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Ah that makes sense, thank you!

Hi guys. Firstly the answer to the requirement of the post is all in the picture (problem statement, relevant equations etc.). I'm just wondering if someone could tell me why they use the root -0.435 as the breakaway point? Like I know there's two real roots; -0.435 and -1.61, so obviously one...

I'm studying mechanical engineering, just have a question on the labyrinth seal leakage equation. More specifically, the expansion ratio formula. What does the '1n' stand for? With 'n + 1n', I'm assuming those two n's are different since one looks like it's in italics and the other...

Cheers for the replies! Sorry for my delayed response, working full time and studying full time leaves me limited free time! Thank you for correcting my mistake Bruce. I just 'assumed' the answer should be bigger. But a couple people on this site have already stated that there's no reason...

Thank you Simon! I really appreciate the help! :)

Hey Everyone, First time posting here, but you'll probably see me around quite a bit! If this is in the wrong math spot please let me know, I don't understand the different types of maths. I have an equation on the change of temperature, I substituted all the values in correctly and...

Oh I didn't notice that sticky, I'll post it in the homework area. It's not a course on how to use excel, the first part (part A) is supposed to be done just manually. The second part is supposed to be done on excel I presume. I don't even know how to use excel. I'm doing this math unit...

Hey Everyone, First time posting here, but you'll probably see me around quite a bit! If this is in the wrong math spot please let me know, I don't understand the different types of maths. I have an equation on the change of temperature, I substituted all the values in correctly and...