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    Electric Field of an Infinite Plane

    If we say that x=y, then the method of taking a cross product between a vector perpendicular to the plate and the E-field works for both c and d, doesn't it? Or did I just miss something when I did it?
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    Electric Field of an Infinite Plane

    1. We are given a static system of conductors and charge. We know that x=y is a plane of equal potential (for example, a system that can give such result is an infinite plate in that plane). Which of the following fields can represent an electric field of such system? a. \vec{E} = az\hat{x}...
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    Gauss's Law to Symmetric Charge Distribution

    I did this problem so long ago, I'm not sure if I remember everything correctly. However, I did notice you say E=mg. Actually, since F=mg and F=qE, your equation would actually be qE=mg. You have the charge of the object, therefore, you can solve for the electric field. I'm not sure how you...
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    Complex Cholesky Decomposition

    Thank you for you help. I was truly over complicating it. Thanks once again.
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    Complex Cholesky Decomposition

    So how would that be incorporated into the equations in the attachments...
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    Complex Cholesky Decomposition

    I am having trouble finding information about decomposing a complex symmetric positive definite matrix. I was wondering if the cholesky decomposition would change to accommodate complex numbers. I understand that multiplying, dividing, and taking the square root of complex numbers is not the...
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    Complex Cholesky Decomposition

    I am having trouble finding information about decomposing a complex symmetric positive definite matrix. I was wondering if the cholesky decomposition would change to accommodate complex numbers. I understand that multiplying, dividing, and taking the square root of complex numbers is not the...
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    Raising a complex number to the nth power

    Thank you all very much. I was not familiar with DeMoivre's Theorem at all. I have seen Euler's identity, however. In response to maze, I have no idea what happens when you raise a complex number, z = length 1 to higher and higher powers. I can't even begin to make an assumption of what would...
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    Raising a complex number to the nth power

    I was looking around a little bit for an algorithm that would compute a complex number to the nth power. Can anyone supply me a resource that covers this? I wouldn't imagine it being different than some sort of (x+y)^n formula. Thanks in advance.
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    MATLAB Division of Matrices in MatLab: Explained

    THANKS! I had a look at this before, but I didn't really understand it, so I looked for simpler explanations. It took my stupid self about 30 minutes to fully comprehend what it was saying. I really had to read slowly. lol. It is very brief, but rightfully so. Not much more explaining needed...
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    MATLAB Division of Matrices in MatLab: Explained

    I looked through that as well, but it says that it is equal to A*inverse(B)...but like I said, I cannot calculate the inverse of B. MatLab itself won't do it for me if I write the command line, so I don't see how it completes the matrix division calculation without finding the inverse of B. It...
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    MATLAB Division of Matrices in MatLab: Explained

    As far as I know, matrices cannot be divided, you have to multiply one matrix by the inverse of the other...I believe. However, I am converting MatLab code into ANSI C and MatLab apparently divides two matrices. An example is the following... >>A=[1.5708 1.5708]; B=[0.4937 0.7652]; A/B...
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    Finding Real and Imaginary Parts of Complex Numbers

    Thank you. Sadly, I didn't think of doing that.
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    Finding Real and Imaginary Parts of Complex Numbers

    If I were given a complex number, such as 12/(12+3i) in order to find the real and imaginary parts of the number, I assume that I cannot just reduce the fraction and say the real part is 1 and the imaginary part is 4. I can almost guarantee that this will not calculate the correct answer...
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    How High Does Block m1 Rise After an Elastic Collision with m2?

    Don't over complicate the problem. There is no friction, so all energy is conserved within the system. Think of the relationship between potential and kinetic energy and how they are converted into each other. Also, since there is an elastic collision, you need to use some momentum equations...
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