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A tall 2 meter tall basketball player shoots for the net that stands 3 meters from the ground. If he throws he ball from head height at an angle of 60 degrees and the ball travels at 10 meters per second, how far away is the hoop?

By taking the initial vertical speed as v v = 6 sin(60) = 5.2 ms -1 .The max height of the ball is given by v v 2 = u v 2 + 2as. From this, s = 1.4m.Knowing the hieght, we can find the time that the ball spe...
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"A potential site for social disruption... a medium for the message of disent." Discuss with reference to Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'

IntroWriting in the Elizabethan period, Shakespeare explores several 'site[s] for social disruption' in his play 'Twelfth Night', written in 1602. These include the rigid social hierarchy, the constraining g...
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How do I differentiate (x^2 + 3x + 3)/(x+3)

In order to differentiate this fraction, you will need to use the quotient rule, which if you don't remember is: y = u/v then dy/dx = (v du/dx − u dv/dx)/ v^2) First you need to identify your initial variabl...
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How can I tell the difference between music from the Baroque and Classical eras? (GCSE)

Baroque music is far more ornate than that of the classical era with less regular phrasing. Baroque music also uses a more polyphonic texture than classical music, meaning there are more interweaving lines b...
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Why can metals conduct electricity?

Because metal compounds contain delocalised electrons that are free to move about the ionic lattice that forms the metal, carrying charge.
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