• MATH

How do you find x in this equation? sqrt(x+11) = sqrt(x)+1

For this problem, you are going to square both sides of the equation: (sqrt(x+11))^2=(sqrt(x)+1)^2 Which gives us: x+11 = x+2sqrt(x) +1 We will then subtract both x and 1 from both sides of the…

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• TEACHERS

are you for or against teenagers working?why?what do you think of teenagers working? is it…

I think I would rather not have teens working during the school year. I agree that it is too likely to affect their ability to do well in school and to enjoy their time in high school. I think…

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• REFERENCE

Bring out the difference between written English and spoken English?answer in detail

While there are many differences, I would say that the primary difference lies in the discussion of how much more difficult written English is to learn than spoken English. Both require practice…

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• BUSINESS

Who has the highest ranking office within a company, the CEO or the Chairman of the Board?

Every limited company organization is headed by a board of directors, and the chairman of this board of director is designated as chairman of the company. In this way theoretically the chairman of…

• A ROSE FOR EMILY

What are some examples of foreshadowing in “A Rose for Emily”?

First of all, the story is not told in chronological order, so foreshadowing is a bit difficult to grasp until you’ve read the entire story. You must understand that at the end a decomposed body…

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• JOHN DONNE

Is Donne an intellectual realist?DiscussDONNE SELECTIONS FROM GRIERSON’S METAPHYSICAL POETRY?

It depends upon which Donne. There are two: the early Donne focuses on the physical union of the male and female, while the late Donne focuses on the spiritual union of man and God. Both Donnes…

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• A ROSE FOR EMILY

Describe Homer Barron and explain why you think Emily’s attraction to him.

Homer Barron comes into town from the North in charge of the men paving the sidewalks. The narrator calls him a Yankee – a big, dark, ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face……

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• A ROSE FOR EMILY

Miss Emily’s sanity is called into question. Give a valid example of her inability to cope…

Consider her reactions to conflict and confrontation: When the mayors and aldermen come to collect the taxes that had once been “remitted” she receives them coldly – then states with finality “I…

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• A ROSE FOR EMILY

Give three examples of the town’s inability to deal normally with Miss Emily?

THE TAX NOTICE. When a delegation of townspeople visited Emily to advise her that she owed property taxes, she told them that the taxes had been perpetually eliminated by a previous mayor (who was…

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• THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE

What is the theme/meaning of ‘The passionate shepherd to his love?’

“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” by Christopher Marlowe, is a beautiful example of pastoral love poetry; that is, it depicts love in a rural, countryside setting. The entire poem is an…

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• RELIGION

Why is religion such a powerful force in shaping peoples actions?

You mean besides the threats or promises of eternal damnation or paradise? Kidding. But those can obviously be pretty big motivators if the person being instructed believes in them and thinks they…

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• THE GREAT GATSBY

How is ambition and obsession shown in The Great Gatsby?

All of Jay Gatsby’s hopes and dreams are depicted for readers through the critical eyes of Nick Carroway. Nick admires the purity, intensity, resilience, and strength of Gatsby’s obsession with…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

Who sees Juliet’s funeral and carries the message of her death to Romeo?

The answer to this question can be found at the very start of Act V, Scene 1. In that scene, Romeo in in Mantua. He is there because he has been exiled from Verona. This happened because he…

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• MATH

Evaluate the expression 4-||14|-11|

To answer this question, we have to start looking at it from the inside and work our way out. |14| = 14 so the expression then becomes 4- |14-11| 14-11 = 3 so the expression becomes 4-|3| |3| = 3…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

Romeo and Juliet, Act IV Questions? 1.Who discovers Juliet the following morning? 2.How does…

It is in Act IV of “Romeo and Juliet” that Juliet’s Nurse discovers the cold and limp body of Juliet on the morning that she should marry Count Paris. Immediately after she discovers…

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• ROMEO AND JULIET

Romeo and Juliet?FRIAR LAURENCE Hold, daughter: I do spy a kind of hope,Which craves as…

The context of this statement is that Juliet has already married Romeo. But now her parents are going to force her to marry Paris (they do not know that she has married Romeo). Friar Laurence…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

How has the government tried to help us out of the current recession? What have they done with…

If you are talking about the US government, they have done a number of different things to try to get us out of the recession. With regard to monetary policy, the have tried to keep the money…

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• LITERATURE

What is the analysis of the word hero? such as the structure.

The word ‘hero’ comes from Greek mythology and folklore and originates from the word ‘heros’. It originally referred to a demigod. The figure was humanized later as a figure, male or female in…

• THE BLACK CAT

What do cats symbolize in “The Black Cat” and “The Cats of Ulthar”?

Cats symbolize wisdom and justice in both tales. In Poe’s “Black Cat,” the narrator begins by describing his love for creatures. But, “the disease of alcohol” begins to consume him, and he takes…

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• GIRL

In the story Girl, by Jamaica Kincaid . What is girl in the story? is she a daughter ,

Kincaid has by quoted as saying that all of her fiction is based on autobiography, and that her own relationship with her mother has been difficult since Kincaid was nine years old. Thus, in…

• GRAMMAR

WE ………………………………. ENGLISH FOR FIVE YEARS.(STUDY)FILL IN WITH SUITABLE…

The most correct would be to use the present progressive tense, “We have been studying English for five years.” That tense indicates that the action began in the past, but is still continuing. You…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

hi, i have been in true love with my instructor for 3 years. I cant tell him directly.what should…

Definitely, listen to the previous responder. Your instructors responsibility is to instruct you and your responsibility is to learn. That is it, nothing more. A relationship between you and your…

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• SOHRAB AND RUSTUM

What is the main theme of “Sohrab and Rustum”?I’m having trouble finding the main theme.

There are a couple of themes that the story “Sohrab and Rustum” addresses. First, the legend certainly discusses the irony of life. For much of his adult life Rustum seeks his long-lost son…

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• HENRY IV, PART I

Compare Prince Hal to Hotspur in Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part I.

Hal, who is otherwise known as Prince Henry of Wales and the future King of England, is very different from his counterpart, Hotspur. Hal enjoys a good time, and expends his energies plotting…

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• LITERATURE

What are some medieval elements in english romantic poetry?

One of the most important aspects of English Romantic poetry is the opening up of subject matter to other times and people. While 18th cent. poets (e.g., Pope, Swift, Johnson) focused on either…

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• THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET

The House On Mango Street who is the narrator and who is telling the story?

This has been answered.

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• HISTORY

How did the Manifest Destiny play a role in the development of the United States in the 20th…

First of all, please realize that we did not start either of the world wars. And I’m not convinced that we participated in either of them in order to spread democracy. But that said, if this is…

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• GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE

What is the importance of family in “Good Country People”?

The importance of family in O’Connor’s “Good Country People” is not central to the story, although family does play a part. Mrs. Freeman (which she isn’t–free, that is: she’s a tenant farmer) and…

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• THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

Please help me write a short paragraph interpreting this quotation.”At length I would be avenged;…

To me, this is saying that Montresor is not just blindly angry. He is not going to go and get his revenge without thinking. This tells us that he is a cool and calculating man, not some…

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• MATH

Demonstrate that f(x) is an increasing function if f(x) = x + cosx .

f(x)=x+cos x To find if the function is decreasing or increasing we need to determine the derivative. If the first derivative is positive, then the function is increasing. If the first derivative…

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• MATH

If 1 + 5^x – (2*25^x) = 0 solve the equation in R .

1+5^x -(2*25*x)=0 Let us simplify the function: 1+ 5^x – 2*5^2x)=0 Now assume that y=5^x 1+y-2y^2 =0 Now we have a function is the standard formula : 2y^2 -y-1=0 Factorize: (2y+1)(y-1)=0 y1= -1/2…

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• MATH

Find two solutions to solve sin15 + sin75 .

sin15+sin75 Method (1) We know that sinx +siny = 2sin (x+y)/2 * cos(x-y)/2 sin15+sin75 = 2sin(45) * cos (-30) = 2(sqrt(2)/2) (sqrt(3)/2) = sqrt(6)/2 Method (2)…

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• MATH

Solve [(9x^2 – 9y^2)/(6x^2y^2)]/[(3x + 3y)/(12x^2y^5)] .

(9x^2-9y^2)/(6x^2 y^2) / (3x+3y)/(12x^2 y^5) = (9x^2 -9y^2)*(12x^2 y^5) / (6x^2 y^2)(3x+3y) = 12 (3x-3y)(3x+3y)*(x^2 y^5) / 6(x^2 y^2)(3x+3y) Now reduce similar: = 2(3x-3y)*y^3 = 6(x-y) y^3 To…

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• MATH

If the function f(x) = (2x)/(x^2 + 1) determine the extreme values of the function .

f(x)= 2x/(x^2+1) First we will determine the derivative f'(x) Let f(x)= u/v u= 2x ==> u’=2 v= x^2+1 ==> v’= 2x f'(x)= (u’v-uv’) /v^2 = [2(x^2+1) -(2x)(2x)]/( x^2+1)^2 = 2x^2+2…

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• MATH

which are the solutions of sin2x = 2sinx?

sin2x = 2sinx ==> sin2x-2sinx = 0 sin2x= sin(x+x) = 2sinx cos x ==> 2sinx cos x -2sinx=0 Factorize 2sinx ==> 2sinx(cosx-1)=0 Then the sloutions are: sinx=0 or cosx=1 x1= arcsin 0 =…

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• MATH

Given that f(x) = ln x – [2(x – 1)/x + 1]. Prove that if x > 1, then ln x > [2(x – 1)/x…

f(x) = lnx-2(x-1)/x+1] To show that for x>1, lnx >2(x-1)/(x+1). We know that: For -1 < y <1. ln(1+y) = y – y^2/2 + y^3/3 + y^4 /4 ……… -ln(1-y) = y +y^2/2 + y^3/3 +y^4/4 +………

• MATH

Solve the equation lg(x + 1) – lg9 = 1 – lg(x) .

log(x+1)-log9 = 1-log(x) We know that logx-logy= log(x/y) and log10 =1 Substitute: log(x+1)/9 = log10-log(x) log(x+1)/9 = log(10/x) ==> (x+1)/9 = 10/x ==> x(x+1)= 90 ==> x^2+x -90=0…

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• MATH

Calculate the value of the expression: (1/1 + i) + (1/1 – i)

1/(1+i)+1(1-i) To evaluate this, we need a common denominator. The easy way to get a common denominator is to multiply the two denominators together like so: (1+i)*(1-i) = 1+i-i-i^2 Combining like…

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• MATH

Determine tg [pi/2 – arctg(1/2)] .

tg(pi/2 -arctg(1/2) We know that : ctg (x)= tg(pi/2 – x) ==> tg(pi/2 -arctg(1/2)= ctg (arctg(1/2) = ctg(arc ctg (2) = 2

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• MATH

If a + b = 5 and a*b = 2 . Calculate the sum (a/b) + (b/a) .

a+b=5……(1) a*b=2……(2) From (2) : a= 2/b or =2/a Substitute in (1) 2/b +b =5 ==> 2+b^2 =5b ==> b^2 = 5b-2….(3) 2/a+ a =5 ==> 2+a^2 =5a ==> a^2 = 5a -2 ….(4) Add (3) and…

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• MATH

Determine the second grade function if f(-1) = 1, f(0) = 1 , f(1)= 3.

f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c f(-1)= a-b+c = 1 f(0) = c= 1 f(1)= a+b+c=3 Substitute with c= 1 a-b+1 =1 . ==> a=b a+b+1 =3 2a = 2 ==> a=1 a=1 b=1 c=1 Then the function is : f(x)= x^2 +x +1

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• MATH

If tg(-x) = 1-2tg(x). Solve the equation in the set [0,2pi).

tg(-x) = 1-2tg(x) We know that tg(-x)= -tg(x) ==> -tg(x) = 1-2tg(x) ==> tg(x) =1 ==> sinx/cosx=1 ==> sinx =cosx x= pi/4 and 5pi/4 x={pi/4 , 5pi/4}

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• MATH

Determine the sum of all natural numbers, formed from two digits, which are divisable by 11 .

The numbers dividable by 11 are: 11 , 11(2), 11(3), 11(4),…, 11(9) The sum is: S= 11+ 11(2)+…+11(9) = 11(1+2+…+9) We know that 1+2+…+n= n(n+1)/2 = 11(9)(9+1)/2 = 11(45)= 495 S = 495

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• ESSAY LAB

An essay on cloning, genetic engeenering and grafting all in one.just an essay with food…

I am no scientist, but it appears as if you must write an essay about cloning, genetic engineering and grafting with regard to plants, is this correct? Are you looking for a topic related to this,…

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• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What is “circumstantial evidence”? What has it got to do with Toms conviction?this is in chapter 23

Actually, circumstantial evidence can be both something you see or hear as well as something you can touch. For example, if the defendant in a case owns a gun and that gun was used to kill…

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• THE ONES WHO WALK AWAY FROM OMELAS

What is the dark secret of “The One who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin ?

Essentially, the dark secret in LeGuin’s story is that everyone’s happiness in Omelas is dependent on the abuse and neglect of a child. Consider this line from the enotes summary of the story:…

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• HOWL

I am reading Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” and I have to talk about author’s representation of escapism…

This poem, a modern epic, is considered a major representation of the work of the Beat poets of the 1950s and 1960s. As such, it is an angry, anti-establishment, anti-democracy, anti-military,…

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• ARTS

How can you describe POWERHow can you describe power or by what symbol can you describe power by…

Power is such a “big” term. Power is a gun when you need to protect yourself. Power is a microphone when you need to speak up for what’s right. Power is money when you have to accomplish a…

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• ROBERT FROST

What is the function of nature in Robert Frost’s poetry?

Most of Robert Frost’s poetry contains images and metaphors from nature, but even Frost once said of himself that he is not a “nature poet.” He says in almost all of his poems there is “a man.” It…

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• POETRY

What are the contrasts between the poems : – because i could not stop for death – stop all the…

The Emily Dickinson poem is the only one of the three that presents death is a positive light. She presents death as a “kindly” person who stopped to pick her up and slowly traveled with her…