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    Einstein's energy equation and kinetic energy

    Why is the kinetic energy given by E=\frac{1}{2}mv^2 yet Einstein's energy equation is E=mc^2 ? Why is there a different constant (ie \frac{1}{2} and 1)?
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    Solving Polar Co-ordinate Paradox: Finding \frac {\partial r} {\partial x}

    Hi I am having a bit of difficulty working with plane polar co-ordinates. We have: r^2 = x^2 + z^2 x = r cos \theta z=r sin \theta I wish to find \frac {\partial r} {\partial x} Using r^2 = x^2 + z^2 We have: \frac {\partial (r^2)} {\partial x} = \frac {\partial (x^2)}...
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