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    Why do the Horizontal components cancel in E-Field

    I worked on the problem a little bit more and I believe that I've worked out the correct solution. First when you write everything out it takes up a lot of paper and it is somewhat complicated. So the first thing is to go ahead and integrate the y and z components since they are the horizontal...
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    Why do the Horizontal components cancel in E-Field

    Homework Statement Plane X=0 has a uniform charge density, \rhos while plane X=a has -\rhos. Determine the electric field intensity in region X<0. Homework Equations E=\frac{Q}{4\Pi\epsilon0R2}aR The Attempt at a Solution I already know the answer to this question. What I'm...
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    How Does a Charged Disk Influence a Point Charge?

    You took words out of my mouth. I can't believe I made such a small mistake. Well actually it was a rather large mistake. I just figured it out in my last period. You can't find a distance in cylindrical cordinates very efficently so you have to convert to cartesian. x = rho cos(phi) y = rho...
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    How Does a Charged Disk Influence a Point Charge?

    I think I've figured something out. I need R to be the distance from the point of observation to the charge. I'm making the mistake of trying to find the distance using polor which dosn't work. I need to convert to cartesien to find the distance.
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    How Does a Charged Disk Influence a Point Charge?

    Can someone look at my math and tell me if I did the integrations correctly? I'm still stumped on this problem. I've been looking over the steps and it all seems right to me except for the E-field in the rowe direction. I know that this should be zero. I'm wondering if the answer in the back...
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    How Does a Charged Disk Influence a Point Charge?

    Homework Statement A disk is located at 0<r<1, z = 1. It has a uniform charge distribution of 200pC/m^2. A 30 \muC point charge is located at the origin. Determine the force acting on the point charge due to the electric dield produced by the disk. Homework Equations E =...
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    Engineering Magnetically coupled inductors an AC circuits

    Homework Statement I've actually uploaded the question. When solving problems with magnetically coupled inductors I like to add dependent sources so that I can keep everything straight. My question is when I add the dependent sources does there need to be a specific polarity to them. With...
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    Laplace transforms of Heavyside functions

    Ok, I have two question that have me stuck. I understand heavyside functions and how to do a laplace transform on them but, they've thrown me a curve ball. I'm sure I'm just making it more complicated then it needs to be. Here is problem number one. g(t) = 2t for 0 <= t < 1...
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    Integration of an inverse function

    OH man so obvious. Your the man thank you so much. I havn't had a math class in over a year and now I'm taking diff eq. Bad idea you should definately keep them all together.
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    Integration of an inverse function

    Homework Statement \int\frac{4}{x(x+3)} Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I can get to s certain point and I know I need to do substitution but, everytime I try a substitution it just creates a more difficult problem. 4\int(x^{-1}(x+3)^{-1}) I've tried...
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    Problem with inductors and Capacitors in Series (AC Theroy)

    Nevermind I figured out what he was doing. He was simply droping zeros and moving the decimal points. grrrr stupid mistake.
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    Problem with inductors and Capacitors in Series (AC Theroy)

    Homework Statement Find the steady state expresion for i(t) in the circuit if Vs=750 Cos(5000t) mV All componets are in series Resitor = 400 Ohms Inductor = 40mH Cap = .4 \muF Homework Equations Xc= 1/(j*w*C) Xl = j*w*L Xr = R The Attempt at a Solution Ok I know...
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    Instant change of current in an inductor

    Ok, here is a goofy question. Say you have an inductor that is connected in a simple DC circuit and has been there for a "long time". Now if you had a switch that you could move at any speed that you wanted to and could be any distance from the terminal that you wanted it to be what would...
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    Room Thermal Energy Calculation

    That makes sense. I tend to take to many steps in my math anyways. I find that it helps me to understand exactly what the equation means and then I can use it any way I want to. This section is the first time I have seen these equations so I am still in the mode of over using them.
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    Room Thermal Energy Calculation

    Thank you very much that helped a ton. You don't need the mols because I have the following p=1 atm v= 154.752m^3 t=293 If I use the ideal gas formula I can solve for n which gives me the mols in the room. Then I use the equation (5/2) nRT I get the thermal energy. thanks
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