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    I Precise intuition about limits and infinitesimals

    I've understood the formal definition of limits and its various applications. However, I'm trying to dive more into the history of how the concept of limits were conceived (more than what Wikipedia tends to cover), and how to formally understand and visualise infinitesimals. For example, I know...
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    How solve the instantaneous rate

    I'd recommend reading the theory behind derivatives as rate of change, and it's geometric significance. And one more thing, be thorough with the concept of limits (not just some list of formulas), so that you can understand the "first principle" of derivatives and other elementary concepts...
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    Traveling faster than the speed of light?

    I'm too a novice in case of relativity. From Wikipedia, "Second postulate (SR) - Invariance of c - The speed of light in a vacuum is a universal constant, c, which is independent of the motion of the light source." I.e., the speed of light is the same in all frame of reference regardless of...
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    Placing 8 rooks onto a 8x8 chess board so no two share same row or column

    From the question, since the Rooks are identical, I think we can assume that, in a given arrangement, even if we swap two Rooks, it wouldn't make a "new" arrangement. Your answer "1625702400" is right if all the Rooks are distinguishable. So I'll give you a small exercise, and this would be for...
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    Solving sin(ax)+bx=0 for Homework Equations

    Unfortunately, I have not yet studied N-R and other stuff (not yet in my syllabus). This problem is quite an interesting one. I plotted some graphs and even the one dynamicsolo suggested, which really shows the big picture. Ok, from what I see, the sine function now seems to be tilted with an...
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    A Question About Special Relativity's Basics

    Hello, I've read and learned the fundamentals of SR and understand it to quite a nice extent. I'm talking about the time dilation's derivation using a light clock. I've understood the derivation's concepts, i.e. the proved principle of speed of light being 'c' in all frames of reference. So...
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    Minimum Distance to Cross Rectangular Room

    @ehrenfest I think i get it too. Maybe 40 is the shortest. I'll look into it when I get a bit more time :). Regards, Sleek.
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    Minimum Distance to Cross Rectangular Room

    If the fly has to walk, then it has to cover the distance through the walls. Had it been able to fly, the answer would have been sqrt(30^2+10^2) ~ 31.6227766016838. The reason for this is, the vertical height is 12, and the fly sites 1 foot below the ceiling (11 feet). It wants to go the 1 feet...
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    How can a periodic function with period 1/2 be evaluated at specific values?

    If a function is periodic, then f(x)=f(x+p), as you said. Also notice that, f(x)=f(x+np) where n is an integer. Watch it like this. If you have an angle on the unit circle, for every 2*pi rotation, you arrive at the same point. Hence, it doesn't matter how many times you rotate, until it is an...
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    Is There Another Way to Rearrange This Formula for ILS Glideslope?

    Yes, it is Antilog. If the base is 10, then you will find Antilogs for them in logarithmic tables. Base e can be converted into 10 if necessary (by multiplying roughly with 2.303). Regards, Sleek.
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    Calculating Probability of Drawing Cards from a Deck

    As CompuChip suggested, try the above method and post what you get. You might also want to familiarize and brush up on combinatorics. If you know how to calculate permutation and combination, it should be good, at least for now. This makes your job "slightly" easier in the above problem, and...
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    Newbie Seeks Math Assistance: Log Questions & Calculus Textbooks

    In C, one of the fundamental property of logarithm is used. It is, x log b = log b^x. Now, you have e^log b^x, which IS equal to b^x. Let e^(log b^x) be some number m. You'll get an equation in exponential form. Convert it into logarithmic form. What do you get? Regards, Sleek.
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    Probability of Picking a Black Marble from 2nd Urn

    But have they not given the individual number of black and white marbles in each of them? Regards, Sleek.
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    Probability of Picking a Black Marble from 2nd Urn

    As everyone said, you have given us insufficient information. But when you get them, try what I say. Its just a hint, but if you get it, then its good, else we're always here to give some more hints or help correct your mistakes. There are three urns and each having black and white marbles...
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    Stats seating arrangement problem

    Another approach is, first let ABC sit. They can be ordered in 3! ways. Among A,B,C, there are 4 places from among which two can be occupied. Arrange D and E in these four places, which can be done in 4P2 ways. You can choose any method, but the second problem let's you visualize what's going...
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