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No. See if you can spot your mistake.
Jul 30, 2025
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edited as suggested. Thanks for the help
Jul 29, 2025
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I get the same answer (ignoring the formatting issue noted below). The expression "##V/5R##" is wrong because it actually means ##\frac...
Jul 29, 2025
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Hi @palaphys. First, note that you have used the same symbol, ##R_{eq}## to mean two different resistances. That’s a recipe for...
Jul 28, 2025
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Hi @palaphys. IMO your overall method/logic looks ok – but you have made a mistake. It looks like you are trying to apply a method...
Jul 27, 2025
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I got it, thanks
Jul 27, 2025
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Ha! Yes it is. I really could learn how to copy and paste properly!
Jul 24, 2025
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Presumably the missing phrase at the end of the sentence is something like: "the radius of gyration about the x-axis". It is important...
Jul 23, 2025
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The sign of the change in potential
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I would call the potentials ##V_A## and ##V_B## because a and b are not points (they are limit-values in an integral). Consistent use of...
Jul 21, 2025
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That sounds right. Note that "the part of the spherical surface inside the cylinder" is called a "spherical cap". So the charge inside...
Jul 20, 2025
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Thanks. That was careless of me. I've changed Post #6.
Jul 19, 2025
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We don't provide homework solutions! But we can gives help/pointers. Look at the diagram below (not drawn accurately) which shows a...
Jul 19, 2025
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There is nothing that extends a thread more than two different opinions! I remember a seemingly endless thread about the existential...
Jul 19, 2025
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What I really want to do now is find out who the writer of this exam question was and email them a link to this thread: just for fun...
Jul 18, 2025
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Well done - you extended the thread to 4 'pages'! So I won't feel guilty about adding this... FWIW, there's quicker method. One of the...
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