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    Understanding Work in Lifting Heavy Objects

    I have been working at a problem that is simmilar to this one, and I do not understand why wouldn't one integrate the weight of the cable+the weight? The way I was doing this problem, and I did not get the right answer I want to understand why we are doing it this way, is that I got the total...
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    Calculating Force Exerted in Space: A Problem-Solving Guide

    force exerted... Please help An astronaut who weighs 798 N on the surface of the Earth lifts off from planet Zuton in space ship. The free fall acceleration on Zuton in 8.8 m/s2. At the moment of lift off the spaceship experiances an acceleration gravity of 8.9 m/s2. What is the magnitude of...
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    Einstein's Intelligence Quiz ?

    I am not satisfied after solving this puzzle. Perhaps I did it wrong. I paid attention to some parts but then I just started to kind of guess??. Like the house for the Swede, I just guessed that and I made some sence. I just tried something and it worked out. Am I the only one that feels this way?
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    How Can I Ace a Standardized Test?

    :eek: HA HA HA :smile:
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    Is Improving the Educational System the Key to Achieving a Perfect Economy?

    Why are all these "problems" the economy's fault?? Should they both be paid the same?
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    Is Improving the Educational System the Key to Achieving a Perfect Economy?

    There wouldn't be much incentive to do anything. You would have to build your own house. Get your own clean water. We would be living a primitive lifestyle. We do not really need T.V. There wouldn't really be many problems about land b/c there is an unlimited amount of land.
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    Is Improving the Educational System the Key to Achieving a Perfect Economy?

    Bread is not a necessity. I can live without bread. Businesses would not raise prices in such a dramatic way. It is not in their best interest to do so. In the case of a geographical monopoly, where would the people of a certain region get clean water if they decide to not pay the fees to the...
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    Is Improving the Educational System the Key to Achieving a Perfect Economy?

    I do not want to be rude, but I am pretty sure that uhhh...communism its not a type of economic system. What you mean is a Command economy, where the govt controls "everything." Well we all have different tastes. I do think though that a central authority that represents the citizens of a state...
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    Is Improving the Educational System the Key to Achieving a Perfect Economy?

    Rade, do you care to explain why you think that capitalism is a perfect econmy, where every one would be happy?(That is part of the topic)
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    Is Improving the Educational System the Key to Achieving a Perfect Economy?

    I do not think that there will ever be an economic system where everyone will be happy with it, that is unless there is a consensus that everyone taking part in that economy "agrees" with all of its terms. In my opinion, I do not think that anybody is entitled to anything. The "world" is not...
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    The Quiet Earth" & "The Far Side of the Moon": Movie Reviews

    :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: hahahahahahahah. I guess that I should apologize. I have a strange sense of humor. I should contribute to this thread. I would say Life Is Beautiful is a really good movie.
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    Why is pi defined as C/d instead of C/r?

    .........yeah, I think there's a really good reason for it, if they use radius without multiplying times two then that would not give the true circumference which is what we are relating pi to. Thus not giving us a true value of pie. Although one cannot achieve an exact value of pie. If you...
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    Finding Solace in Favourite Quotes: Escaping Despair with Words of Wisdom

    "It's ok, I'm an engineer."-neighbor
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    Why Choose a Career in Physics and Mathematics?

    I asked those other questions because I'm also interested in Engineering, and I wanted to see if it would be a good decision in an economical way. I did not get a free ride to College so I need to work some while in college. Everybody likes money; however, Right now I just want to let my mind...
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