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    Breaking a Wall: What Determines its Threshold for Crumbling?

    I was thinking about this today: When a force acts on an object, the object exerts on equal and opposite force - Newton's third law. Imagine this situation: I am breaking down a wall with a hammer. I begin hitting the wall gently and this wall doesn't break. I then hit harder and the force...
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    Solving Geometric Progression & Logarithmic Equations Math Questions

    \log_2 x + 2\log_2 3 = \log_2 (x+5) Power rule: \log_2 x + \log_2 3^2 = \log_2 (x+5) Addition rule: \log_2 (x \times 3x^2) = \log_2 (x+5) \log_2 3x^2 = \log_2 (x+5)
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    Solving Geometric Progression & Logarithmic Equations Math Questions

    I'm stuck on these three maths questions. 1) In a geometric progression, the sum to infinity is four times the first term. (i) Show that the common ratio is 3 (ii) Given that the third term is 9, find the first term. (iii) Find the sum of the first twenty terms. 2) Solve the...
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