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Of course the answer is 9. But my question is, some sources say this is written ambiguously. as in, 6/(2[1+2])=1 or 3(3)=1 Why do some people say one needs to evaluate what is effecting the parenthesis before dividing from left to right? I don't see anything in order of operations that...

Potential energy is just an amount of energy, measured in Joules. Potential is energy per charge, measured in Joules/Coulomb. This youtube tutor will explain it all to you very easily, just watch his sequence of videos on 'electric potential and potential energy'.

Was banking on someone here might have gone there. Its very high ranked, if not #1 in the nation. If they went for Nuke then they would know exactly the answer. But yes I am doing research on my own of course. More information from anybody can't hurt.

Transfer requirements of UIUC?? I am attending kankakee community college in kankakee illinois. www.kcc.edu I will have an accociates in engineering science when i complete the whole curriculum. I am wondering what classes are needed to transfer to the univeristy of illinois. a lot of...

Homework Statement A .5 kg block is dropped from 15m. A 5 gram bullet hits the block at 233 m/s. At what height must the block be hit to completely stop the blocks freefall momentarily. Homework Equations p=mv 1/2mv^2=mgh The Attempt at a Solution bullets ke...

Astronuc you have been a great deal of help. Thank you very much, ill be on this forum a lot i can tell all ready.

I asked which one is the easiest and which is the hardest, classes wise, b/c i wanted to just get an idea of which are more advanced than the others, not b/c i wanted to take the easiest one. But you guys are helping me out a great deal. I signed up for one semester of classes at my...

Hmm ic. So if i go more into plant process ill be able to work at a plant and operate it and stuff? Instead of going on the civil side where i would be constructing them and be moving around the country more. Also I am going to be going to a community college for engineering. How many years of...

Im thinking about going into nuclear engineering but i have this fear that its going to be astronomically hard. Like only for M.I.T. super nerd geniuses. What would you guys rate to be the hardest- easiest engineering branch to go into, in terms of the schooling? Also i am afraid once i get a...