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What are the differences between diffusion, osmosis and active transport?

Diffusion is the net movement of particles in solution across a partially permeable membrane. The net movement of particles is from higher to lower concentration gradient. Osmosis is the net movement of wate...
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Describe the conducting circuit in the heart

The heart is a muscular pump which pushes blood out to the body. It does this by contracting the muscle fibres which sqeezes the blood out. The heart has 4 chambers. Blood comes into the top two chambers, ca...
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How can I find the explicit formula for the inverse of sinh?

Write y = sinh^(-1)(x) ie x = sinhy. Then writing this in terms of exponentials and multiplying by 2 we will get 2x = exp(y) - exp(-y). Multiply by exp(y) and rearrange to obtain exp(2y) - 2xexp(y) -1 = 0. T...
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What is 21.7 × 9.4? A 287.68 E 412.96 B 532.42 C 117.24 D 203.98

You can use estimation to work out the answer to this question. 21.7 × 9.4 is approximately 22 × 10 = 220. The answer will be the option that is closest to 220, which is option D.
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Solve the equation 3x^(2)-7x+3 giving your answer to three significant figures.

Since there is no further factorisation possible we use the quadratic formula x=[-b±√(b 2 -4ac)]/2a. From the equation in question we have a=3, b=-7, c=3. Substituting into the quadratic formula x=[7±√((-7) ...
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