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    Conditional Probabilities problem

    thanks ehild, that's pretty much how I did it. I thought there was more to it, I was looking for unicorns and finding donkeys. Cheers, a.
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    Conditional Probabilities problem

    1. Homework Statement ******* SOLVED ********* There are three magazines A,B and C respectively. A survey of readers was taken and the following data was collected. 0.6 Read A 0.5 Read B 0.5 Read C 0.3 Read A&B 0.2 Read B&C 0.3 Read A&C 0.1 Read A&B&C What is the probability that a reader...
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    How to Find Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of Masses on Springs in a Circle?

    Hello, I am a having a problem finding the solution of the follow: 3 equal masses are connected by springs in a circle, and are confined to move in the circle. Find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the system. I'm really at a bit of a loss here, I don't know whether you begin by...