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Explain the flaws of Utilitarianism?

Utilitarianism is a legal doctrine formulated by Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century, it is a consequentialist school of thought which locates the morality in the consequences of an act. Exemplified by the Li...
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Distinguish the mens rea element of a crime from the actus reus element.

The mens rea requirement of a crime is the mental element part. For example, having the intention or knowledge of the wrongdoing. Differently, the actus reus element is the conduct part of the crime, for exa...
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Show that x^2 - x +2 is positive for all values of x

(x-1/2) 2 = (x-1/2)(x-1/2)=x 2 -x+1/4, add 7/4 to get x 2 -x+2 therefore x 2 -x+2 = (x-1/2) 2 + 7/4 squared numbers always positive so (x-1/2) 2 >= 0 therefore (x-1/2) 2 + 7/4 is always positive
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Vectors a and b are defined by a = 2i + 3j and b = 4i - 2j, find 3a-b in terms of i and j

3a = 6i + 9j -b = -4i + 2j 3a-b = (6i-4i) + (9j+2j) = 2i + 11j
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Find ∫(4x - 2/(x^3)) dx

Using the integer rule 1/ (x n ) = x -n question becomes ∫(4x - 2(x -3 )) dx Then using the formula ∫x n dx = (x n+1 )/n+1 and assuming there may be an integer value (+c) the answer is 2(x 2 ) + x -2 + c
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