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    Hello, good people - Flagpole rigidity questions

    Would you mind elaborating, please?
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    Hello, good people - Flagpole rigidity questions

    Unfortunately the paper has to be submitted at the end of the exam. I can try and draw a similar diagram though :) I assume they mean how much force the string can handle due to wind before snapping. The question was not specific about density distribution. It just wanted to know...
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    Calculating Light Travel Time for 60 cm

    if the velocity of light in the medium is assumed to be 2.10^8 m/s, right? so, if it had asked: how much time does it take the light to travel through the distance of 2.10^8 m? You would have answered 1 second. From here, you can derive the formula. distance/speed = time taken Just be...
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    Hello, good people - Flagpole rigidity questions

    Hello, good people -- Flagpole rigidity questions Tis about my finals answers :) I just want to know if I'm right or not. I was required to determine features of a flag pole that would enable it to withstand strong winds. Among them are: *String tension of strings attached to the flag pole. I...
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    Light Explained: Photons, EM Radiation & Frequencies

    sound is a longitudinal wave - very different indeed.
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