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    Resonance in Closed Air Coloumn

    1/2 lambda or 1/2 wave length is the distance between two succesive nodes or anti-nodes(crests). so your textbooks shows 1 full wave length + 1/4 of a wave length so 1 + 1/4 = 5/4 wave length ( or 5/4 lambda) so it is correct. your teacher's diagram; 1 full wave length + 3/4...
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    Are cosmic rays considered part of the EMS?

    hmmm, ok. here is a place for you to read more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ray hope this helps.
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    How Do You Find Roots of Complex Polynomial Equations?

    MANY WAYS TO DO THIS.you can write it as a exponent. z^4 + 7 -24i = 0 z^4 = - 7 +24i Z = Cos(2*n*pi+ theta) + i Sin(2*n*pi + theta) = exponent(i*(theta+2*n*pi)) n = 0, 1,2,3, so Z^4 = exponent(i*(theta+2*n*pi)*4) = Cos((theta+2*n*pi)*4) + i Sin((theta+2*n*pi)*4) (De Moivre's...
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    What keeps the planets in their consistant orbit?

    it got to do with the centrifugal force and the gravitational force. i.e. if an object goes in a circle, there is a pseudo force called centrifugal force that tries to push it away. for ex. if you attach a piece of string string to a stone and swing it, it will start going in a circle. if you...
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    E Field Calc: 2 Charged Line Segments

    this is a 3D problem. since your wires have finite lenghts, you need to have all three coordinates (x,y,z dependence) in your general solution. Once you have the general solution, then apply necessary conditions to get the field at the point you need. it will be easier if u use cylindrical...
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    What quantity is measured in grams/second?

    i don't know for sure. momentum is grams*meter/second r u sure u got his right? if so, if such quantity exists, it would be decribing the flow rate or something similar. (this is purely based on your units).
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    What are force carrying particles and how do they carry force without mass?

    it is hard to visualize these things. all these are part of theoritical models to decribe experimental observations. as long as they fit the model and we are able to explain the experimental observations, no body cares. u just have to believe it for a while, until u study things in deep. but...
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    Solve for Braking Acceleration for Emergency Stop

    all u need is (v)^2 = (Vo)^2 + 2(a)(delta X) the point here is, to think what happens when u hit brakes. u slow down, which is a deceleration or a negative acceleration. (opposite is speeding up, which is positive acceleration). usually in a problem like this both these situation are...
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    Problems with Velocity and Acceleration

    V=at+Vo ---------------(A) X=1/2at^2+Vot+Xo -----------(B) ok. couple of things to note assume we are measuring height from ground. (i.e. X0 = 0) at maximum height, the velocity of the ball becomes zero for a moment just before it turns around. so at the point V = 0 so equation (A)...
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