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• The salutation is the greeting part of a formal letter, such as “Dear Sir” or “Dear Madam.”
• It is written after the heading and before the main body of the letter.

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• The idiom “burn bridges” means to damage or end relationships permanently.
• It is used when someone acts in a way that makes future cooperation or return impossible.

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• The idiom “a feather in one’s cap” means an honor, success, or achievement that makes a person proud.
• It originated from the old custom of warriors adding feathers to their caps after victories or brave acts.

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• "Yet" is a coordinating conjunction that connects two contrasting ideas (being poor and being honest).
• It shows a contradiction or unexpected relationship between the two clauses.

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• A noun is a word used for a person, place, thing, or idea.
• In this sentence, both “Knowledge” and “Power” are abstract nouns.

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• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
• In the given sentence, it tells how much/degree the action was completed.
• The word “almost” shows that the work was nearly finished but not completely.
• It modifies the verb “finished”.
• Therefore, it is an adverb of degree.

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To get a:c, multiply the two ratios together so the b cancels out.

a:c = (a/b) × (b/c) = 12/13 × 8/9 = 96/117.

96 and 117 can both be divided by 3, which gives 32/39.

So a:c = 32:39.

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Add them up and divide by how many numbers there are.

16 + 18 + 20 = 54  

54 ÷ 3 = 18

So the mean is 18.

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A secant is a straight line that intersects a circle.

It passes through the circle and cuts it at two points.

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cosecθ is just 1 over sinθ.  

So sinθ × cosecθ = sinθ × (1/sinθ) = 1.

The sinθ cancels out, and you’re left with 1.

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