Line Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. M

    MATLAB Draw a polygon from line equation

    I'm trying to draw a quadrilateral in matlab. I has 4 line equations. Can i draw that polygon, using line equations ? I knew MATLAB can draw polygon from coordinates, but i don't want to use it.
  2. TechTree

    Electronics Transmit RF signals directly to receiver in line of sight

    Hello, I am trying to transmit radio signals across a distance of just under 1km to the receiver. The receiver is in line of sight with the transmitter. I just need to send the data in the most direct way possible, almost like shining a laser through the air. I was wondering what type of antenna...
  3. F

    Connecting simElectronic blocks -- get red dotted line

    Homework Statement [/B] Use MATLAB to find the current flowing through 2Ω resistance Homework Equations - The Attempt at a Solution Here's my work : The DC voltage sources won't connect to the resistances , I get a red dotted line. Where am I doing wrong ? Your help is appreciated .
  4. N

    I Is a Vertical Line the Correct Depiction for this Equation?

    Recently, after work beers with a colleague went down a bit of rabbit hole as he attempted to "red pill" me on a couple of topics. One of those happen to relate to the below self-published paper, which was written by someone he went to college with...
  5. W

    MHB Volume of Solid Revolving Region About Line: 32pi/5

    Find the region bounded above by the line y = 4, below by the curve y = 4 - x², and on the right by the line x = 2, about the line y = 4. The Correct answer was: 32pi/5 I integrated from 0 to 2 of pi [(4)² - (4 - x²)²] and got the answer of 224pi/15. I tried every other possible ways and...
  6. G

    MHB Tangent line to circle making 30º with a second circle

    Hi all, this is my first thread! I am having problems trying to find the way of drawing a line which is tangent to a circle and intersects another circle making a 30º intersection. Let´s say I have circle A with coordinates 479183.87, 4365099.87 (x1,y1) and a radius of 27780m. I have a second...
  7. K

    Fortran How do I find an exact line from a large file in fortran90

    I'm new to prorgramming . I have been working with Fortran90 for my physics project and I have to read data from a file. I need to find a specific matrix and then print the said matrix onto a different file and diagonalize it. How do I read the matrix that follows a specific line from a file ...
  8. N

    Find an equation of a line of symmetry in the form px+qy = r

    Homework Statement ABC is an isosceles triangle such that AB = AC A has coordinates (4, 37) B and C lie on the line with equation 3y = 2x + 12 Find an equation of the line of symmetry of triangle ABC. Give your answer in the form px + qy = r where p, q and r are integers. Show clear...
  9. N

    Proving that ABE is a Straight Line: Vector Method

    Homework Statement The diagram shows parallelogram ABCD. (you don't really need the diagram) vector AB= (2 above, 7 below) and vector AC= (10 above, 11 below) The point B has coordinates (5, 8) (a) Work out the coordinates of the point C. The point E has coordinates (63, 211) (b) Use a...
  10. Mr Davis 97

    Minimizing the distance between two points and a line

    Homework Statement Let ##A## and ##B## be two given points, ##l## a given line. Find the point ##P## on ##l## such that ##|AP-PB|## is a maximum. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Suppose that the line ##l## and the line that goes through ##A## and ##B## (call it ##\ell_{AB}##) are...
  11. Jason-Li

    How to Calculate Transmission Line Coefficients?

    Homework Statement Figure shows a 50 Hz, high-voltage, transmission line. The relationships between the sending and receiving end voltages and currents are given by the complex ABCD equations: where 'S' stands for sending-end and 'R' stands for receiving-end (a) Given the parameter values...
  12. S

    I Line count in a simple program

    Preface: I also posted this question on mathoverflow(link: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/324110). A bit surprising for me that it has gotten votes to close. Mostly because all the dozen or so questions (after my very first one) that I have asked there have been received positively. But...
  13. D

    MHB Find equation of a quadratic with line of symmetry

  14. N

    What is the observed wavelength of the Hα line?

    Homework Statement A star moves away from us at a speed of 10 km / s. the angle between the speed direction and the line of sight are 30 °. What is the observed wavelength of the Hα line? Then we suppose the observer is also moving at a speed of 20 km / away from the star. What is the observed...
  15. Othman0111

    Python How to GOTO a certain line in Python to repeat?

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to create a sequence that evaluates r for i= 1 to 10 and 100 to 110 ...N (evaluate 10 skip 90 repeats till N). If python has a GoTo function, I would've used it to return the previous line to repeat. But I couldn't find a function like that anywhere on the internet. 1...
  16. A

    Ampere's Law: Double Negative Line Integral Help

    Hi all, I’m having some trouble finding a minus sign in a standard calculation I have been doing. I am trying to show that if there is no enclosed current around the example loop in the enclosed jpeg, the four piecewise paths add up to zero (for the line integral part of Amp’s law). For this...
  17. CharlieCW

    Potential inside a cylindrical shell with a line charge

    Homework Statement Find the electric potential of an infinitely long cylinder shell of radius ##R## whose walls are grounded, when in its interior a line charge, parallel to the cylinder, is placed at ##r=a## (with ##a<R##) and that has a lineal charge density ##\lambda##. Homework Equations...
  18. Abhishek11235

    Is Every Differential 1-Form on a Line the Differential of Some Function?

    Homework Statement This problem is from V.I Arnold's book Mathematics of Classical Mechanics. Q) Show that every differential 1-form on line is differential of some function Homework Equations The differential of any function is $$df_{x}(\psi): TM_{x} \rightarrow R$$ The Attempt at a Solution...
  19. Jason-Li

    Transmission Line Coefficients & Definitions

    Homework Statement (a) State what is meant by a ‘distortionless’ and a ‘lossless’ transmission line.(b) A transmission line has the primary coefficients as given below. Determine the line’s secondary coefficients Zo, α and β at a frequency of 1 GHz. R = 2 Ω/m L = 8 nH/m G=0.5 mS/m C=0.23...
  20. Burhan Uddin

    Calculating the work done using a line integral

    Homework Statement a) A point charge + q is placed at the origin. By explicitly calculating the relevant line integral, determine how much external work must be done to bring another point charge + q from infinity to the point r2= aŷ ? Consider the difference between external work and work...
  21. Rx7man

    Microhydro project, transmission line loss

    Well, I've been trying to design a microhydro power project, and I contacted a supplier on Alibaba and we're a bit at odds about the recommended transmission voltage, I'd like to go with 480V and a transformer back down to 120/240V on the other end, their 'engineers' say this isn't necessary and...
  22. karush

    MHB 205.2.6.1-2 another implicit problem with tangent line.

    Find the slope of the curve at the given point} $2y^8 + 7x^5 = 3y +6x \quad (1,1)$ Separate the variables $2y^8-3y=-7x^5+6x$ d/dx $16y^7y'-3y'=-35x^4+6$ isolate y' $\displaystyle y'=\frac{-35x^4+6}{16y^7-3}$ plug in (1,1)...
  23. Q

    Cylindrical Coordinates: Line Integral Of Electrostatic Field

    Homework Statement An electrostatic field ## \mathbf{E}## in a particular region is expressed in cylindrical coordinates ## ( r, \theta, z)## as $$ \mathbf{E} = \frac{\sin{\theta}}{r^{2}} \mathbf{e}_{r} - \frac{\cos{\theta}}{r^{2}} \mathbf{e}_{\theta} $$ Where ##\mathbf{e}_{r}##...
  24. CivilSigma

    Engineering Would you take a job not in line with career goals?

    I have just started my masters in civil engineering and at the same time I have received a job interview from a construction company that I think really like me. I don't have any official offers. My career goal is to be involved with the structural design/analysis industry. However, the company...
  25. R

    Drawing the line between the Pilotwave and Stochastic Interpretations

    Greetings… I requested some books that deals with the different interpretations of QM almost a year ago and I read lots of them. My favourite was Laloe's (so whoever recommended it, extra thanks for you). I noticed something interesting in the Bohmian mechanism, a common misconception if I may...
  26. Krushnaraj Pandya

    What happens when the denominator is 0 in a 3d line equation?

    Homework Statement I noticed that for a line parallel to z axis the equation is (x-a)/0 = (y-b)/0 = (z-c)/k = t. Homework Equations Any 3d geometry equations The Attempt at a Solution I can't quite grasp how to visualize this, also I can't see any constant like a 2d line parallel to x-axis...
  27. M

    Euler Line theoram - part of the proof is not clear to me

    This is not homework. I am reading a book: "The art of infinite: The Pleasure of Mathematics" and pages 119-120 give a proof of the Euler Line theoram: the circumcenter, centroild and orthocenter of a triangle are always colinear (see the attached files). 1. Homework Statement Page 119 shows...
  28. L

    B Line Integral, Dot Product Confusion

    From my interpretation of this problem (image attached), the force applied to the point charge is equal and opposite to the repulsive Coulomb force that that point charge is experiencing due to the presence of the other point charge so that the point charge may be moved at a constant velocity. I...
  29. Krushnaraj Pandya

    Angle between a plane and a line

    Homework Statement If the plane 3x+y+2z+6=0 is parallel to the line (3x-1)/2b = 3-y = (z-1)/a then 3a+3b is? Homework Equations angle between two lines=90 degree when l1l2+m1m2+n1n2=0 where l,m,n are direction ratios...(i) The Attempt at a Solution First I divided x/3 and 3-y by -1 to get the...
  30. Krushnaraj Pandya

    Line of intersection of two planes

    Homework Statement Find equation of line of intersection of planes r.(3i-j+k)=1 and r.((i+4j-2k)=2 Homework Equations a x b gives a perpendicular vector to a and b...(i) The Attempt at a Solution to write equation of a line r=a+tb we need a point a on the line and a parallel vector b. Taking...
  31. F

    Mathematica Problem with line integrals in Mathematica

    Hello everyone. I am testing mathematica to work with some line integrals. I want to go from the point (0,0) to (2, 3) over a straight line. I do it with 3 different parametrizations. The problem is that each one offers me a different result. The original problem is a two dimensional gaussian...
  32. V

    Magnetic field at a point due to a line of charge

    Homework Statement A wire carrying a current I in the positive x direction is located along the x axis. The wire is of finite length and is located between x = -L and x = L. Find the magnetic field at a field point located a distance a away from the wire. Homework Equations Biot-Savart law...
  33. Cocoleia

    Power loss in a transmission line

    Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I have posted the whole solution so it is more complete, but I really only need help with part c (I think) My output power is higher than my input power, I'm not sure where I'm going wrong
  34. J

    What causes SWR to change along a feed line?

    Engineering has taught us that unequal impedances between feed line and antenna feed point will result in return reflections along the feed line back to the source. The mixing of the forward and reflected waves cause nodes which consist of variations min and max voltages along the line...
  35. Krushnaraj Pandya

    Faster ways to calculate distance between a point and a line in 3D

    Homework Statement Suppose a line is given, say (x-3)=(y-2)=z in Cartesian form and we are supposed to find a point on it which is at a distance say, 6 units from a given arbitrary point (1,2,3). 2. Relevant tedious methods 1) write line in vector form then equate modulus of vector between...
  36. Specter

    Writing vector and parametric equations for a line that....

    Homework Statement [/B] Write vector and parametric equations for the line that goes through the points P(–3, 5, 2) and Q(2, 7, 1). Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution First I find the direction vector for PQ. PQ=Q-P = (2,7,1)-(-3,5,2) =[2-(-3),7-5,1-2] =5,2,-1 PQ= (5,2,-1) Now I...
  37. F

    Connecting Line 1 to Line 2 without a load in between

    Preface to post: Through this post I am going to be referring to line 1 and line 2. When I write about line 1 and line 2, I am writing about electrical leg #1 and electrical leg #2 respectively. Perhaps electrical engineers are used to calling the lines of electrical power in a residence...
  38. Helmholtzerton

    50 Ohm to 75 Ohm to 50 Ohm line?

    I'm trying to understand how I can mathematically describe a particular situation in order to calculate what I should expect to read on an oscilloscope. Let's say I have a signal generator that is generating a 1MHz sinusoidal signal 1Vpp. The source impedance of the signal generator is 50ohm...
  39. D

    Finding Stationary Wavefunction with a Line Potential

    Homework Statement A particle of mass m in one dimension has a potential: $$V(x) = \begin{cases} V_0 & x > 0 \\ 0 & x \leq 0 \end{cases} $$ Find ##\psi(x)## for energies ##0 < E < V_0##, with parameters $$k^2 = \frac{2mE}{\hbar^2}$$ and $$\kappa^2 = \frac{2m(V_0 - E)}{\hbar^2}$$...
  40. D

    MHB Tractrix on a line below the x-axis

    The cusp of the tractrix is on the y-axis. I have been studying Sreenavisan et al (Mechanism and Machine Theory 45 (2010) 454–466) Email me for copy, if needed. What I need is the equation of a tractrix with the hitch point not on the x-axis but on a line below (y=-mx). Any help would be...
  41. S

    Electric current flowing in a power transmission line

    A cable of resistance 12 Ohm carries electric power from a generator producing 250 kilowatt at 10,000 volts. Calculate the current in the cable. Solution using P=VI I=25A but using P=I^2R 250000=I^2×12 I =500/root 12 Amps What is the reason for the different...
  42. C

    MHB Calculus III: Proving Tangent Line = 1 for Every Point on Curve

    Hi, I'm stuck on a homework problem in my Calculus III class. I solved 3a really easily, but 3b is giving me a lot of trouble. I know that to find the tangent line, I first have to find the slope, which is represented by the vector: <3cos^2(t)(-sin(t)), 3sin^2(t)(cos(t))>. I know the formula...
  43. M

    How do I find a plane that contains two given lines?

    Homework Statement a. Find a point at where these lines intersect b. Find the equation of a plane that contains the two lines. Homework Equations r[/B] = <1,3,0> + t<3,-3,2> r = <4,0,2> + s<-3,3,0> The Attempt at a Solution I correctly found the point of intersection to be...
  44. G

    Transmission line: leakage current differential equation

    Homework Statement I have a coaxial cable with internal conductor of radius r1 and external conductor of radii r2 and r3. The material of the conductors has a conductivity ##\sigma_1##. Between the conductors there is a imperfect dielectric of conductivity ##\sigma_2##. Consider the...
  45. YoungPhysicist

    Why am I getting an extra blank line at the end of my output?

    Note: this is not a homework question! The problem that this program should solve is turn a input like this:(no space and the end of the input string) james shawn charles nicholas into something like this: James Shawn Charles Nicholas But I keep getting an excess line at the bottom of all...
  46. opus

    Find eqn for "normal" line to the tangent- folium

    Homework Statement Back for more questions. This section has been pretty tricky. The graph of a folium with equation ##2x^3+2y^3-9xy=0## is given. Find the equation for the tangent line at the pont ##(2,1)## Find the equation of the normal line to the tangent line in the last question at the...
  47. opus

    Find eqn of Tangent Line to graph- Implicit Differentiation

    Homework Statement Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the given equation at the indicated point. ##xy^2+sin(πy)-2x^2=10## at point ##(2,-3)## Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Please see attached image so you can see my thought process. I think it would make more...
  48. B

    B How Can a Hydrogen Atom Emit Multiple Colors Simultaneously?

    If the spectral line of Hydrogen contains four colors, I don’t understand how the electron can jump four times to four different energy levels in the same moment?
  49. opus

    Find the slope of the tangent line to the function's inverse

    Homework Statement For ##y=f(x)##, find the slope of the tangent line to its inverse function ##f^{-1}## at the indicated point P. ##f(x) = -x^3-x+2## , ##P(-8,2)## Homework Equations The Inverse Function Theorem: ##(f^{-1})'(x) = \frac{1}{f'(f^{-1}(x))}## The Attempt at a Solution So...
  50. F

    Power line EMI filter + feedthrough filter for a Faraday cage

    Dear forumers, I need a 50hz 250VAC power line filter for an EMI shielding faraday cage. The filter should work between 100khz and 20ghz, attenuation should be >=60dB between 1mhz - 5ghz. Regular power line EMI filters like this don't seem to go that high (only up to a few hundreds of mhz...
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