arteries with a very high pressure and the blood can therefore travel through them to the tissue of interest. The arteries are also very elastic, therefore they can puls...

AC
Answered by Ana C. Biology tutor
14032 Views

Are the tutors trying to trick you?

So, my instinct in answering this question is a definite NO. There are a lot of terrible myths going around that present Oxbridge interviews as some kind of MI6 screening scenario . I remember when I was ...

ES
1985 Views

Hey I am having difficulties solving simultaneous equations? Please may you help me!

Yes of course.
I will start with an example. Try and solve these simultaneous equations I will talk you through the model answer below.
3x + y = -4 3x - 4y = 6
Notice both equations contai...

GW
Answered by Georgina W. Maths tutor
2899 Views

Given y=rootx + 4/rootx = 4, find the value of dy/dx when x=8, writing your answer in the form aroot2, where a is a rational number.

First, we will write out the equation, writing the root x values in a way that allows us to differentiate them. Root x can be written as x^1/2 and 4/rootx can be written as 4x^-1/2. Now we can differentia...

Answered by Maths tutor
13478 Views

What is the gerundival attraction?

Although the name sounds scary, it is easier that it seems. In Latin when a gerund has an object, there is a tendency to harmonise the terminations of the two, so the object will agree with the sense of t...

Answered by Latin tutor
2391 Views

We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2026 by IXL Learning