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Thanks for the reply! So, I attempted the question and figured out there is 6! ways of tying the grass (total). Now the problem is how do I figure out the factors to take out of the total? Thanks for your reply!

Homework Statement Each of three indistinguishable blades of grass are bent roughly at their midpoints and clasped by these midpoints so that an observer can't match any of the ends in any way. In other words, all six ends are just dangling and appear completely unrelated. Suppose you are...

Homework Statement As a spacecraft of diameter 2.8km approaches Mars, the astronauts want to experience what their Mars-bound weight will be. What should the period of rotation be to simulate an acceleration due to gravity of magnitude 3.8 m/s2 ? Mass of Mars = 6.37*1023 Radius of Mars =...