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Using Pythagoras Theorem find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle where a=7 cm and b=11 cm. Round to the nearest tenth

Pythagos Theorem states that a^2 + b^2 = c^2 So using the figures we are given the equation would look like this: 7^2 + 11^2 = c^2 We square the numbers we can and then get: 49 + 121 = c^2 We add the left ha...
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Using Trigonometric Identities prove that [(tan^2x)(cosecx)]/sinx=sec^2x

You should begin by identifying all the Trigonometric Identities that may be useful in this problem. Specifically, cosecx=1/sinx tanx=sinx/cosx 1/cosx=secx and possibly tan^2x + 1= sec^2x. I began by changin...
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Explain Joseph Fletcher’s Approach to Ethics

Fletcher’s Situation Ethics is firstly a consequential ethical theory. It suggests that any action is dependent upon the consequences it produces. Situation Ethics is also teleological – it is concerned with...
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Explain Paley’s Teleological Argument

The Watch Analogy In order to explain his teleological argument, Paley offers an analogy of finding a watch on a heath. He argues thusly: you find a watch on an abandoned heath, far from any human interactio...
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Explain Hume’s Argument Against Miracles

Firstly, we must begin with what Hume defines miracles as. Hume states that a miracle is “a transgression of a law of nature by a particular volition of the deity or by the interposition of some invisible ag...
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