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recognised amongst all the data. Or perhaps there
Working with equations
1 M=D×V
2 a A=F÷P
b F=P×A
so F = 30 ÷ 3 = 10 N
3 a force = moment ÷ distance from pivot
b force = 500 ÷ 10 = 50 N
Ideas and evidence
1 a Is there intelligent life beyond Earth?
b He looked for radio signals that might have been
sent by intelligent creatures elsewhere in the
Universe.
2 Better radio telescopes have enabled more data to be
collected. Computers, and in particular the Internet,
have allowed many different people to help analyse
the large quantity of data collected.
3 a No. Not finding something does not mean that
it is not there. There could be radio signals that
we have not picked up, or that have not been
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are other intelligent organisms that do not send
out signals that it is possible for us to detect.
b For example: They may live so far away from us
that no signals ever reach us. They may not send
out signals that we can detect.
4 For example: We can look for planets that have
conditions we think might be able to support
alien life.
Anomalous results
1 31.1 – the first result for the temperature of 40 ºC.
2 It is much lower than the other two results for
that temperature. Also, all the other results seem
to approximately double for each 10 º rise in
temperature, but this one is too low to fit that
pattern.
3 10 ºC: 4.4
20 ºC: 9.1
30 ºC: 18.0
40 ºC: 36.1
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