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    Drake Equation: Explaining N Value

    Hi, I'm doing a presentation about the fermi paradox and I use the drake equation: N = R_* \times f_p \times n_e \times f_I \times f_i \times f_c \times L Where the symbols have their usual meanings. I don't understand why this would give the number of civilisations whose EM emissions are...
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    Speed of a transverse on a pulley

    Homework Statement Hi, I encountered a problem whilst doing problems involving transverse waves. If somebody could give me a pointer I would appreciate it. The question is: "One end of a horizontal rope is attached to a prong of an electrically driven tuning fork that vibrates the rope...
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    Finding the wavelength on a sinusoidal wave on a string

    Well it just says that they're within one wavelength, so the wavelength could be bigger than 0.09m? I know that v=\lambda f but this doesn't help since I only know the frequency.
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    Finding the wavelength on a sinusoidal wave on a string

    Homework Statement Hi, this is a problem regarding mathematical descriptions of waves. I've attached an imagine of the picture but I'll also type out the problem for clarity. "A sinusoidal wave is propagating along a stretched string that lies on the x-axis. The distplacement of the string as a...
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    Fluid dynamics question (Poiseuille)

    Thank you for the quick reply! Uhm... would the external forces be the ones from the walls acting on the blood thus making the net force 0?
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    Fluid dynamics question (Poiseuille)

    Hi, I'm attempting to do a question involving blood flowing through a blood vessel and I'm incredibly stuck and would appreciate some help. The question is as follows: 'A simplified model of blood flow through the human body makes the approximation that the flow I is proportional to the pressure...
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