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B Understanding 3D Temperature Direction Change with 8 Corner Points
So I have a cube in 3d space and this cube is made out of 8 coordinate points at each corner. Now I have a temperature reading at each point of these corner points. Inside the box I have another point, I want to be able to use the information from the 8 points surrounding the the one middle...- sqljunkey
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- 3d Change Direction Points Temperature
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- Forum: Differential Geometry
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Determine whether a set of points lie on the same plane
AB, AB, AD are Ld, that is, the three vectors lie on the same plane, so, "yes, the points lie on the same plane" However, AB CB and AD are Li, that is, the three vectors span the space R3, and don't lie in the same plane, so, how can four points that lie on the same plane, that can generate only...- LCSphysicist
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- Plane Points Set
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Parabola: Vertex =(?,0) and know 2 arbitrary points. How solve x?
Summary:: I have a upwards opening parabola where I know the Y vertex point = 0. I also know 2 arbitrary points separated by a step size on the parabola. How can I solve for x at the vertex point? X=horizontal plane Y=vertical plane I have a upwards opening parabola where I know the Y vertex...- FGD
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- Parabola Points Vertex
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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I Reduced chi square for few data points
Hello! I need to make a straight line fit to 8 points, with errors on them. The data is like this ##x = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]##, ##y=[377.488 691.191 , 1030.319, 1428.801, 1753.884, 2113.065 , 2398.642, 2797.664]##, ##y_{err}=[97.145, 131.452, 160.492, 188.997, 209.397, 229.840, 244.879...- Malamala
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- Chi Chi square Data Points Square
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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Find the set of points that satisfy:|z|^2 + |z - 2*i|^2 =< 10
Hello everyone, I've been struggling quite a bit with this problem, since I'm not sure how to approach it correctly. The inequality form reminds me of the equation of a circle (x^2 + y^2 = r^2), but I have no idea how to be sure about it. Would it help just to simplify the inequality in terms...- Makadamij
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- Absolute value Complex numbers Inequality Points Set
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Find the undefined points given this graph
are the points where the derivative is undefined ##x=-4,-2,0, 4##?- angela107
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- Graph Points
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Find points of inflection and state only the x values
Since the answer wants x values only, will my answer be ##x=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, 0, and \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}##?- angela107
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- Points State
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Given ##f(x)=3x^5-5x^3##, find all critical points.
Is my work right?- angela107
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- Critical points Points
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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MHB C Expected value for the total number of points awarded on any toss of coins
https://www.physicsforums.com/attachments/9838 well not sure why we need 3 different coins other than confusion also each toss at least 2 coins have to have the same face frankly not sure how any of these choices work didn't want to surf online better to stumble thru it here and learn it better...- karush
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- Expected value Points Value
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- Forum: General Math
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MHB Are Critical Points and Roots Interchangeable in Math?
Might be I am asking a silly question but really want to clarify that would critical points and roots are same terms use interchangeably? I mean we can use critical point as value of x and root also as value of x then what is the difference between?- gevni
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- Critical points Points Roots
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- Forum: General Math
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How to find the curl of a vector field which points in the theta direction?
I have a vector field which is originallly written as $$ \mathbf A = \frac{\mu_0~n~I~r}{2} ~\hat \phi$$ and I translated it like this $$\mathbf A = 0 ~\hat{r},~~ \frac{\mu_0 ~n~I~r}{2} ~\hat{\phi} , ~~0 ~\hat{\theta}$$(##r## is the distance from origin, ##\phi## is azimuthal angle and ##\theta##...- Adesh
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- Curl Derivatives Direction Field Points Spherical coordinates Theta Vector Vector calculus Vector field Vector fields
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Superluminal moving points 4-velocity
The first thing I want to do is reconcile the two definitions of 4-velocities ##\tilde{U} = \frac{d \tilde{R}}{d \tau} = c \frac{ d \tilde{R}}{ds}##Start off with the usual definition of 4-velocity##\tilde{U} = \frac{d \tilde{R}}{d \tau}##we know that d \tau^2 = \frac{ds^2}{c^2} \Rightarrow d...- PhDeezNutz
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- Points Superluminal
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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MHB Find the points of intersection of a line and a circle
How do I algebraically prove how many times the line y=-5 intersects the circle (x-3)^2 + (y+2)^2 =25?- penguin_alexa
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- Circle Intersection Line Points
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- Forum: General Math
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Determining the distances between points and planes
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- Planes Points
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Determine the distance between the following points and lines
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- Lines Points
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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I Linear fit on the difference of data points
Hello! I have some data points obtained from a measurement and one of them is defined as the reference point. I need to compute the difference between that reference point and all the others (including itself) and plot the difference as a function of another variable (which doesn't have an error...- kelly0303
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- Data Difference Fit Linear Points
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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Determine the points where the net magnetic field is zero
Unsure about this, but here is my attempt: B from the first wire: ##\dfrac {\mu _{0}I}{2\pi r} ## B from the second wire: ##\dfrac {\mu _{0}I}{2\pi r} ## Let the point be (x,y) Can I state that: ##\dfrac {\mu _{0}I}{2\pi y}+\dfrac {\mu _{i}\left( I/3\right) }{2\pi x}=0## Hence the magnetic...- jisbon
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- Field Magnetic Magnetic field Net Points Zero
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Rayleigh criterion: finding the angular separation between 2 distant points
I have tried this question and have gotten to an answer from the following steps So my angular separation is 2.85 millidegrees. Have I done this right with the formula I have made use of? Any help would be great, thanks!- Bolter
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- Angular Points Rayleigh Separation
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Limit Points & Closure in a Topological Space .... Singh, Theorem 1.3.7
I am reading Tej Bahadur Singh: Elements of Topology, CRC Press, 2013 ... ... and am currently focused on Chapter 1, Section 1.2: Topological Spaces ... I need help in order to fully understand Singh's proof of Theorem 1.3.7 ... (using only the definitions and results Singh has established to...- Math Amateur
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- closure Limit Points Space Theorem Topological
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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Reaction Score and Points for a PF user
I started noticing some numbers next to each person's profile: Reaction Score and Points. I tried searching for the meaning of these values. Either it is hidden in plain sight, or I'm a bad searcher ?:) My guess is that Reaction Score has to do with the number of likes (or the other positive...- scottdave
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- Points Reaction
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Phase difference between 2 points on a wave
So to do this problem I need the relevant formula for phase difference which is this: I first need to find wavelength and this is lambda = velocity/frequency So lambda = 257/641 = 0.40093603744 m Hence phase difference (in radians) = 2pi * (2/0.40093603744) = 31.3 rads My concern is that...- Bolter
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- Difference Phase Phase difference Points Wave
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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B What Interesting Topics Can Be Explored with Dew Points and Relative Humidities?
Hello, I have recently gotten ahold of a hygrometer and was wondering if there were any interesting topics I could research with measured dew points and relative humidities. Thanks in advance.- NewtonIsWrong
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- Points Relative
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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A Path between fixed points in a logistic map
Hello, I have a question about period doubling and fixed points in the logistic map. Let's say I have a basic logistic map, ##f(x) = 4\lambda x(1-x)##. Let me then compare 1,2 and 4 iterations of this map on fixed points. I assume that ##\lambda## is large enough such that two period doublings... -
Points on either side of a line
Summary:: The set of values of ##b## for which the origin and the point ##(1, 1)## lie on the same side of the straight line ##a^2x+aby+1=0## ##\forall~a\in\mathbb{R},~b>0##.(a) ##a\geq1## or ##a\leq-3## (b) ##a\in~(-3,~0)\cup(\frac13,~1)## (c) ##a\in~(0,~1)## (d) ##a\in~(-\infty,~0)## I tried...- mmaismma
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- Coordinate geometry Line Points Straight line
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Find all points of intersection
First I try to visualize it: w = Surface 1, is a spheroid w_2 = Surface 2 is a cone stretching up the z axisThen I calculate their gradients: $$∇w = (8x, 2y, 2z)$$ $$∇w_2 = (2x, 18y, 2z)$$ The points where they intersect at 90 degrees is when dot product is zero. $$∇w \cdot ∇w_2 = 0$$ $$16x^2 +...- Addez123
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- Intersection Points
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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I The Tensor & Metric: Spacetime Points & Momentum Flux
The components of the energy tensor are defined sometimes as the flux of the ith component of the momentum vector across some component jth of constant surface. But isn't the tensor a function of points of spacetime just as the metric? How can you evaluate a surface of j when the tensor is a...- dsaun777
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- Function Metric Points Spacetime Tensor
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Find all points where the level surface tangent plane is parallel
First I find the normal vector given any position: $$w(x, y, z) = x^2 + y^2 + z^2$$ $$∇w(x, y, z) = (2x, 2y, 2z)$$ Normal vector of plane: $$w_2 = x - 2y + 3z$$ $$∇w_2 = (1, -2, 3)$$ ##∇w = ∇w2## => point where planes are parallel = (1/2, -1, 3/2) This is completely off, but I can't find any...- Addez123
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- Parallel Plane Points Surface Tangent
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Automotive Spark length of a points ignition compared to an HEI system
Having made/modified my own distributors for years, I was surprised to see MSD (Multiple Spark Discharge) company show their graph using Points, HEI, and Performance HEI comparisons, with little difference in Horse Power made, up to about 6000 RPM. I know a points mechanical system makes a...- Charlie Cheap
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- Ignition Length Points Spark System
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Voltage between two points on an empty wire and also across a resistor
In a closed circuit the battery sets up a potential difference which causes charge to flow. I understand potential difference as the measure of electric potential energy per unit charge, the amount of energy required to move a charge from one point to another per charge. for example when a...- funmi
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- Empty Points Resistor Voltage Wire
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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I How Can I Improve My Method for Translating Points on Coordinate Axes?
Summary: I need to translate points on coordinate axes as part of a calculation process Hello everyone, I've created the diagram below to try and explain what I am trying to do as part of an existing software app that's used to generate profiles and programs to drive a CNC machine to grind...- RichardWattUK
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- Axes Points Solving equations Trigonometry
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- Forum: Linear and Abstract Algebra
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MHB What is the Surface Area of a Square with Given Points and Side Lengths?
Let E, F be such points inside the ABCD square that | ∢AEF | = | ∢EFC | = 90∘ and | AE | = 2, | CF | = 6 and | EF | = 6. Calculate the surface of ABCD.- ghostfirefox
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- Points Square Surface
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- Forum: General Math
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B Can PDF values be equal to zero at some given points?
Suppose we have a function which looks like this: It seems like it meets criteria of probability density functions: this function is asymptotic to zero as x approaches infinity and also it is not negative. My question is: if at some points this function reaches zero (as I have shown above)...- Schwann
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- Function Pdf Points Probability distribution Zero
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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Odd/even function and critical points
I have ##3x^{2/3}## as an even function although there is some debate as to this in another thread I started but the (5-x) factor means the function is neither odd or even. I also see the domain as all real numbers. Hopefully this is right ? To find the critical points I differentiate f(x) to...- dyn
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- Critical points Function Points
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Calculating the average linear speed of all points in a rotating sphere
Is there a way to calculate the average linear speed of all points in the volume of a sphere rotating on a single axis? Since points closer to the axis of rotation and the poles move slower than points further out, would the average speed be a simple function of r/2 and pi? It would seem that...- Darius Kaufmann
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- Average Linear Points Rotating Speed Sphere
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- Forum: Mechanics
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Removing connections between equipotential points in solving circuits?
A sketch of the setup and the equivalent circuit are attached. I believe the correct way to solve this is to redraw the circuit as shown in Fig. 3 and then remove the connections between evidently equipotential points, which reduces the problem to a familiar setup of in parallel and in series...- gregorspv
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- Circuit Circuits equipotential Kirchhoff Points Symmetry
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Suggested starting points for 3d scanner design
My school recently got an industrial robot arm with a precision turntable. I was thinking how to use this with some cameras/lasers to make a 3d scanner. Where would you folks recommend I start looking?- theycallmevirgo
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- 3d Design Points Scanner
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- Forum: General Engineering
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MHB Compute probability closeness between points in a 2D surface
Hi all, Sorry, in my first message, I posted this question in the Basic Probability section, and so I moved it to this section. I have a surface (for example, a blank paper). In this surface, I have some elements of the set "A" randomly distributed. In this surface, I also have some elements...- LucaDanieli
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- 2d Points Probability Surface
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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I Need help with a proof involving points on a quadratic
Summary: Given three points on a positive definite quadratic line, I need to prove that the middle point is never higher than at least one of the other two. I am struggling to write a proof down for something. It's obvious when looking at it graphically, but I don't know how to write the...- Jeff.Nevington
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- Geometry Inequality Points Proof Quadratic
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- Forum: Calculus
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Algorithm for the min. distance over a set of points randomly distributed
The only restrictions are: -There are N points randomly distributed over an X-Y plane and it is necesary to pass every point at least 1 time, in order to get the path of the minimun distance throught all of them. -If does not matter how many times you pass any of this points. -You have to pass...- JorgeM
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- Algorithm Distributed Points Set
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- Forum: Programming and Computer Science
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Phase difference between two points
I find λ first and I get λ = 3/10 m phase difference = ##\dfrac{2 \pi (1) }{\dfrac{3}{10}} = 6.7 \pi## Answer key = B What is my mistake? Thanks- songoku
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- Difference Phase Phase difference Points
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How to Find the Slope of Points A and B and Compare to Point C?
https://www.freemathhelp.com/forum/attachments/1568726293258-png.13677/ solution] https://www.freemathhelp.com/forum/attachments/1568726452915-png.13678/ take the C-Ordinates of A,B use the formula TO FIND OUT THE SLOPE Of A,Band then compare it to the c-ordinates that you already have for CD Am...- Rabinow23
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- Points
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Weight Distribution Across Multiple Points
Thanks in advance to anyone that can help me solve this problem, its causing me a real headache. I need to transport a rather large frame that supports a large heavy item. The weight is not evenly distributed along its length. I know the various distances between the supports, the total weight...- IanPibworth
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- Distribution Multiple Points Weight
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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MHB Proving parallel lines using points and vectors
Hey, this is a problem given to me by my prof for an assignment, and the TAs at my tutorials haven't been much help. Was wondering where to go with this question. Also, I'm a uni freshman who isn't used to the whole concept of proofs, and a lot of what my profs say seem to be a slew of...- algebruh
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- Lines Parallel Points Vectors
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- Forum: Linear and Abstract Algebra
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Why Would the Pressure at Points 1 and 2 be the Same?
Why would the pressure at points 1 and 2 be the same? I understand they are at the same elevation and due to Pascal's law should have the same pressure, but isn't water denser than air? So in turn, wouldn't it exert more pressure than air? So then how come despite all the water pushing down on...- colcol500
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- Points Pressure
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Selecting two points in [0-1] being the same p>0?
You and I each choose an undisclosed real number from 0 to 1. Then we compare them to see if we chose the same number. p(a)=0, p(b)=0 -> p(a=b)>0 ? I seem to recall that the probability of one instance of choosing a particular number should be zero, but if two people are doing so and the...- bahamagreen
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- Points
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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B Can you pick out the random set of points in a plane?
The above screen shot is from, @ the 1:43 mark. Which set of points is random? Answer below. The right set of points.- Spinnor
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- Plane Points Random Set
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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If you were a linear algebra teacher, would you dock points for this?
Let's say you were proctoring some test that required proofs of Jordan canonical forms and rational canonical forms. Would you dock points from a lazy student abbreviating the former as "J-canonical forms" and the latter as "##\mathbb{Q}##-canonical forms" in their proofs?- Eclair_de_XII
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- Algebra Linear Linear algebra Points Teacher
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- Forum: STEM Educators and Teaching
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B Are there any points other than the origin where cosines are totally in phase?
Hi, This question just came to my mind and I thought I should confirm it. Are the cosine functions with the same amplitude but different frequencies are totally in phase at any other point other than the origin? The frequency, f, could be anywhere between 0 < f < ∞. I'm sorry if the answer is...- PainterGuy
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- Origin Phase Points
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- Forum: General Math
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I The fastest route between two points
Hello, Consider the next scenario: I wish to travel from point a to point b as fast as possible. Between the points there is a border. In the region from a to the border, I can move only with velocity v1, and after the border, I am allowed to move only with velocity v2. All the additional...- ddddd28
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- Points
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- Forum: General Math
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MHB Check if two points are symmetrics/asymmetric
I'm working on an Android app which let's a group of child to draw whatever they want in a specific area. I need to check if the lines and figure that they draw are symmetric. The problem is that since the app is designed to let them draw freehand, I don't know how to compare the lines by...- Andsello1
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- Points
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- Forum: General Math