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What are Pragmatics?

Pragmatics is the study of meaning behind the words, dependent on their context. What this means is that the meaning of a word and the word itself are two separate things; by saying a word in two separate co...
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What is the difference between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics?

The difference between Micro and Macroeconomics is simple to understand and the hint is in the name! Microeconomics is the study of economics on a 'small' level: at an individual, firm and market level. This...
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Answered by Xiaoli M. • Economics tutor
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A circle is given by the equation x^2+y^2-20x-24y+195=0. Draw this circle.

In order to answer this question, we must transform this equation for a circle into the general form of an equation of a circle; namely something like (x-a) 2 +(y-b) 2 =r 2 . Once we have done this, we know ...
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Answered by Bea A. • Maths tutor
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Give an example of 3 different types of radiation stating their make up, penetration and ionising effect.

alpha - helium nucleus - least penetrating - most ionising beta - electron or positron - second most penetrating - second most ionising gamma - photon - most penetrating - least ionising
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Answered by Mark S. • Physics tutor
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Two medical students, David and Ben, examine a patient's abdomen. Ben performs the examination incorrectly and doesn’t find any abnormalities. David performs the examination correctly and finds an abnormality. How appropriate is each response by David?

Tell the patient that Ben performed the check incorrectly and apologise for Ben's error - "A very inappropriate thing to do" Ask a senior doctor on the ward to conduct the examination to identify w...
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Answered by Adam K. • UCAT tutor
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