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Finding Maximum Values: Using Calculus to Solve Quadratic Equations
I came up with -0.8333333333. I got this from thinking the maximum value is just the turning point (Ie: -b/2a)- ihopeican
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Finding Maximum Values: Using Calculus to Solve Quadratic Equations
Question: Hello, the question is to find the MAXIMUM VALUE of -3x^2-5x+1=0. Attempt: I tried to enter this into my calculate in Polynomial and got two values of x: x=-1.85 and x=0.1804 Thankyou! See following post for attempted answer.- ihopeican
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- Maximum
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Average rate of energy transfer & rate of energy dissipation.
Hello, 1/2mv^2/t ?- ihopeican
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Average rate of energy transfer & rate of energy dissipation.
Hello, i thought maybe mgh and mgh/t? 70x9.8x10? 700x9.8x(20)/5- ihopeican
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Average rate of energy transfer & rate of energy dissipation.
Homework Statement 1.) A 70kg boy runs as fast as he can up a flight of stairs which has vertical height of 10metres. He achieves this in 8 seconds. Calculate the average rate of energy transfer into gravitational potential energy that must have occurred. 2.) A700kg car traveling at 20ms-1...- ihopeican
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- Average Dissipation Energy Energy dissipation Energy transfer Rate
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How Do You Solve Basic Gravity Problems in Physics?
Hello, I got 11.47 for the first one (1.a). I got 4.5 for 1b but i don't think this one is right. i did 2x-9.8x11.25 and then did the square root of that. For 1.c i am not sure with this one so some help would be much appreciated. For 2.a) i got 39.6 For 2.b) I got -27.85 Thankyou...- ihopeican
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How Do You Solve Basic Gravity Problems in Physics?
can anyone confirm some answers for me so i know if I am right for questions 1,abc and question 2- ihopeican
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How Do You Solve Basic Gravity Problems in Physics?
Homework Statement 1.) Astone is thrown upwards with a speed of 15ms-1 a.) how high does it reach b.)with what speed does it hit the ground c.)how long does it spend in flight Homework Equations 2as=ut+1/2at^2 v=s/t The Attempt at a Solution Well i am not sure what initial or...- ihopeican
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- Gravity
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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High School How Stars are Formed - Astronomy Basics
hi there, i plan on becoming an astrophysicist/astronomer/cosmologist and recentley started looking for basic information into astronomy which i should know. i was wlndering if i am right about how stars are formed. i will try to put down how i understand: in the universe gas clouds could...- ihopeican
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- Stars
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Which branch of physics holds the most mathematics
hi, just wondering which branch of physics holds the most mathematics. because i love finding and using mathematic formulas. etc. Thankyou, Bye.- ihopeican
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- Branch Mathematics Physics
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- Forum: STEM Academic Advising
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Do I Need to Take Calculus to Pursue a Career in Astrophysics?
Hi thanyou for the excellent responses. I have some good news that i moved up to the second top class in advanced mathematics and now can do geometry and trigonometry and then calculus ^^ Thankyou very much- ihopeican
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- Forum: STEM Academic Advising
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Do I Need to Take Calculus to Pursue a Career in Astrophysics?
Hi there, I am currentley in grade 10 and am having trouble getting into the highest maths which is geometry and trigonometry which in partnership with introductory calculus goes into Calculus in year 12. I have gotten into introductory calculus but I am quite positive that ill need calculus...- ihopeican
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- Astrophysics
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- Forum: STEM Academic Advising
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Do you need to do calculus to be a good physicist.
hi there, i am from Australia. also in the physics unit this year we did optics, nuclear physics(fission/fusion) Newtons laws, and energy and change(1/2MV^2=MGH) thankyou- ihopeican
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- Forum: STEM Academic Advising
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Do you need to do calculus to be a good physicist.
hi there, thankyou so much for supporting me. i am going to try to have ameeting with my maths teacher to see how i can achieve it but because of you replies i know that it isn't the end if i can't do calculus within weeks because i can try in university. I was just wondering if calculus in...- ihopeican
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- Forum: STEM Academic Advising