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I have a data file with 3 columns, and I am running Maple version 9.5 I want to read and plot the third column versus the first. How? When I do: :> datafile=readdata(datafile, float, 3); and then :>plot(datafile); Maple just gives me a plot of column 2 versus 1 - leaving the...

Ich and harroxelas. Thank you very much for your replies - they were certainly usefull for me... and I will study your remarks further. I think harroxelas is on the right track, the exponential solution seems/feels not true at first glance imo... But I´ll look into it. This was also my first...

The case of a "vertically" fired arrow shouldn´t be treated in this problem - one assumes horisontal shots. This is so to speak a 2-dim problem. The 3-dimensions, vertical and all directions arises naturally when we consider another type but still a similar problem e.g. the average length of...

1. Homework Statement Suppose that in sherwood forest, the average radius of a tree is equal to R= 1m and the average number of trees per unit area sigma = 0.005 m^-2 . If Robin Hood shoots an arrow in a random direction , how far , on average, will it travel before it strikes a tree? 2...