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Well, I'm sorry that I'm reply'ing this late, but I just wanted to give this thread some closure. I managed to do the assignment (with your held Redbelly, and some other students help). After finding the equation for the parabola, we had to solve the equation with either Newtons Method or...

Okey, with that in mind I'll try to solve problem two. Equation for parabola: y = a(x - h)2 + k. h and k are respectively the coordinates for the vertex, that gives: y = a(x - Pmin)2 + V2. Since the P1 and V1 is a point on the graph of the line it gives that: V1 = a(P1 - Pmin)2 + V2. This...

So the constant equals 6.0*105, but how does this help me further? Should I set P3*V3gamma = "the constant"? But then I have an equation with two unknowns. I really appreciate your help RedBelly :smile:

Thank you sir! :blushing: And how could I forget the word cycle, as it "fits" way better. :smile: At the moment I'm focusing on the first problem (that really should be an easy nut to crack, but it got me stuck). Let me rephrase the statemen then: I know that the abdiatic path gives...

A circuit process? A gas consisting of two atoms have gamma = 7/5. It is used as "worksubstance" for the following steps: I: Isobar expansion from V1 = 1.00m3 to V2 = 2.00m3 with P1 = 3.00*105Pa II: adiabatic expansion to (P3, V3), and III: compression back to (P1,V1), as a parabola with...