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    Saucepan Handle: Heat Conduction Benefits

    Homework Statement Explain why a saucepan has a plastic or wooden handle. Homework Equations Maybe Ko = oC + 273o The Attempt at a Solution I tried looking at a book. I also know a saucepan has a plastic or wooden handle because of conducting heat. I think.
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    Intro Math "The art of problem solving" textbook series

    I done these books before. I recommend going in order because these books get harder and harder. I think what you have is in order. It is necessary to buy the solution manual. The concept of these books is teaching the basics then going to the competition level like MathCounts or AMC.
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    Draw a Free Body Force Diagram for Tightrope Walker

    Homework Statement Sketch a free body force diagram for a tightrope walker balanced on a tightrope. (Use a picture that you made by right clicking the mouse in file explorer. Go to New section and select New bitmap image) Homework Equations Maybe W1d1=W0d0 or Newton's Laws of Motions The...
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    How Do You Solve for a Using the Law of Sines?

    I made the problem too confusing!
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    How Do You Solve for a Using the Law of Sines?

    I figured the problem out! Thank you, rpthomps!:smile::smile::smile:
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    How Do You Solve for a Using the Law of Sines?

    Oops, I typed the wrong problem! c is 12, angle A is 110, and angle C is 50 Sorry about that rpthomps!
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    How Do You Solve for a Using the Law of Sines?

    That would take a while, but sure, but not now(I'm very busy) I can give you the last couple of lines: (0.94)/a=47/ac c=50 0.94/a=0.77/50 47=0.77a a is about 61
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    How Do You Solve for a Using the Law of Sines?

    I recalculated and got 61, instead, but its wrong!
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    How Do You Solve for a Using the Law of Sines?

    The answer is actually 9.34, but I need the solution(step-by-step work).
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    How Do You Solve for a Using the Law of Sines?

    Well, I did a lot of factoring with decimals, so I must had got them mixed up. By the way calculators are allowed.
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    LaTeX Beginner's Guide to Learning Latex: Tips and Tricks for Getting Started

    You can go to this website to help you: http://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=LaTeX