Fraction Definition and 653 Threads

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    How to Determine Molar Fractions After a Reaction?

    molar fraction problem?? (Help) hi, I need help with this problem, ( I've spent fairly enough time trying to figure it out but :( anyways, I'm given) the mass of Naoh and hcl the fraction number of the two before reaction find) the fraction number after reaction is...
  2. F

    Submerged Fraction of Hollow Glass Sphere

    Homework Statement A hollow, spherical glass has an inner radius of R and an outer radius of 1.2R. The density of the glass is d. What fraction of the shell is submerged when it floats in a liquid of density ρ = 1.5d (1.5 times the density of the glass)? (Assume the interior of the shell is a...
  3. K

    Dryness Fraction and Entropy Generation in Non-Isentropic Steam Expansion

    Homework Statement I place the question first: Superheated steam at an absolute pressure of 10 bar and temperature of 340C expands in a nozzle reversibly and adiabatically until the pressure is 0.1 bar. the mass flow rate is 4.2kg/s. The questions asking for: 1) Drawing the appropriate...
  4. L

    Fraction of energy dissipated when solid cylinder placed on table

    A uniform solid cylinder is set spinning about its axis and is then gently placed, with the axis horizontal, on a rough horizontal table. What fraction of its initial kinetic energy is dissipated in sliding friction before the cylinder eventually rolls smoothly along the plane? The only...
  5. Y

    Convert any repeating decimal to a fraction?

    A Math quicky-Can you convert any repeating decimal to a fraction? For example: 0.555... converts to 5/9, and 0.533333... converts to 8/15. So convert 0.88118811... to a fraction.
  6. P

    Value of a strange continued fraction

    Howdy! Question - What is the value of the continued fraction: 1 + 1/(2 + 1/(3 + 1/(4 + ... The continued fraction can also be written: [1; 2,3,4,...] Is there a general method for solving continued fractions with patterns like this? I tried using the recursive formula for the nth...
  7. C

    How Do You Calculate the Magnitude of a Complex Fractional Vector?

    Homework Statement Find the magnitude of \frac{6t(-3t^2\hat{i}+\hat{j})}{(1+9t^4)^2}Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I know how to take the magnitude for something simple like 3x \hat{i} + 8y \hat{j} + 2 z \hat{k} but not this. My lecture notes don't give me any examples of how to...
  8. P

    Partial Fractions: Simplifying Square Root Fractions

    is there a general way of converting fractions involving square root like (1+x)/(1-x)1/2 to simpler fractions , like we have a method of converting rational fractions into sum of partial fractions ?
  9. J

    How do I get water vapor fraction and pressure?

    Hi Guys, I'm building a numerical Matlab simulation of a thermochemical heat storage device (using zeolites), and need to update the state of water vapor in the device at every time step. My question is, if I have an empty space with water in it, with temperature, pressure, density, etc. all...
  10. D

    Fraction of the initial kinetic energy is transferred?

    Homework Statement This is a 2 part question and I already solved for part I. Part II is what I don't get. a) A 3.16 g object moving to the right at 24.3 cm/s makes an elastic head-on-collision with a 6.32 g object that is initially at rest. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 . 24.3 cm/s...
  11. S

    Speed of proton as fraction of c

    Homework Statement Find the speed (as a decimal fraction of c) and momentum of a proton that has a kinetic energy of 1000MeV. The proton mass is 1.673x10-27kg, or 938 MeV/c2. Homework Equations KE= (1/2)mv2 KE= \gammamc2 p=mv \gamma=1/(sqrt(1-(v2/c2))) The Attempt at a Solution...
  12. C

    Integrating Fractions: Understanding How to Integrate 2+3sin^2x/5sin^2x

    I'm having some problems integrating fractions. If you could help me understand it, that would be great. Homework Statement \int\frac{2+3sin^{2}x}{5sin^{2}x}Homework Equations \int(x)dx=\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}The Attempt at a Solution...
  13. C

    Integrating Fraction Fractions: Solving \int\frac{x^{2}+2x+1}{x^{2}+1}

    Homework Statement \int\frac{x^{2}+2x+1}{x^{2}+1}Homework Equations INTEGRAL OF X=\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} I can't get the integral to work on the left side for some reason. The Attempt at a Solution I have completely forgotten how to integrate fractions. I know that "log(x^2+1)+C" would be...
  14. L

    Using the chain rule on a fraction?

    Homework Statement Find dy/dx at x = 2. y = (1 + s)/(1 - s); s = t - 1/t; t = sqrt(x) Homework Equations I know if f = f(g(x)), then f1(x) = f1(g(x)) * g1(x) The Attempt at a Solution I think I may need to combine the chain rule and quotient rule, but all of the separate...
  15. R

    Partial fraction with the expoential mathematical constant in the numerator

    (3*e^(-2s))/(s(s+5)) I was hoping someone could tell me how to find the partial fraction for the above; the answer i ended up with was: (3/5)/s - (3*e^(10))/(s+5) and i went about it by: (3*e^(-2s))/(s(s+5))=A/s+B/(s+5) (3*e^(-2s))=A(s+5) + B(s) set s=-5 and found B=-3*e^(10)/5 set s=0...
  16. A

    Fraction of stimulated photons that escape from a laser cavity

    How to calculate the fraction of stimulated photons that escape from a laser cavity with alpha=0.1 cm^-1 length of cavity=1mm refractive index of laser cavity=3.2 the photons are assumed to be escaping into air so approx refractive index is 1. Im assuming that alpha is some sort of...
  17. R

    The form of a partial fraction decomposition

    For the following problem provide the "form" of the partial fraction decomposition for the given fractional expression. You do not have to solve the undetermined coefficients. 4. 2x^2 - 3x + 8 / x^3 + 9x I took an x out and it's no x(x^2+9) My answer is A/X + BX+C/x^2+9 5. x- 7 / x^4 - 16...
  18. J

    Handling dx/dt as an ordinary fraction?

    I'm a South African undergraduate physics student. In our textbook (Fundamentals of physics, John Wiley and sons, 2008) many formulas are derived by treating a differential fraction (like dq/dt) as an ordinary fraction -see example below. Can this differential fraction in all cases be treated...
  19. J

    How to decompose the below fraction into sum of 2 terms.

    as below, my math is getting rusty, hope some can help me out. thanks. \frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{x}}
  20. J

    Prove that an improper fraction with a finite binary expansion

    Homework Statement I'm supposed to prove that an improper fraction with a finite binary expansion also can be written as a decimal. Homework Equations Obviously my fraction a/b, where a>b, will look like p1/21 + p2/22 + ... + pn/2n The Attempt at a Solution And I have no idea...
  21. K

    Convergence of a recursive fraction

    Homework Statement 1. Prove that the sequenced defined by x_{1}=3 and x_{n+1} = \frac{1}{4-x_{n}} converges. 2. Now that we know \lim x_{n} exists, explain why \lim x_{n+1} must exist and equal the same value. 3. Take the limit of each side of the recursive equation in part 1 of this...
  22. K

    Find closest fraction to another fraction

    I'm trying to teach myself maths and I'm stuck at this problem: Homework Statement Which of the following fractions is nearest to \frac{1}{2}? You must show your working. \frac{3}{5} \frac{7}{10} \frac{11}{20} Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I know the answer...
  23. S

    Partial fraction? or using properties?

    Homework Statement dx/dt = 9-4x^2 , x(0) = 0 when I integrate, am I supposed to use the property below? int du / (a^2 - u^2) = 1/2a ln(u+a / u-a) + c or how do I integrate this by using partial fraction? tips anyone? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
  24. M

    Find all integers n for which this fraction is an integer

    Find all integers n for which the fraction n ^ 3 + 2010 / (n ^ 2 + 2010) is equal to integer. please I need help :( Thank you
  25. N

    Limit of a fraction (x^10-1)/(x^2-1)

    Hello! This is another conceptual understanding question. Any help is appreciated. I want to solve the following: The limit as x -> 1 of: \frac{x^{10}-1}{x^2-1} So I divide the numerator and denominator by x-1 and then find the derivative of them separately with respect to x. Then take...
  26. T

    Partial fraction (tricky stuff for LaPlace transforms)

    Homework Statement Doing some Laplace transform stuffs and I've got Y(s) = \frac{1}{(s+1)(s^{2}+2s+2)} Using the normal method 1 = A((s+1)^{2}+1) + B(s+1) I'm not sure this method is valid though as we had a complicated term (s+1)² + 1 after A. I can find A to be 1, but I don't trust my...
  27. M

    Solving Fractions: How to Solve x/36-x = 12/36-12 + 3.013/0.20(36-3.013)

    No homework, just a problem I'm faced with at work. And being the granny I am, this is ages ago since I solved anything like this. x/36-x = 12/36-12 + 3.013/0.20(36-3.013) The solution to this is 17.6. The question is: how do I solve such equations for x? If I ignore the 36 on the left...
  28. L

    Branching fraction of B0 -> K* mu mu decay

    hi can anyone tell me what the branching fraction of B0 -> K* mu mu decay is and/or tell me a webpage i can find info on this decay which is accessible to ppl that doesn't have a huge knowledge in this field (i am an undergraduate) thanks
  29. D

    Finding Coefficients for Simple Partial Fraction Formula | Mathematica Help

    Hi, I found the following formula: \prod_{m=1}^{N_d} \frac{1}{(1-e^{\alpha_{(m)}}z^{-1})^{n_{(m)}}} = \sum_{m=1}^{N_d} \sum_{n=1}^{n_{(m)}} \frac{c_{m,n} }{(1-e^{\alpha_{(m)}}z^{-1})^{n_{(m)}}} What I want is finding the coefficients c_{m,n}. This looks like a simple partial...
  30. T

    Partial Fraction Decomposition #3

    Homework Statement Find the partial fraction decomposition 1. \frac{x^4}{(x-1)^3} 2. \frac{1}{a^2-x^2} Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution 1. \frac{x^4}{(x-1)^3} \frac{x^4}{(x-1)^3}=\frac{a}{(x-1)}+\frac{b}{(x-1)^2}+\frac{c}{(x-1)^3} x^4=(x-1)^2+(x-1)b+c x^4=ax^2+(-2a+b)x+(a-b+c) I...
  31. T

    Partial Fraction Decomposition #2

    Homework Statement Write the Partial Fraction decomposition for: \frac{x}{16x^4-1} Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution \frac{x}{16x^4-1} =\frac{x}{(2x-1)(2x+1)(4x^2+1)} =\frac{x}{(2x-1)(2x+1)(4x^2+1)}=\frac{a}{(2x-1)}+\frac{b}{(2x+1)}+\frac{cx+d}{4x^2+1}...
  32. T

    Partial Fraction Decomposition

    Homework Statement Find the Partial Fraction Decomposition. \frac{4x^2+2x-1}{x^2(x+1)} Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution \frac{4x^2+2x-1}{x^2(x+1)}=\frac{a}{x}+\frac{b}{x^2}+\frac{c}{(x+1)} 4x^2+2x-1=x^2(x+1)a+x(x+1)b+x^2(x)c So i can solve for c by plugging in...
  33. Telemachus

    Integral using partial fraction

    Homework Statement I must solve using partial fractions: \displaystyle\int_{}^{}\displaystyle\frac{dx}{8x^3+1} The Attempt at a Solution The only real root for the denominator: -\displaystyle\frac{1}{2} Then 8x^3+1=(x+\displaystyle\frac{1}{2})(8x^2-4x+2) Then I did...
  34. A

    Help with Partial Fraction Decomposition

    Homework Statement \int 1/(x^{2}+4x+5)^{2} Homework Equations I am using partial fraction decomposition The Attempt at a Solution 1/(x^{2}+4x+5)^{2} = Ax+b/(X^2+4x+5) + Cx+D/(x^2+4x+5)^2 1 = (Ax+b)(X^2+4x+5) + Cx+D When i multiply through to find the values for A and b...
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    What is the value of this infinite continued fraction?

    What is the value of the simple continued fraction [1;2,3,5,7,11,13,...,nth prime] as n goes to infinity?
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    Express as a single fraction n/(n-3) - n/(n+2)

    n/(n-3) - n/(n+2) I have tried to solve this by giving n a value. I chose n = 6, which gives: 6/3 - 6/8 The LCM of 3 and 8 is 24 so... 6/3 - 6/8 = 48/24 - 18/24 which gives 30/24 Final answer = 5/4 Is that the correct answer and have I used the correct method of solving the...
  37. G

    Deriving Fractions: Simplification Rules Explained

    Does anyone know how to derive a fraction? I want to be able to differentiate f(x)=\frac{x(20-x)}{36} Ill show you what I've done but think I've just simplified it. f(x)=\frac{x(20-x)}{36} f(x)=\frac{(20-x-x)}{36} f(x)=\frac{(10-x)}{18} Is this correct?...although not sure what...
  38. G

    How to Simplify Complex Fractions Algebraically?

    How do I tackle this problem? Express the following as a single fraction in its simplest form: x/3x + 1 - 2/8x-1
  39. A

    LaTeX Latex Fraction Help - Fix Subscript Issue

    Hello, I need write this equation and here's the code: \begin {displaymath} \[ \frac{\sum_{s_i \in S_{access}^{site}}{{e^{-\beta E(s_i)}}}}{Q} \] \end {displaymath} It is working well, the only problem being that the sum ''subscript'' is not directily underneath the sum symbol, but...
  40. K

    Partial Fraction Help: Solving Equations with 1/(s(1+RCs))

    Homework Statement Hi, I have the following problem. These two equations are the same but I can not find the right route from one to the other. Is there someone who can help me? In other words, I start with the equation on the left and want to end with the equation on the right...
  41. G

    Is 0.541r a Simple Fraction or Radian Measure?

    What is 0.541r as a fraction? I have a feeling the answer won't be as simple as 541/1000.
  42. G

    How Do You Simplify Complex Fractions?

    Can anyone explain to me what approach I need to take to solve this type of problem? Express x/3x+1 - 2/8x-1
  43. E

    What is the packing fraction for a body centred packed structure?

    What is the packing fraction for a body centred packed structure?
  44. B

    Fraction of Hydrogen Atoms in First Excited State

    Homework Statement 1. Homework Statement The temperature of the surface of a certain star is 8000 K. Most hydrogen atoms at the surface of the star are in the electronic ground state. What is the approximate fraction of the hydrogen atoms that are in the first excited state (and therefore...
  45. O

    Convert repeating decimal to improper fraction

    Homework Statement Convert 23.588 (the 88 is repeating) to an improper fraction. Homework Equations I don't have any. The Attempt at a Solution I'm not sure of the best way to go about this so I've taken a method that I've seen on some problems that were more simple as they...
  46. H

    Partial fraction decomposition

    Homework Statement \frac{2x + 2}{x^2 - 2x + 1}dxHomework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I factorized the denominator and got \frac{2x + 2}{(x - 1)^2} and I took a look at the solutions manual to see how they handled this but then I see this \frac{2x + 2}{(x - 1)^2} = \frac{A}{(x - 1)} +...
  47. H

    Are lowest/irreducible fraction forms unique?

    I thought they were unique, but given a fraction a/b, couldn't you always write it as the (decimal representation of a/b without the decimal place)/ 10^(n) ? thanks
  48. G

    What Does Evaluate Imply in Math Problems?

    What does the word mean when you are presented with a question like this? Evaluate 3 1/3 x 1 1/5 Is it simply asking us to work out the answer to the sum?
  49. J

    Packing fraction for multi-atom basis

    Hi, I understand that the maximum packing fraction for a particular atomic structure can be calculated assuming the nearset neighbours are touching but my question is how can the maximum packing fraction be calculated for a basis containing two different types of atoms? Thanks, James
  50. W

    Partial Fraction Decomposition for (s^2+1)^2 - Homework Help

    Homework Statement How to break down: \frac{1}{(s^{2}+1)^{2}} into partial fractions? Homework Equations - The Attempt at a Solution I have tried: \frac{1}{(s^{2}+1)^{2}} = \frac{1}{(1+i)^{2}\times(1-i)^{2}} = \frac{A}{(s+i)} + \frac{B}{(s+i)^{2}} + \frac{C}{(s-i)}} +...
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