Homework Statement
If you make the change of variables:
x= ucos(\theta)-vsin(\theta)
y= usin(\theta)+vcos(\theta)
where the angle 0 \leq \theta <\pi/2 is chosen in order to eliminate the cross product term in:
4x2+8xy+6y2=30
What is the angle you would use?
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Suppose we have the following program segments:
int *zPtr;
int *aPtr = NULL;
void *sPtr = NULL;
int number,i;
int z[5] = {1,2,3,4,5};
sPtr = z;
point out the error of the following code:
(a) ++zPtr;
(b) number = zPtr;
(c) number =...
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Suppose your mass is 76.0 kg and you climb 40 stairs of height 18 cm in 19.0 s. What is your power output as you climb the stairs?
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Power = Work / change of time The Attempt at a Solution
I need a hint on solving for the work. I tried solving for the...
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A sky diver of mass 79.5 kg jumps from a slow-moving aircraft and reaches a terminal speed of 53.0 m/s.
(a) What is the acceleration of the sky diver when her speed is 30.0 m/s?
What is the drag force on the diver when her speed is the following?
(b) 53.0 m/s (answer in...
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A cylindrical tank, with base radius 9.4 meter, lies on its side and is partially filled with a liquid whose density is \sigma=1260 kilograms per cubic meter. The liquid fills the tank to a maximum depth of 14 meters. Determine the amount of force (in Newtons) exerted on a...
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Find the integral of:
1 /( cos(u)^(2) sin(u) )
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The problem says to make the 1 in the numerator= sin(u)^(2)+cos(u)^(2)The Attempt at a Solution
sin(u)^(2)+cos(u)^(2) / ( cos(u)^(2) sin(u) )
(What should I do first?)
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Find the volume of the solid formed by rotating the region enclosed by the following equations about the Y-AXIS.
y= e^(3x)+5
y=0
x=0
x= 1/2
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The Attempt at a Solution
I keep getting the answer wrong. I broke the problem into two parts: solved a...
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As their booster rockets separate, Space Shuttle astronauts typically feel accelerations up to 3g, where g = 9.80 m/s2. In their training, astronauts ride in a device where they experience such an acceleration as a centripetal acceleration. Specifically, the astronaut is...