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Trig - Ferris wheel |
2007-02-13 |
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Anthony pose la question : A ferris wheel is 250 feet in diameter and revolves every 40 seconds when in motion. Your step up to seat on the wheel at the bottom 2 feet above the ground so you are sitting 4 feet above the ground to start. Derive the formula for the height of your seat at time (t). If I go three times around, how long is the ride in ditance traveled? Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A person jumps from the roof of a house |
2007-02-13 |
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Jessie pose la question : A person jumps from the roof of a house 3.9m high. When he strikes the ground below, he bends his knees so that the torso decelerates over an approximate distance of 0.70m. If the mass of his torso (excluding legs) is 42kg, find a) his velocity just before his feet strike the ground , and b) the average force exerted on his torso by his legs during deceleration.
Please provide calculations and answers for comparison. Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The nth term |
2007-02-13 |
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Sarah pose la question : I am having difficulty in finding the nth term for 7,49,343,2401. Could you please help me in finding the correct answer? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Algebra |
2007-02-13 |
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B.Wilson pose la question : The teacher has asked to solve the following, but I have never seen this before: 6x/2 = 4x/5 Haley Ess lui répond. |
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Countable and uncountable sets |
2007-02-13 |
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piyush pose la question : we se that union of countably infinite no of sets having countably infinite number of elements is a countable set we can express p(n) (i.e power set of natural number) as a union of countable infinite number of sets i.e p(n)=s1Us2Us3..... where s1=null s2={1,2,3,4,5..........} s3={{1,1},{1,2},{1,3},..............{2,1},{2,2}........} using the same statement can we prove that power set of natural number is a infinit countable set Penny Nom and Claude Tardif lui répond. |
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An augmented matrix |
2007-02-13 |
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Mary pose la question : I've been trying for quite some time now to figure this out. I have to solve this by using the Gauss-Jordan Method: 3x - y = 15 2x + 3y = 10 Can anyone help me? Penny Nom and Gabriel Potter lui répond. |
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a specific 3-d shape |
2007-02-12 |
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Robby pose la question : What three dimensional shape has 6 vertices, 5 faces, and two congruent triangular bases? I can't find the answer to this question anywhere. Your help will be appreciated. Thanks, Robby Craig Pam Fowler, Gabe Potter and Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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Exponential form of complex numbers |
2007-02-12 |
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Austin pose la question : When dealing with imaginary numbers in engineering, I am having trouble getting things into the exponential form. The equation is -1+i now I do know that re^(theta)i = r*cos(theta) + r*i*sin(theta). Just not quite understanding the order of operations. Thanks Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Square centimeters |
2007-02-12 |
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Ivan pose la question : how many square centimeters are in a rectangle that is 210 centimeters long by 39 centimeters wide.? thank you Karen McIver and Melanie Tyrer lui répond. |
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The sum of a sequence |
2007-02-11 |
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joey pose la question : find the sum of the first 98 terms of the sequence 3, 5, 1, 3, 5, 1, 3, Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Two concentric circles |
2007-02-11 |
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maria pose la question : i have a problem with this quadratic word problem which i am trying to solve it but couldn,t get it please help me to solve this question Two concentric circles are drawn, the radius of one being 2cm greater than that of the other. The area of the ring enclosed between the two circles is one quarter of the area of the smaller circle.Calculate the radii of the circles,correct to three significant figures. (Don,t substitute for pie) Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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What is the difference between -(3) and (-3)? |
2007-02-11 |
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Mckaylla pose la question : What is the difference between -(3) and (-3)? Melanie Tyrer lui répond. |
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The surface area of a dome |
2007-02-11 |
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chris pose la question : I need to figure the surface area of a dome which is 96" across and 48" tall. Could you help please? Thanks! Penny Nom and Melanie Tyrer lui répond. |
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Volume of an inner tube |
2007-02-10 |
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Bubba pose la question : For a science project, I'm collecting methane gas in an inner tube. In addition to measuring psi of the inner tube, I'd like to calculate the volume of gas collected. What is the formula for or how would I calculate the volume of an inner tube? I appreciate any help you can give me.
Thanks so much. Bubba Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Large exponents |
2007-02-09 |
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Nick pose la question : I am trying to figure out an extremely large number. It relates to the estimated number of bacterial divisions in 12775 generations of bacteria. The problem I need to solve is: 2^12775 or 2 to the power of 12,775. Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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