The next trick is to break it all down into pieces and find somewhere to start. Look for an equation that uses all or most of the properties in the question. Start putting things in order and worry about what that order means later.
Basically, it's exactly like discovering that all your yarn has tied up into a huge knot. You just need to pick a thread and follow it to an end and start untangling from there; and avoid the temptation to go 'Aaargh!' and just start yanking at random loops.
Oh, and read the question again and make sure it really says what you think it does. Because quite often, the confusion is because it doesn't...
Some questions are hard
The next trick is to break it all down into pieces and find somewhere to start. Look for an equation that uses all or most of the properties in the question. Start putting things in order and worry about what that order means later.
Basically, it's exactly like discovering that all your yarn has tied up into a huge knot. You just need to pick a thread and follow it to an end and start untangling from there; and avoid the temptation to go 'Aaargh!' and just start yanking at random loops.
Oh, and read the question again and make sure it really says what you think it does. Because quite often, the confusion is because it doesn't...