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    How Do You Calculate Average and RMS Values for a Half-Wave Rectified Signal?

    Homework Statement A sinusoidal voltage waveform is rectified so that it becomes a half-wave waveform (i.e. the bottom half has been "chopped off"). Determine: i) The average p.d. ii) The RMS p.d. iii) The heat dissipated in a 200ohm resistor in 100sHomework Equations P_{avg} =...
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    Solving Simple Fluid Problems: Bernoulli's Equation

    Thanks for your reply. So can we approximate the surface velocity to be zero? In which case: p_{1} + \frac{1}{2} \rho v_{1}^2 + \rho gh = p_{2} + \frac{1}{2} \rho v_{2}^2 But since p_{1} = p_{2} and v_{1}=0 then we get v_{2} = \sqrt{2gh} .
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    Solving Simple Fluid Problems: Bernoulli's Equation

    Homework Statement A container is filled with liquid, density d. The depth of the liquid is h. A narrow, horizontal, tube at the bottom of the container is letting the liquid flow out at a speed v. The height of the liquid is kept constant. What is the velocity of the liquid...
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    Calculating Air Column Length in a Capillary Tube Using Boyle's Law

    Homework Statement A uniform capillary tube (with one end sealed) contains air trapped by a mercury thread 40mm long. When the tube is placed horizontally, the length of the air column is 36 mm. When placed vertically, with the open end of the tube downwards, the length of air column is now x...
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    How Does Wave Interference Determine Intensity at a Point?

    Homework Statement Two equal point sources S1 and S2 are a distance d apart. They emit waves in phase, of wavelength \lambda. P is a point on the line passing through the mid-point of S1S2 and making an angle \theta with the centre line; the distance of P from S1 or S2 is very much greater...
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