Lost Definition and 552 Threads

  1. H

    How Does Friction Impact Mechanical Energy on an Incline?

    A crate of mass 10.0 kg is pulled up a rough incline with an initial speed of 1.50 m/s. The pulling force is 100 N parallel to the incline, which makes an angle of 20 degrees with the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.400, and the crate is pulled 5.00 m. How much mechanical...
  2. M

    Urgent: Help Needed on Ampere's Law Probolem (Totally Lost)

    The question is: Between two long parallel cylinders of radius "a" and "b" (non-coaxial) and an axal separation of "c", a steady current of "I" flows. (See attachment below) Show that the inner cylinder (radius "a") has a constant magnetic field. Use Ampere's Law. [Hint: 0 = 1 + (-1)]...
  3. maverick280857

    Retrieve Lost "Show Desktop" Icon on Windows 2000

    Hi friends I have this tiny little problem on my Windows 2000 box: the show desktop icon has disappeared/accidentally been deleted from the quicklaunch bar (the taskbar). If you have any idea as to how I can get it back please do let me know. Thanks and cheers Vivek
  4. F

    Collision (kinetic energy lost)

    Ok, I'm really lost here. I guess I do not understand the equations well enough to think on my own in this question :) So the question is as follows: Two simple pendulums of equal length are suspended from the same point. The pendulum bobs are point like masses. m1 > m2. The more massive bob...
  5. T

    Graduate What point is the entanglement lost

    Soppuse Alice have two particles A and C that are in a partly entangled state |Y(A,C)>. We also have another person Bob (ofcourse) with whom Alice share a pair of entangled particles D and E in the singlet state. Now suppose Alice make a measurement on her two particles C and D, she...
  6. N

    Lost on rotational motion problems

    We have recently started studying rotational and rolling motion, I've struggled with this more than anything, I am pretty lost on these problems: 1) Consider a thin rod of mass 3.4 kg, length 6.8m, and uniform density. The rod is pivoted at one end on a frictionless horizontal pin. The rod...
  7. wasteofo2

    Ayudame por favor: getting a laptop, totally lost

    I'm going to be getting a laptop soon, and I'm really ignorant about Computers in general, so I'd be really appreciative if I could get some help narrowing down the chioces of what'd be best for me from some of the computer geniuses here. I don't play any sorts of computer games like...
  8. G

    Searching for Lost Money and Wallet in My Room

    So, i got back from vacation today, and my mum helped me bring some stuff up to my room. Hugs, kisses, blah blah, and she slips me a 20. I pocket it. Then I'm sitting at the computer in my room, and I'm like, "hmm, you know, I'm so forgetful, i'd better not leave this 20 in my pocket, elsewise...
  9. T

    Lost Keys: Where Did I Leave Them Last?

    anyone remember where I lost them last time?
  10. T

    Thanks for the present, I almost lost my eye.

    I got a airbrush for my birthday. I've never even held one before so I probably should have read the instructions. I don't have a compressor so I got a can of Propel, which appears to be full of butane. Anyway, I hooked the hose up to the can first, instead of to the airbrush first. As soon as I...
  11. Ivan Seeking

    Undergrad Long Lost Star Catalog Found in Plain Sight

    http://space.com/scienceastronomy/hipparchus_catalogue_050124.html
  12. G

    Undergrad What Happens to Energy in Out-of-Phase Sound Waves?

    This is a simple question, but i can't seem to get my bearings right on it. Consider two speakers at essentially the same point emitting sound waves that are half a cycle out of phase but otherwise identical. Interference dictates that these two waves should cancel out. The resultant wave, now...
  13. J

    Calculate the fraction of power generated that is lost in the lines

    If 30 MW of power at 45kV (rms) arrives at a town from a generator via 4-ohm transmission lines, calculate the fraction of power generated that is lost in the lines. okay I think I'm not completely understanding what I'm supposed to do in this question, or I'm missing something as from my...
  14. A

    Solving Homework Q: Bullet & Block Impact Velocity

    Having missed most of this material, I am finding myself at odds wih the last question of a homework assignment: A bullet of mass 4.0 g moving horizontally with a velocity of 500 m/s strikes a wooden block, initially at rest, on a rough wooden surface. The bullet passes through the block in a...
  15. M

    Help! Lost in Electrons & Protons: Solving My Homework Puzzle

    :blushing: I am getting confused. electrons, protons, which finger goes where in the left hand rule... agh! lol, I am muddling myself all up. i understand the rule (well i hope i do by now as that means the rest of my homework is wrong) but the last question of my h/w is almost killing me...
  16. C

    Graduate Solve X'+2X'+(\lambda-\alpha)X=0 | Chris Struggling

    I'm having trouble getting started on this problem... I just really don't understand what to do. Solve X'+2X'+(\lambda-\alpha)X=0, 0<x<1 X(0)=0 X'(1)=0 a. Is \lambda=1+\alpha an eigenvalue? What is the corresponding eigenfunction? b. Find the equation that the other eigenvalues...
  17. S

    I'm so lost Volume and tension?

    If a ball of styrofoam ( p=100kg/m^3) is totally submerged in water. the ball has a mass of 300g. How can i find the volume? and if it is being held by a string how do i find the tension of this string? :rolleyes: I don't know where to start! I've tried using the denisty equation but i still...
  18. K

    Quantum Computing Career Choices: Money, Classes, Colleges, and Languages

    I have a love for building computers...I also have a love for the concepts of physics. I have been thinking about Quantum Computing. I am a strong math student. I am also a Junior in-high school. What would be good Career choices, either in quantum physics in general, or in Quantum...
  19. U

    Really lost, pulling ball through water

    I need to calculate thr force required to pull a copper ball of radius 2cm upwards through a fluid at the costant speed of 9 cm/s. The drag force is porportional to the speed with porportionality constant 0.950 kg/s. Ignoring the buoyant force, I need to caluate the force. I fould out the...
  20. K

    High School Help! Lost in Beginner Physics Class - Test Tomorrow!

    Well, I avoided this class as long as I could... and now I am stuck with it! I am in a beginner class, but the course is way too fast, and I can't figure out what the teacher is talking about. We are dealing with graphs and 'Straight Line Motion' right now, and I am so lost. I have a test...
  21. M

    Constructing Overflow Detection Circuit with Logic Works

    My teacher assigned this problem for homework and I'm completely lost in what exactly I'm supposed to do. Btw "logic works" is a program we use to implement the circuits. Using Logic Works, construct a circuit to detect overflow in 4-bit signed-2’s complement addition. Connect your circuit...
  22. K

    How to Calculate Force and Acceleration: Elevator, Car, and Sailboat Examples

    A person weighting 0.6kN rides in an elevator that has a downward acceleration of 1.4m/s^2. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s^2. What is the magnitude of the force of the elevator floor on the person? Answer in units of kN. -- A 1317.9 kg car is coasting along a level road of 33 m/s...
  23. C

    Solve Math Word Problems: 2 Examples & Help Appreciated

    I am totally lost! :cry: I am taking this math class and we are now doing these statics problems and I have no clue what is going on, as I have never taken a physics class. I was hoping if someone could just explain on how I can put these two word problems into a equation because I have no...
  24. M

    Projectile Motion - A little Lost

    I've been trying to figure this problem out and I'm a little confused. Here is the problem. A quarterback is set up to throw the football to a receiver who is running with a constant velocity Vr directly away from the quarterback and is now a distance D away from the quarterback. The...
  25. 7

    High School Where Does Lost Energy Go When Lifting and Lowering Objects?

    When we lift a heavy box to a higher position, energy from our bodies(chemical energy) is lost and there is energy gain(potential energy) in the box. After, when we release the box from that position to the original one(lower position), there is P.E. lost in the box. So where does lost energy...
  26. Andre

    Could the Lost Cuban City Be a Man-Made Marvel?

    Update on the lost Cuban "City" We have discussed the http://www.medioambiente.cu/museo/exmari.htm, discovered by Paulina Zelitski and Paul Weinzweig a few times here. Many near pefect symmetrical stone structures on the bottom of the sea, resembling old Mexican inca like structures Is it...
  27. BobG

    Graduate I lost my calculator batteries in a flood .

    I lost my calculator batteries in a flood... What's this equal? \left(\frac{256^{16}-1}{256^{16}}\right)^{256^{16}} a) 2.178 b) 1.000 c) .3679 d) 0.000
  28. P

    Lost in Cyberspace: Can't Find HyperSpace Posts

    OK, I give up. Categories seem to have been moved. I cannot find where the postings from hyperspace in cyberspace have been moved to. Can someone clue me in?
  29. S

    Totally lost on magnetic flux question

    A uniform magnetic field of 0.0300T points vertically upward. Find the magnitude of the magnetic flux through each of the 5 sides of the open topped rectangular box, given the dimensions of the box are, length = 0.335m width = 0.12m, and Height = .10m. Find Wb through long side, short side...
  30. W

    Help a Lost Student: Calculating Heat Transfer in H2O

    I am lost on this homework assignment, and I am really hoping that you guys can help me out. Here goes: A 500.0-g Fe bar at 212 degrees C is placed in 2.0L of H20 at 24.0 degrees C. What will be the change in temperature of the H2O? (if is assumed that no heat is lost to the surroundings) I...
  31. M

    Graduate Is the Universe Bound by the Laws of Conservation?

    I am wonderring is there a known solution to the problem that all the light emitted by the stars must come out of the universe (if it is finite). All the energie is then lost and if the universe loses energie, it loses mass hence is bound to disappear someday... *if there will be an end, there...
  32. G

    Graduate Has ayone seen the lost simultaneity?

    The figure is of a moving frame moving to the right at velocity = 1/3c. On each end of the frame is a mirror (L and R) located at 4(1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3) x (1 second) from the midpoint of the frame. A pulse of light emitted at M (on either the moving or stationary frame) . We define the...
  33. M

    High School Could Mars Have Lost a Large Moon?

    I was just wondering if anyone has ever studyed what a large moon like ours would do to mars? Maybe the tektonic strain could be enough to warm the core and start volcanic activity. Could Mars have once had a large moon that was lost, maybe the asteroid belt could once have been a large body...
  34. T

    Undergrad What mass is lost after a hypernovae?

    after a neutron star goes into hypernovae how much mass is lost?
  35. V

    What is "Lost"? Understanding a Status

    Okay, guys, I have a question What exactly is *lost* ? I don't mean anything about losing a game, losing for something, I mean a status, yes, I am lost, you are lost, we are getting lost etc. :smile: A couple of days ago, I didnt know why I, on one hand held my cup of coffee without sugar...
  36. PFanalog57

    Graduate What is the Connection Between the ABC Conjecture and Fermat's Last Theorem?

    5^1 = 1*0 + 5 5^2 = 2*10 + 5 5^3 = 3*40 + 5 5^p = p*a + 5 x^p = p*a + x x^p = p*a + x y^p = p*b + y z^p = p*c + z ...x^p + y^p = z^p p*a + x + p*b + y = p*c + z p*[a + b - c] = z - [x + y] p = [z - (x + y)]/[a + b - c]...
  37. P

    Graduate Is information lost in a black hole?

    Ok, so we know that black holes emit Hawking radiation. Knowing this, it is safe to say that over time, black holes will decrease in size until they disappear totally. After decreasing, everything should go back to normal, you'd think. My question is, does the "data", that had been sucked in by...
  38. F

    I'm lost on this angular acceleration problem

    Okay, so there's a car traveling 97km/h (26.94 m/s). It's wheels have a diameter of 76cm (0.76 m), so the radius of the wheels are 0.38 m. I'm supposed to find the angular speed of the wheels about the axle. Can I say the speed of a tangent from the wheels is 26.94 m/s and use that to find...
  39. M

    Help with Two Particles Elastic Glancing Collision

    completely lost:(.. please help Ok I have been looking at this problem and i really don't know where to start. I've done all the other homework in my section but cannot get this. I would appreciate it if someone would help me:). Here it is. Two particles, of masses m and 2.88m are moving...
  40. D

    High School 3 unknown variables- I'm lost one this one right now

    Can someone explain to me how to do this? If a(x-2)+4(5x+b)=23x-30 find the values of a and b Thank you
  41. F

    Is it better to have loved and lost than to have ever loved at all?

    Is it better to have loved and lost than to have ever loved at all?
  42. wasteofo2

    How are electrolytes lost in sweat/why is salt?

    I understand that when you sweat, the water is to cool you and urea is excreted because it's a waste, however I don't know why salt is excreted, nor to I know how electrolytes are used in the process of sweating. Would someone care to enlighten me?
  43. R

    Cylinder fitted with piston and spring im lost

    A cylinder is fitted with a piston, beneath which is a spring, as in the drawing. The cylinder is open at the top. Friction is absent. The spring constant of the spring is 2900 N/m. The piston has a negligible mass and a radius of 0.023 m. (a) When air beneath the piston is completely pumped...
  44. Ivan Seeking

    Is Occam's Razor Obsolete in Light of Modern Scientific Complexity?

    First, we find in the skeptics dictionary that the concept is not well defined. http://skepdic.com/occam.html Next, the concept predates modern physics and is no more valid than 12th century physics. Consider Occam's original premise: Clearly the credibility of this premise died with...
  45. S

    Ballistic Pedulum - Finding Kinetic Energy Lost

    Here's a problem that I've been having trouble on for awhile and seem to be stuck. I was just wondering if someone could guide me or show me how to do this problem. The Ballistic pendulum is a device usd to measure the speed of a fast-moving projectile such as a bullet. The bullet is fired...
  46. Ivan Seeking

    Explorers on the trail of Lost City of Atlantis: Telegraph UK

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/10/27/natlan27.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/10/27/ixnewstop.html
  47. T

    What is the energy lost due to friction?

    Okay, I have this problem I've been fighting with for a couple of hours now. I have the answers for it, but I can't figure out how they're the answers. Here's the problem: A sledge loaded with bricks has a total mass of 18.0 kg and is pulled at constant speed by a rope. The rope is inclined...
  48. P

    Force Magnitudes, directions, gravity, etc (lost)

    Hey all, First-time poster here, hope y'all can help me. I'm ok with 85% of my homework this evening, but this one darned problem keeps tripping me up. Real quick, just to note, I'm still in high school, but this is Physics AP, so let me know if I'm in the wrong forum. Thanks! (a)...
  49. P

    Discover the Flow Velocity of a River with this Boat Trip Calculus Problem

    A river flows with a uniform velocity v. A person in a motorboat travels 1.13 km upstream, at which time a log is seen floating by. The person continues to travel upstream for 68.4 min at the same speed and then returns downstream to the starting point, where the same log is seen again. Find the...
  50. K

    Listen to Richard Feynman's Lost Lecture on the Solar System

    Would you like to listen a lesson from Richard Feynman? OK OK. Click the link to listen a lesson about solar system. At the destination page click the link at the bottom.( 17.4 MB) Don't worry about the file size - it's screaming. Enjoy!:wink: http://kitap.tubitak.gov.tr/k177.html