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If you are a student of Mathematics or Further Mathematics, then you cannot help but come across trigonometric identities – Sine, Cosine and Tangent. So what should you do when they are presented in mathematical problems? Just hold on, dear student, live and learn. Because sine, cosine, and tangent are functions (trig functions), they can […]
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It was in 1637 when French mathematician, Pierre de Fermat scribbled an elegant equation which said that: For any three whole numbers, a , b and c , the equation an + bn = cn cannot be satisfied by any whole number greater than 2. Although he claimed to have discovered a proof for this puzzle which appears rather simple, he did not provide
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First things first, are you happy? If you say Yes, No, or Sometimes; this will lead to the next question: What exactly does it mean to be happy? While there are no standard definitions for happiness, there are at least seven key ingredients of happiness. People who live in the happiest countries have: Longer life
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We all know the importance of studying, but between us, we both know that there’s a big difference between knowing and doing. So what should you do when your mind just will not focus long enough to study? Let us consider some points. 1. If you hate the word study, then do not ever think
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If you are a student of Mathematics, you would have heard of this famous number, pi, or represented by the Greek symbol, π. You also know that it simply describes how the circumference of a circle varies with its diameter, and that it is the ratio of the two. It is roughly 3.14, but not
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It is often said that a young Isaac Newton was sitting under an apple tree when he got hit on the head by a falling piece of fruit, which prompted him to suddenly come up with his law of gravity, so goes the legend. In reality, things didn’t go down quite like that. Newton, the
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Manon Van Hoorebeke is a 13 year old from Belgium, who was named European Digital Girl of the Year in 2014, and is the youngest panelist at UNESCO flagship ICT in education event, Mobile Learning Week 2016 – #MLW2016 – as part of a panel discussing relevance of learning. In an interview after the event,
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The simple truth is that talking or texting on a cell phone uses the same kind of radio frequency radiation you would find in a microwave, Yahoo! reports. It is comprised of frequencies, modulation patterns, and other characteristics that make it biologically disruptive. That disruption may cause serious health problems for us. Cell phone radiation
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1. What is the International Space Station? The International Space Station (ISS) is like a giant floating laboratory. Inside is an impressive jumble of modules, with computers and instrument panels hanging from every wall. It has got everything the astronauts need to live. There is a gym, cooking facilities, sleeping areas and toilets. 2. How
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A lot of you often write in about how you would like to be the next big music star, and follow in the steps of your music idols. Have you ever wondered how possible it will be to combine school work with your passion, not allow one suffer for the other, and be successful in
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