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    Combatting Somali Pirates: Scholarly Perspectives on Naval Tactics

    Have any scholars suggested means of combating the issues of violence and Somali pirates via naval tactics (by the U.S. or other countries), and if so, what are their suggestions? Please, feel free to request clarification if necessary.
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    Medical Memory limited to the technique used? or to the 'space' left in the brain.?

    Theoretically, memory capacity is bound by the plastic properties of the brain -- the brain's incredible ability to change physically (i.e., create new synapses) in response to learning or damage. There are two types of memory, declarative memory and procedural memory. Declarative memory...
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    Earth-Sun Vector, Ecliptic to Equatorial Coordinates

    Thank you for the clarification!
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    Earth-Sun Vector, Ecliptic to Equatorial Coordinates

    By the way, feel free to assume the tilt of the ecliptic relative to the celestial equator is e=23.44 degrees.
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    Earth-Sun Vector, Ecliptic to Equatorial Coordinates

    I'm writing some code in Python for an astrophysics project, and I need some help. The JPL Horizons website gives the earth-sun vector in the default reference plane "ecliptic and mean equinox of reference epoch". I need to convert this vector (3 vectors, actually, reproduced below) into...
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    Finding the Volume of a Solid by Revolving a Region

    Problem: Find the volume of a solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the graphs of y = x^2 - 4x +5 and y = 5- x about the line y = -1. Attempt: Do I find where the graphs intersect, then make those values the upper and lower bounds for the integral? And could I set the...
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    Volume of Solid: Find Revolving Around x=-1

    Problem: Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving about the line x = -1, the region bounded by the curves y = -x^2 +4x -3 and y =0. Attempt at a Solution: I know that subtracting y = 0 from y = -x^2 +4x -3 will give the area in 1 dimension. So, would you use shells? I'm not...
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    Derivative with Absolute Value

    Ok; I think I understand how to approach this now. I'll get more help from my instructor to be sure. (I completed the assignment before, but wanted to understand for the final.) So, thanks!
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    Derivative with Absolute Value

    Homework Statement Find f'(x), if f(x) = [x^2 * (3x + 2)^(1/3)] / [(2x - 3)3] Where the absolute value symbol surrounds the entire function. Homework Equations N/AThe Attempt at a Solution My attempts don't account for the absolute value of the function. Otherwise, I can still take the...
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    Proving Closest Point on Circle to (3,4): Calculus Solution

    Ah, that makes sense. One question, though... do I have to solve the original equation for x1 and y1 before substituting into the distance equation? (I just don't see how you set up the circle equation and various points via the distance equation.) From there, though, I know how to find the...
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    Proving Closest Point on Circle to (3,4): Calculus Solution

    Homework Statement Show that the point (3/5, 4/5) is the closest point on the circle x^{2} + y^{2} = 1 to the point (3, 4). Homework Equations N/A The Attempt at a Solution The only equation that comes to mind is the distance formula... but I don't know what I would show with that...
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    Find Relative Extrema of f(x) | Maxima/Minima Question Homework

    Ah; makes sense. Thank you for pointing this out!
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    Find Relative Extrema of f(x) | Maxima/Minima Question Homework

    Homework Statement Find relative extrema of f(x). f(x) = \int^{x}_{0} (t^{2} -4)/(1 + cos(t)^{2})Homework Equations N/AThe Attempt at a Solution Is this correct? f '(x) = [(x² - 4)/(1 + cos²x)] Now set f '(x) = 0, [(x² - 4)/(1 + cos²x)] = 0 x² - 4 = 0 x = ± 2 f'(x) is changing from negative...
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    How Does Moving a Metal Rod in a Magnetic Field Induce Current?

    Thanks for the advice, Redbelly98! I appreciate it. :smile:
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