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Explain why the verb ‘mettre’ in its past tense form as it appears in the following sentence “Il a décroché la casserole et l’a mise sur la table” has a feminine ending or terminaison (despite the auxiliary’s verb ‘avoir’’s neutrality)?

Generally the past participle doesn’t agree with any noun when the auxiliary verb ‘avoir’ is used. For example: ‘Elles ont acheté des bottes’ despite the subject ‘elles’ and the direct object ‘bottes’ being ...
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Answered by Clemency H. • French tutor
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Describe the forces acting on an object on earth falling through the air, and how they change from when the object is first released into the air leading to terminal velocity.

The two forces acting on the object are weight due to gravity pulling the object towards earth, and drag resisting this motion. When the object is first released, drag is small as velocity is low, so the res...
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Answered by Julia E. • Physics tutor
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What is a catalyst, and how does it affect the rate of reaction?

A catalyst is a substance which provides an alternative pathway requiring a lower activation energy for the chemicals to react, and speeds up the rate of reaction. A catalyst also remains chemically unchange...
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Answered by Julia E. • Chemistry tutor
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Integrate xsin2x

Integrate by parts: integral = [uv] - ∫u'v dx (u'= derivative of u, v'= derivative of v) u= x u'= 1 v' = sin2x v= -0.5cos2x = -0.5xcosx - ∫-0.5cos2x dx = -0.5xcosx + 0.25sin2x + c
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Answered by Julia E. • Maths tutor
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What is the best way to show that I have knowledge?

With regards to the Oxford interview, the tutors want to see your knowledge, of course. More important, however, is your attitude and your ability to think on the spot. They want to accept students who are i...
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