Introduction The tangent is one of the three basic trigonometric functions, the other two being sine and cosine. These functions are essential to the study of triangles and relate the angles of the triangle to its sides. The simplest definition of the tangent uses the ratios of the sides of a right triangle, and modern
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Introduction Good presentation can make statistical data easy to read, understand and interpret. Therefore it is important to present data clearly. i. There are two main ways of presenting data: presentation of numbers or values in lists and tables; ii. Presentation using graphs, i.e. picture. We use the following examples to show the various kinds
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Grammatical Structure: Direct and Indirect Speech The word ‘reported’ is often used for the second type; but the truth is that we can ‘report’ EITHER by using ‘direct speech’ OR by using ‘indirect speech’. The difference is that with direct speech we reproduce the actual words of a speaker; with indirect speech we do this
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What is Acquisition of Business? Business Acquisition is the process of buying a company to build on strengths or weaknesses of the company making the purchase. It can also be defined as a corporate action in which a company acquires ownership of another company by buying most, if not all of the other company’s ownership stakes. This
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What is a Prefix? To understand what a prefix is, it is imperative to first understand what a root word is. That said, a root word is a word that can be changed into a new word by adding a beginning and/or an ending. In this light therefore, a prefix is a beginning that is added
Meaning of Citizenship Citizenship can simply be defined as the legal right that a person has, to belong to a particular country. It is a situation whereby an individual becomes a legitimate member of a country, accepting responsibility and enjoying privileges attached to it. A citizen therefore is a legal member of a given state
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Introduction Matter is defined as anything that occupies space and has mass. The particles of matter could be atoms, molecules or ions. It is important to note that the particles that make up all matter vary in their subatomic composition. The number and arrangement of an atom’s particles (neutrons, protons, and electrons) determines the properties of
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Definition of Computer Output Devices Computer Output Devices are various types of computer hardware which uses data and commands from the computer itself to perform assigned tasks. In other words, the output devices facilitate data processing by carrying out commands given by the computer. They convert electronically-generated information into human-readable forms. Types of Computer Output Devices There are three
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Rounding off Numbers To ’round off’ or ‘approximate’ a number to a desired degree of accuracy, we- a. round the number up if the next digit is 5 or more b. round the number down if the next digit is less than 5. We represent approximately equal to as and approximately as ‘~’ Examples: 1. 73 is close to
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What are Computer Viruses? Computer viruses are small software programs that are designed to spread from one computer to another and to interfere with computer operation. A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer, use your e-mail program to spread itself to other computers, or even erase everything on your hard disk. Computer