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So it's still a single colour analysis except for some special applications? I guess that way is chosen because the 'numbers' allow /... -
Charles Link replied to the thread I Why use Stefan's Law to measure temperature?.Perhaps we should include a little more detail. Stefan's law is ## M=\sigma T^4 ## where ## M ## is ## \pi ## times the integral of... -
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That was a pretty good effort! Thanks. That's the power of PF; we bump into islands of expertise all over the place in these forums. You... -
Charles Link replied to the thread I Why use Stefan's Law to measure temperature?.I don't know that I can answer what you are asking, but for a laboratory type blackbody at approximately 1000 degrees Centigrade, one... -
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or ##RL^2 = (2x)^2 - (2)^2 = 4x^2-4## We can also draw the other diagonal and apply Ptolemy directly: ##2x + 22x =... -
Charles Link replied to the thread I Trigonometry problem of interest.@neilparker62 My solution with your diagram is simple. Let RL=red line. Then ## (RL)^2=2^2+4x^2-2(2)(2x) \cos{\theta} ## and ##... -
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Thanks - just once though! Since one triangle is right, Pythagoras will there suffice. -
Charles Link replied to the thread I Trigonometry problem of interest.@neilparker62 Yes, the law of cosines used twice with your diagram solves it. Very good. :) -
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Charles Link replied to the thread I Trigonometry problem of interest.@Gavran Still I am a little disappointed that the PF members who can respond to these posts don't seem to have looked carefully over... -
Charles Link replied to the thread ChatGPT Policy: PF Developing Policies for ChatGPT?.a copy and paste of mine from the thread "a trigonometry problem of interest": I'm finding it somewhat amazing how the ai overview is... -
Charles Link replied to the thread I Trigonometry problem of interest.I'm finding it somewhat amazing how the ai overview is able to summarize for me the steps that are needed for the method of finding... -
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Personal opinion: Machine Learning is, at this time, not a reliable tool. It needs much more work by folks without a financial agenda... -
Charles Link replied to the thread I Trigonometry problem of interest.Just last night, I put an Edit 2 to post 48 that some may find of interest. Finding positive rational solutions to the problem...