Pole Definition and 363 Threads
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Determining Pole Orientation in Inductrac Trains
Hello again everyone, I'm in the process of winding/sourcing out coils to produce induced flux of one or the other pole orientation. I understand that when a coil is induced by a permanent magnet the resulting force will be opposite and equal to the force that caused it. So if one induces...- Robin07
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- Orientation Pole
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Ski pole three point bending-calculation of load at yield
Homework Statement A ski pole is bent(plastic deformation) in three point bending by applying a load 2F perpendicularly to the ski pole. The forces at the end points are of magnitude F. If the pole yields due to plastic deformation at the mid point longitudinal span of the ski pole which is...- pd2905
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- Load Point Pole Yield
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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Need help in recognizing Power Pole types and its components.?
Hi there, I've been given this task to recognize the different types of power poles and their electrical equipments. The images are in the following link. I have encircled the equipments and components that are needed to be NAMED. http://www.geocities.com/flabberguest_gabcraft/powerpoles.JPG...- flabber
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- Components Pole Power
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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Can We Leave Earth via North Pole Wind?
Recently I read a research about Polar wins saying that million of kilos of our atmosphere (Hydrogen, Helium and Oxygen) left the planet via North Pole. May be possible to build a hot hydrogen balloon to leave the planet via North Polo Win??- Gitirana
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- Earth North pole Pole Wind
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- Forum: Earth Sciences
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Calculating Angle Between Plumb Line & Radius Vector Over North Pole
Homework Statement A jet plane flies due south over the north pole with a constant speed of 500 mph. Determine the angle between a plumb line hanging freely in the plane and the radius vector from the center of the Earth to the plane above the north pole. Hint, assume that the Earth's angular...- thesaruman
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- Angle Line North pole Pole Radius Vector
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Hanging a deer from a pole - find tension
Homework Statement Ricky Bobby hangs a deer from a uniform horizontal pole as shown below. The Deer's mass is 57.6 kg, the pole has a mass of 12.1kg, and the length of the pole is 5.36m. The Deer is hung 1.92m from the point where the pole is attached to the verticle beam, and the angle of the...- ldbaseball16
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- Pole Tension
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Centripetal Acceleration of North Pole
Homework Statement Consider the radius of the Earth to be 6.38×106 m. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration experienced by a person (a) at the equator and (b) at the North Pole due to the Earth's rotation? Homework Equations a = V^2 / r The Attempt at a Solution I...- lacar213
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- Acceleration Centripetal Centripetal acceleration North pole Pole
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Kinetic Friction of sliding down a pole
Homework Statement A firefighter whose weight is 812 N is sliding down a vertical pole, her speed increasing at the rate of 1.45 m/s2. Gravity and friction are the two significant forces acting on her. What is the magnitude of the frictional force? Homework Equations Fk = ukFn uk =...- lacar213
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- Friction Kinetic Kinetic friction Pole Sliding
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Magnitude of Kinetic Frictional Force on Fireman Sliding Down Pole
The alarm at a fire station rings and a 96.0-kg fireman, starting from rest, slides down a pole to the floor below (a distance of 3.55 m). Just before landing, his speed is 1.79 m/s. What is the magnitude of the kinetic frictional force exerted on the fireman as he slides down the pole...- lalalah
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- Force Frictional force Kinetic Kinetic frictional force Magnitude Pole Sliding
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How to solve the pole of polynomial with matrix coefficient
Hi! This is my first post here. If I make any mistake, please tell me. I have a question: if I want to find a pole of a polynomial, ex: " a*s^2+b*s+c ", a,b,and c are constant given. I just use simple command: roots([a, b,c]), I can get the answer. However, if now I meet a situation is...- ohmatlab
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- Coefficient Matrix Pole Polynomial
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Pole and Barn paradox - close the doors for good
As I was reading Fabric of the Cosmos, I got stumped at the relativity of simultaneity section. This led me to Google for some additional explanation. I stumbled upon http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/jw/module4_pole_paradox.htm" which made me think of this question regarding the pole...- jtaravens
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- Paradox Pole
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Wire does a loop of wire create a norh pole and a south pole
Hello everyone, I just read that in a loop of wire if the current is anticlockwise that part is a north pole. I'm just wandering what do they mean by this. I thought only magnets have north poles. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks :smile:- sameeralord
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- Loop Pole South pole Wire
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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What direction does a compass point towards Earth's magnetic North pole?
Which compass pole points to Earth's magnetic North pole? 1.depends where compass is located 2. compass doesn't actually point at Earth's magnetic north pole 3. north 4. south I'm stumped by this question. I think either 2 or 3 is the right answer, because they both seem correct to me.- solars
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- Magnetic North pole Pole
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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North Pole may disappear [briefly] this summer
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080620-north-pole.html- Ivan Seeking
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- North pole Pole Summer
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- Forum: Earth Sciences
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How does the shape of an electromagnet pole affect the field produced?
I'm attempting to get a rough estimate on how the shape of an electromagnet pole will affect the field produced. Most of the poles you see in labs are tapered, and not simply cylindrical - I'm wondering how this affects the field. After all, there has to be a reason why they would do such a...- ptabor
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- Design Electromagnet Pole
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Understanding the Multiplicity of Poles in Complex Analysis
In complex analysis, what is understood by the multiplicity of a pole? thank you- Icosahedron
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- multiplicity Pole
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- Forum: General Math
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Is magnetism more concentrated at the more pointed pole?
There's a principle that the electric field is stronger/more intense at the most pointed parts of a charged, non-uniform conductor. Does this principle also apply to magnets? I.e. if we have a non-uniform magnet, is the magnetism density (sorry for the lack of a more scientific word) greater...- slakedlime
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- Magnetism Pole
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Effect of Pole Zero Cancellation on Nyquist Plot/Stability Criterion
Hi Suppose a closed feedback system has the transfer function \frac{C(s)}{R(s)} = \frac{G(s)}{1 + G(s)H(s)} In order to employ Nyquist's method to judge the stability of the system, I consider the loop gain L(s) = G(s)H(s) and map the s-plane contour into the L(s) plane. But what if there...- maverick280857
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- Pole Zero
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Pole-Zero Plot and ROC for LTI System
Consider a discrete-time LTI system with transfer function H(z) =(1-3z^-1) / ( 2-z^-1) (a) Sketch the pole-zero plot of H(z). (b) Suppose the system is stable. Determine all possible regions of convergence (ROC) for H(z) under this condition, or state that none exists. (c) Repeat part (b)...- hxluo
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- Plot Pole Zero
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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Rotational Motion Problems: Tilting Pole, a Yo-Yo, and a rolling hoop
Okay, 3 problems I can't seem to get the right answer for.. 1. A 2.30-m-long pole is balanced vertically on its tip. It starts to fall and its lower end does not slip. What will be the speed of the upper end of the pole just before it hits the ground? [Hint: Use conservation of energy.] GPE...- random26
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- Motion Pole Rolling Rotational Rotational motion
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Coulombic charge of a battery pole
Occasionally I need to undrstand electric fields and I usually find an equation that allows me to solve my problem without understanding the solution. Dangerous but... Anyway I've encountered another field problem and now I'd like to understand the solution to the problem. Put in general...- walt
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- Battery Charge Pole
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Why Does the Aurora Only Occur in the North Pole?
why the aurora happens only in northern pole,why not in south pole...if it is because of the electrons of solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere then the same solar wind also got protons then why no aurora in south pole?- spideyinspace
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- Aurora North pole Pole
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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How Do I Calculate the Position of a Mass Pole System Under Applied Force?
I want to know the x,y position at the time t of this system when I apply a force in the direction showed, how do I find it? http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7937/systemfr8.gif- mabauti
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- Mass Pole System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Help in understanding Single pole filter in a STM Setup
Hi, I'm working on a UHV STM. Recently I opened the multigain switch to set higher gains and I also changed the bandwidth. In the manual I read that the bandfilter is a so called 'single pole filter' and has a 6dB/Octave roll off. Can someone help me to understand what a single pole...- Tanja
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- Filter Pole Stm
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Magnet Strength: North vs South Pole
with an odd shaped magnet eg a cone .. apex = N / base = S is the strength of the magnet the same at each pole ?- David Brenchley
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- Magnet Pole South pole Strength
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Analyzing Pole Effects on Interpolated Runge Function
My teacher asked a very interesting question. so given a runge function 1/(1+x^2) and i interpolate it on uniformly spaced point in the inteval -1 and 1 by p_n(x) How does the pole -i and i contribute to the oscillation of p_n(x)? I never thought pole would come into play. -
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Electromagnets and pole shifting
I read a couple of tutorials on electromagnetism and solenoids but there's a good few questions left unanswered. 1.) What determines the poles of a solenoid electromagnet? Let's say I have direct current flowing from the left end of the coil to the right. Will the north pole automatically be...- Mr_Bojingles
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- Electromagnets Pole
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Newton's Laws - Tetherball on a pole
A tether ball leans against the post to which it is attached (Fig. 5-40). If the string to which the ball is attached is 2.00 m long, the ball has a radius of 0.300 m, and the ball has a mass of 0.400 kg, what are the tension in the rope and the force the pole exerts on the ball? Neglect any...- Trojanof01
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- Laws Newton's laws Pole
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How to use the residue theorem when I have an exponential as the pole?
Homework Statement Q. Use residues and the contour shown (where R > 1) to establish the integration formula \int^{\infty}_{0} \frac{dx}{x^3+1} = \frac{2\pi}{3 \sqrt{3}} The given contour is a segment of an arc which goes from R (on the x-axis) to Rexp(i*2*pi/3) Homework Equations...- laura_a
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- Exponential Pole Residue Theorem
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Open Collector Vs. Totem Pole Outputs
Hi, I have an electrically-actuated shutter that can be either in the "closed" or "open" positions. I want to use optoelectronic switches (slotted switches with an infrared LED source and photodiode detector) at either end that will detect whether the shutter is closed or open. The opto...- cepheid
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- Collector Pole
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Proving Simple Pole of $\frac{1}{1-2^{1-z}}$ at $z=1$
How exactly would one go about proving that \frac{1}{1-2^{1-z}} has a simple pole at z=1? I've tried writing 2^{1-z} in terms of e to get a Taylor series for the denominator but can't quite figure out where to go from there.- Diophantus
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- Pole
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- Forum: Calculus
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Regarding the 1light year pole question
this thread is about the 1 light year long pole question, the thread was closed... the question was " if there was a pole that is 1 light year long...person A at one side and person B at another" if person A pushes the pole, does person B see it instanteously... most people said that it...- minijumbuk
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- Pole Year
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- Forum: Optics
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How long would it take to move a pole one light year long one foot?
A pole one light year long... laying in bed last night I had this question pop into my pointy little head. If I had a pole one light year long sitting between points A and B and I pushed it forward one foot from point A toward point B how long would it take to move at point B? I've... -
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Weigh heavier at the equator or at the north pole?
One quick question about forces i have. Would an appear appear to weigh heavier at the equator or at the north pole? I assume both places would have have the same weight. A little feedback would be appreciated- hueyhuey
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- Equator North pole Pole
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How Can You Identify the North Pole of a Bar Magnet Without Another Magnet?
Homework Statement Explain how you would determine which was the north pole of a bar magnet, without using any other magnet. Homework Equations none The Attempt at a Solution If it's small enough you might be able to make it into a compass like object but if its heavy than the...- pivoxa15
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- North pole Pole
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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What is the total length of the pole in a lake?
The pole in a lake! There is a pole in a lake. One-half of the pole is in the ground, another one-third of it is covered by water, and 12 ft is out of the water. What is the total length of the pole in 'ft'?:bugeye:- powergirl
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- Lake Pole
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Calculating Pole Order: Is Infinity Possible?
I'm calculating the order of a pole of some function and I'm wondering: is it possible that a pole has order infinity?- physics_fun
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- Infinity Pole
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Tetherball wrapping around a pole
Hello, I am trying to analyze the following situation: A tetherball is kicked with velocity of v meters per second at time t=0 seconds. The length of the string attaching the tetherball to the pole is l meters. The radius of the pole is r. Assume no gravity and no air resistance so that the...- opticaltempest
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- Pole
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Two electricity questions about KVL and a pole numbers
What happens when you do a KVL through and current source? A formula I can not understand [SIZE="4"]ns=120*f/p f=frequency P=number of poles ….. How shall you know how many poles you got?, my old teacher just wrote it down as it would be obvious. But I think ti is related to what...- TheNaturalStep
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- Electricity Kvl Numbers Pole
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Magnetic Attraction: The North Pole & Earth's Geographic North
Why does the north pole of a magnet attract to the north geographic pole of the Earth?- Zinc
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- Attraction Magnetic North pole Pole
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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What is the force the pole exerts on the ball?
A tether ball leans against the post to which it is attached. The string is attached to the ball such that a line along the string passes through the center of the ball. The string to which the ball is attached has length 1.50 m and the ball's radius is 0.105 m and has a mass of 0.266 kg ...- Melissa013
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- Ball Force Pole
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Firefighter Sliding Down Pole: Magnitudes & Directions of Forces
A firefighter with a weight of 712 N slides down a vertical pole with an acceleration of 3.00 m/s^2, directed downward. What are the magnitudes and directions of the vertical forces (a) on the firefighter from the pole and (b) on the pole from the firefighter?? I think the magnitudes would be...- physics newb
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- Pole Sliding
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Pole Star Help: What Was the Pole Star 9-10,000 BC?
I hope some of you will be able to help me. First, let me make sure I have this right. From what I understand, the five Pole Stars are: Polaris Al Deramin Deneb Vega Thuban My question is, what was the Pole Star between 9,000 BC and 10,000 BC? The length of time for each Pole Star...- Myra759
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- Pole Star
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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What Are the Residues and Poles of a Function?
Here I must evaluate \frac{1}{2\pi i}\int_C \frac{f(\zeta)}{w(\zeta)}\frac{w(\zeta)-w(z)}{\zeta -z}d\zeta where f is holomorphic on the hole complex plane, where w(z) is a polynomial of degree n with all of its zeroes distinct (i.e. all n have multiplicity 1), and where C is a closed curve... -
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Center Pole Magnet: Can It Exist?
I want you to help me settle an arguement. Is it possible to have a center-pole magnet? That is, a magnet with one pole at the center, and the other pole facing out in every direction? I think that it isn't, because the molecules would force each other to all face the same direcion, or all of...- SaMx
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- Center Magnet Pole
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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When a bar magnet (one with Npole n the other with S pole) is broken
When a bar magnet (one with Npole n the other with S pole) is broken into 2 pieces, wat poles do the pieces have? thanx- duoheer
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- Broken Magnet Pole
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Why's radial acceleration zero at north pole
a)Compute hte radial accleration of a point at the equator of the earth. b)repeat for the north pole of hte earth. Take the radius of the eartk to be 6370 km. so for a) i got 9.9337 m/s square which is right but for b) the answer is just zero why?- SS2006
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- Acceleration North pole Pole Radial Radial acceleration Zero
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Residue at a pole of non-integer order
Hi, Does anyone know a straightforward way to calculate a residue at at a pole of non-integer order. I'm trying to find the residue of \frac {e^{ipx}}{(p - i \kappa)^\eta} at p = i \kappa where \eta is a positive non-integer. Thanks. I have reason to suspect it's zero, but I'd need...- emob2p
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- Pole Residue
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Pushing Pole: When Will Opposite End Move?
If you have a pole, short or long, and you push it, doesn't the opposite end of the pole begin to move faster than the time the speed of light would take to travel the distance of the pole? Assuming there is very little (none if possible?) compression in the pole, and it was floating in...- cdm1a23
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- Pole
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Speed of Shadow Moving 40 ft from Pole: Solving the Problem
Q. A street light is mounted at the top of a 15-ft tall pole. A man 6 ft walks awsay from the pole with a speed of 5ft/s along a straight path.How fast is the tip of his shadow moving when he is 40 ft from the pole? What I've done so far: this scenario can be drawn as similar triangles. from...- dajugganaut
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- Pole Shadow Speed
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help