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Homework Statement I have the following parallel RC circuit. At time T = 0, the switch will close and the circuit will be connected. We assume that prior to T = 0, the circuit was at a steady-state. I want to calculate VL(t) -- but I am being told that this is not possible for this...

Is it possible for the ideal gas law to be used in any way for this problem? I am simply surprised, because the core of the chapter which contains this problem discusses the ideal gas law and the book's tables provide Cp and Cv for both saturated water/steam in both liquid and vapor forms. My...

The problem note that the water remains in a saturated state. I would assume this indicates it does not become a gas, is this correct?

Homework Statement Sealed container which is used to heat 200 kg water is initially at 25 degrees C. Since the container is sealed, the water remains in saturated state while its temperature and pressure increases. The remaining volume of the container is filled with water vapor at the same...

So why is such a "complex" method required to convert from sums of products to products of sums? Why do I need to utilize DeMorgan's theorem for this conversion?

Homework Statement Translate the following equation into canonical S of P form: F = (xyz' + x'w)(yz + x'z') Homework Equations DeMorgan's theorem? (x + y)' = x'y' (xy)' = x' + y' The Attempt at a Solution Converting from Sum of Products to Products of Sums requires the following...

Homework Statement In order to increase resolution of the diffraction gratings we can use them in higher orders of diffraction. What is the practical limit on using very high orders of diffraction? Homework Equations R = \lambda / \Delta\lambda = Nm The Attempt at a Solution I...

Homework Statement My notes has the following statement, but I seem to have forgotten to write down the conclusion of the statement before my professor erased it from the board. "Any vector space V there will be a basis except for 1 type of space: " Any ideas as to what that 1 type of...

My apologizes if the "attempt at a solution" section appeared blank for anyone -- I have changed the link so that users who are not logged in can now see the link.

Homework Statement Two point charges are placed on the x-axis as follows: one positive charge, q1, is located to the right of the origin at x= x1, and a second positive charge, q2, is located to the left of the origin at x= x2. What is the total force (magnitude and direction) exerted by...

Homework Statement I am getting rather confused when I attempt to solve one of these double integral problems. A typical problem is phrased like this: If R = [-1, 3][3,5], use a Riemann sum with m = 4, n = 2 to estimate the value of the following \int\int(y^{2}-2x^{2} The problem will...

Homework Statement a. A merry go round is rotating in the counter-clockwise direction. Initially, a 50 kg child is sitting on the edge of the merry-go-around, which rotates at 0.5 radians per second. The moment of inertia of the merry-go-round is 2150 kg-m2. The radius is 2.50 meters. The...

wait, if you think there is a third answer can you just tell me? this was actually a test question and i just want to know if there are other answers.

Homework Statement There are four different components to this problem. Each component is short -- so don't worry. a. Suppose you throw a 0.4 kg ball straight upwards from a height of 1.5 m, at a speed of 4.0 m/sec. How much work have you done on the ball by accelerating it from rest to 4.0...

thanks, i have no trouble with prime factorization, it's just that lcm and gcd are a little iffy with me... i was hoping for a quicker solution since i don't want to take so long on one problem on test not to mention a final