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Ppbuk replied to the thread Geometry: Similar Shapes.Edit: I have just realised that this is Q.22 from Edexcel Maths Paper 1 November 2017. I'm off to read the examiner's report. They...
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PAnd that purpose seems to me to be malicious. Is this a restatement of the parental admonition to "do as I say, not as I do": "do as I...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread Suggestion Suggest "Informative" feedback reaction icon change away from the latest "pink brain" emoticon.Bump for @Greg Bernhardt: are these overlapping icons intentional?
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Ppbuk replied to the thread Geometry: Similar Shapes.You haven't got yourself in a muddle, it is a trick question and you are in a muddle because you haven't spotted the trick. I'm not...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread Understanding Brent's root finding method.According to p.50 of Brent's original publication (it is available on archive.org): "practical tests show that this [would slow down]...
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PI would replace step 1 with laboratory exercises. You can learn more about voltage and current with a multimeter than with pictures. This ^
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Ppbuk replied to the thread B Excel: converting a 3-ish week count into a monthly count.This makes no sense: the year is not 360 days long*. The best way to convert a cost per day to a cost per month is usually to multiply...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread Electrical Vaillant VRT350 to Tado smart thermostat.The VRT350 is more than a simple thermostat and can be installed in many different system configurations. In order to install a Tado (or...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread Suggestion Suggest "Informative" feedback reaction icon change away from the latest "pink brain" emoticon.Yes, is the 'dent' which makes the icons overlap (and therefore harder to recognise) intentional? It seems to be caused by...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread Ubuntu slow for compute-intensive applications?.You might find Mint XFCE (based on Ubuntu LTS but with an upgrade path between releases, and crucially without Ubuntu's snap-based...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread How to calculate Tension for a series of connected points?.Your 'trial' model is too simple - you are only considering the situation where force is applied parallel to the direction of the last...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread How to calculate Tension for a series of connected points?.Simple code for this is available on the interweb e.g...
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Ppbuk replied to the thread How to calculate Tension for a series of connected points?.As you said yourself You are having trouble because you are not using an appropriate model. Let's start again. To model a rope, use...
