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Max Payne is a neo-noir third-person shooter video game series developed by Remedy Entertainment (Max Payne and Max Payne 2) and Rockstar Studios (Max Payne 3). The series is named after its protagonist, Max Payne, a New York City police detective turned vigilante after his family was murdered by drug dealers. The series' first and second installments were written by Sam Lake, while Max Payne 3 was primarily written by Rockstar Games' Dan Houser.
The first game of the series, Max Payne, was released in 2001 for Microsoft Windows and in 2002 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Apple Macintosh; a different version of the game was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. A sequel entitled Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne was released in 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. In 2008, a movie adaption, loosely based on the original game, entitled Max Payne, was released, starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis in the roles of Max Payne and Mona Sax, respectively. Max Payne 3 was developed by Rockstar Studios and released on May 15, 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and on June 1, 2012 for Microsoft Windows.
The franchise is notable for its use of "bullet time" in action sequences, as well as being positively received by critics, although Max Payne 2's sales were considered underwhelming. As of 2011, the Max Payne franchise has sold over 7.5 million copies. The film rendition received negative reviews but was commercially successful.

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    Max Force on 3.0kg Box to Accelerate: Find the Answer

    Homework Statement Two boxes sit on a table, connectedn by a massless string. The first is 2.0 kg and the second is 3.0 kg. The coefficient of kinetic friction betweent the boxes and the table is 0.80. The max tensile strength is 1000 N. What is the max force that can be exerted on the 3.0 kg...
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    Finding the Absolute Maximum for a Multivariable Function Without an Interval

    Homework Statement I found the local maximum for the equation g(x,y)=3xe^y - x^3 - e^(3y), which is (1, 0)...now I am supposed to show that this is not the absolute maximum for g(x,y). I don't know how to find an absolute maximum without an interval! Could anyonw shed some light on this...
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    Check work on finding max error of Surface Area

    Homework Statement The dimensions of a closed rectangular box are measured as 80cm, 60cm, and 50cm,respectively, with a possible error of 0.2cm in each dimension. Use differentials to estimate the maximum error in calculating the surface area of the box The Attempt at a Solution I...
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    Max % Change in Station Angular Speed Due to People Movement

    Homework Statement A cylindrically shaped space station is rotating about the axis of the cylinder to create artificial gravity. The radius of the cylinder is 82.5 m. The moment of inertia of the station without people is 3.00 x 10^9 kg m^2. Suppose 500 people, with an average mass of 70.0 kg...
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    Max # of electrons in an atom whose highest-energy electrons have n=5

    What is the maximum number of electrons in an atom whose highest-energy electrons have the principal quantum number ? I tried 54 and 110. Neither was correct.
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    Max Squares Fitting in a Circle: Proof & Formulas

    Hi, Given that the radius of a circle is X, and the side length of a square is Y, what is the maximum number of squares you can fill inside this circle, provided that the squares do not overlap? If you know of a general formula or something, can you please tell me the proof or give me a link...
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    Max rate of descent , gradient?

    Can anyone help me with the following question? Find the path of the steepest descent along the surface z=x^3 + 3y^2 from the point (1, -2, 13) to (0,0,0) Note: the general solution of the differential equation f ' (t)-kf(t) =0 is f(t) = ce^kt, where c is an arbitary number...
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    Max Space Velocity: Reach Limit?

    Ok.. first of all excuse my English (not my native). I had a conversation with a friend and we were thinking.. We have a spacecraft or something like that. Let's tell that it has a lot of fuel and we are moving with a = x m/s^2, where a is acceleration and x a value (we don't care how big or...
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    Finding the max. deflection of the beam

    For the Electronic Bathroom Scale. The maximum load on a beam is assumed to be 75kg. (a) Find the max. deflection by using the Young’s Modulus E=200,000 N/mm². Is it small? Also see next page for the dimensions of the beam. Hint: For small deflection, tan phyter » phyter. Use the...
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    Solving a Mass-Spring System: Max. Displacement of Mass

    Homework Statement A block of mass 1.2kg, resting on a horizontal surface of coefficient of kinetic friction of .15, is attached to a linear spring of force constant 12.0 N/m. When the spring is unstretched the mass is at a position x=0. THe mass is pulled to the right streching the spring a...
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    Max Tension of a Chain on Vertical Poles: Find T as a Function of L

    A chain is attached to the top of a vertical pole of height H located at x=0. The other end of the chain is attached to another pole of height H at x=a. Find the maximum tension T of the chain as a function of the length of the chain L. Assume that the weight density of the chain is $ (lambda)
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    Rock's Max Horizontal Distance from Volcano: 500m

    A 500m high volcano eject rocks at a speed 30 m/s.What is max horizontal distance reached by the rock?
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    Golf Ball Flight: Solving for Initial Speed & Max Height

    Homework Statement A golf ball with an initial angle of 33◦ lands ex- actly 184 m down the range on a level course. The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s2 . a) Neglecting air friction, what initial speed would achieve this result? Answer in units of m/s. 009 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points...
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    Max Volume of Cube from 1000 cm^2 Sheet

    A sheet of material 1000 cm^2 is given to you to construct a box/cube with no lid. What is the maximum volume of the cube that can be created in cm^3?
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    Max Capacity of a Lift: Examining Probability

    Homework Statement Lifts usually have signs indicating their maximum capacity. Consider a sign in a lift that reads “maximum capacity 1120kg or 16 persons”. Suppose that the weights of lift-users are normally distributed with a mean of 68kg and a standard deviation of 8kg. (a) What is the...
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    Max height crate can be dropped before breaking

    Homework Statement A 40kg crate is lifted by a poorly working hoist system that risks dropping the object, which breaks at forces exceeding 1000N. Find the maximum height to which the crate can be hoisted before it risks breaking if dropped. Homework Equations F=ma=mg U=mgh=(mv^2)/2...
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    Calculating Max Speed & Acceleration of Pistons in 4-Cylinder Engine

    Homework Statement The pistons of a 4 cylinder car engine when idling move approx. in SHM with an Amplitude of 50mm and at a frequency of 110Hz.Calculate *the max speed of the pistons. *max acceleration of the pistons. Homework Equations max velocity = A(omega),max acceleration...
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    Rocket's Max Altitude & Time in Air

    Homework Statement A 200kg weather rocket is loaded with 100kg of fuel and fired straight up. It accelerates upward at 35m/s^2 for 32 s, then runs out of fuel. Ignore any air resistance effects. What is the rocket's maximum altitude? How long is the rocket in the air? Homework...
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    What is the Maximum Speed and Average Speed of a Subway Train Between Stations?

    Homework Statement (a) If the maximum acceleration that is tolerable for passengers in a subway train is 1.54 m/s2 and subway stations are located 816 m apart, what is the maximum speed a subway train can attain between stations? (b) What is the travel time between stations? (c) If a subway...
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    Calculating Max Torque on a Ø140mm x 936mm Shaft

    I have a stainless steel shaft that is Ø140mm x 936mm long. I need to calculate what the maximum torque is that I can apply to this shaft. I have looked around for formulas and have just got myself confused. Could someone tell me what the formula is that i need to work this out.
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    How Can I Determine the Bounding Dimensions of a Nonlinear Dynamical System?

    I'm working on a visualizer of sorts for a system: x_{n+1} = sin(a y_n) - cos(b x_n) y_{n+1} = sin(c x_n) - cos(d y_n) with a,b,c,d \in [-2.5, 2.5] So for whatever initial (x_0,y_0) I give the system, I know the next iteration will have both x and y between -2 and 2, and that will be...
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    Max bursting pressure within an aluminium container

    Hello, this is my first post, i hope somebody can help me. I have searched for the answer myself all over on the web and here, but I am stuck. Im trying to work out the maximum pressure (psi) that i can get into an aluminium cylinder that's 80mm wide and 250mm tall and 4mm thick ive found...
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    Projectile to hit x,y from x,y given max height

    Hello! This is not homework :-) I can figure this out: y = 100 = max height 0,0 200,0 ------------------------------------------------------------ By getting the initial y velocity = sqrt(2 * gravity * max...
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    How to calculate max load for a VLV beam?

    Hello, I'm looking for a formula to determine the max load on a piece of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) supported at each end. Although I've calculated the load on each component of bridges a thousand times way back in my Statics class, nobody ever showed us how to find the max allowable load...
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    How Is Maximum Car Acceleration Calculated with a Friction Coefficient of 0.30?

    Homework Statement What is the maximum acceleration a car can undergo if the coefficient of static friction between the tires and the ground is 0.30? Homework Equations sigmaFy = Fn-mg = may = 0 sigmaFx = Fp - Ffr = max = 0 Ffr = (mew)s * Fn Fp = Ffr = (mew)*Fn Fp = (mew)s(mg)...
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    Near & Far Point of Eye: Power of Lens & Max Distance

    the near point and far point of an eye are 35cm and 300cm respectively.what is power of lens so that the person can see objects at 25cm .with this lens what is the maximum distance he can see. f=xd/x-d p=1/f in m i could only solve the first part of the problem.p=1.14d...
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    Theoretical Max Power Transfer Explained

    "the theoretical max power transfer occurs when the impedance of the load is the complex conjugate of the impedance of the source". Can someone help me giving me a more detail explanation of this. Especialy the worlds "complex conjugate".
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    Max232 IC Function, TXD & RXD, & Capacitors Explained

    Can anyone please tell me the function of the IC Max232 in a microcontroller board. Is it only necessary for serial programming. If I'm programming my board via parallel port, then do I require this IC? Why? What is TXD and RXD and what are their functions. Also why so many capacitors?
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    Projectile thrown up an incline, max distance?

    Homework Statement A ball is thrown with initial speed V up an inclined plane. The plane is inclined at an angle \phi above the horizontal, and the ball's velocity is at an angle \theta above the plane. Show that the ball lands a distance R = \frac{ 2V^2 \sin{\theta} \cos{ ( \theta +...
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    Max Horizontal Force for Two Blocks to Accelerate Without Slipping

    Homework Statement A block of mass M_1 rests on a block of mass M_2 which lies on a frictionless table. The coefficient of friction between the blocks is \mu . What is the maximum horizontal force which can be applied to the lower ( M_2 ) block for the blocks to accelerate without...
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    Block sliding down wedge max value problem

    Hello: I have an inclined triangular wedge of angle Ø (meaning, this wedge makes angle Ø with the horizontal) and a block is lying on the wedge. the coefficient of friction between the wedge and block is u. (a) determine the max value of Ø for the block to remain motionless on the wedge...
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    Car's Max. Fuel-Efficient Speed

    What is the thermodynamical reason that a car's maximum fuel efficiency is for speeds 55-60 mph? (See http://www.mpgforspeed.com/ )
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    Find max energy stored in oscillating system

    A 0.90 kg mass on a spring oscillates horizontally with little friction according to the following equation: x = 0.090cos(2.90t), where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find the maximum energy stored in the spring during an oscillation. X=a*cos (omega*t) omega =2pi*frequency = sqrot k/m...
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    What Went Wrong? Calculating the Max Height of a Projectile at a 30 Degree Angle

    Homework Statement Find the max height of a projectile fired at an angle of 30 degrees if it's inital speed is 0.714m/s. (this is a lab so I have other data that might be needed) Homework Equations V22=V12+2ad The Attempt at a Solution V22=V12+2ad 0=(0.714sin30o)2+2(-9.81)(d) d=19.62-0.127449...
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    Proofs of max and min formulas for 2 numbers

    Homework Statement The maximum of 2 numbers x and y is denoted by max(x,y) and the minimum of 2 numbers x and y is denoted by min(x,y). Prove that max(x,y) = (x + y + l y - x l) / 2 and min(x,y) = (x + y - ly - xl ) / 2. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Theorem...
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    Max Efficiency of a Carnot Engine vs Other Engines

    quick question, is the difference between a carnot engine to an engine is that the engines eff is less than or equal 1-(cold temp / hot temp), and the carnot is the max of this which is just equal 1-(cold temp / hot temp)?
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    Find Max Height for Basketball Throw: Is 9.8 Correct?

    Wrongly called for a foul, an angry basketball player throws the ball straight down to the floor if the ball bounces straight up and returns to the floor 2.8 s after first striking it, what was the ball's greatest height above the floor? I keep getting the wrong answer I am plugging in...
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    Max Displacement of Particle at x=0.5cm

    Homework Statement What is the maximum displacement of a particle at x=0.5 cm The equation for the resulting standing wave: y(x,t)= 4sin(1.26x)cos(50.27t) cm.Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Like the answer tells me that 4sin(1.26*0.5)=ymax but I'm not sure why we would disregard...
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    Max Force of Floor on Ball: Calculate

    whats the max force?? Homework Statement A 275.0 g ball is dropped from a height of 2.60 m, bounces on a hard floor, and rebounds to a height of 1.71 m. The impulse received from the floor is shown below. What maximum force does the floor exert on the ball if it is exerted for 8.00 ms...
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    How do you work out the take off velocity from max vertical height attained?

    If you throw a ball straight up, say, and it reaches a height of 30 meters before falling straight down and back to your hand, how fast did you throw it up? I understand we can know this from the deceleration that gravity causes. Could you explain how to calculate these sort of things in...
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    Crane, I-beam, max. deflection. HELP

    Homework Statement Ok. So, i have been giving the assignment of designing and testing an engine room crane for use on ship. I have designed a crane which has 2 i-beams which a trolley travels along. My questions are:- -How do i find the second moment of area of the I-beams? The equation i...
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    Connection between fabric of space, max. speed (of light) and time dilation

    Hi all, 1. the max. speed of waves in the air is the speed of sound. it's caused by the physical limitation - changes in the air fabric (particles) can't propagate faster in it. 2. so I was wondering, whether the max. speed in our space isn't limited by the max. (indivisible/atomic) change...
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    Max possible air flow through a tube

    Homework Statement I had a discussion with some of my friends about this matter, but my physics basics related to fluid flow dynamics aren't well enough to draw a conclusion, so here it is: On the left side of the diagram is a space with infinite amount of air (breathable Earth air) at...
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    What Determines Maximum Voltage in an RL Circuit with AC Power?

    I know this is a simple question but I can't quite figure out how to do this in a combined circuit: Find the maximum voltage across a resistor R and inductor L with an AC power source of V0sin(wt). (Note: the resistor is in series with the inductor) I'm trying to figure out the total max...
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    Max Contraction of Two Moving Bodies with Spring Attachment

    Homework Statement 2 bodies move towars each other M1 WITH Velocity V1 and M2 with velocity V2 ,on a frictionless surface with a spring between them(attached to M1),what will be the maximum contraction(I mean You know, shrink or W\E)? Homework Equations reduced mass...
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    Investigating the Relationship Between Max Theta and Period in a Simple Pendulum

    I am working on my lab report for the simple pendulum and we did an experiment where we increased the max theta in increments of 5 degrees, while keeping the length of the sting the same. We started from 5 degrees and went to 45 degrees. For some reason the periods seem to increase slighty as...
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    Max distance of resolution from 2 point sources of light

    Homework Statement Two point sources of light are separated by 4.91 cm. As viewed through a 12.1 μm diameter pinhole, what is the maximum distance from which they can be resolved if red light (λ = 690 nm) is used? Homework Equations sinθ = 1.22*(λ/D) y= L*tan θ The Attempt at a...
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    Max Voltage Applied Across Network w/ 2/3 Resistors in Series & Parallel

    Homework Statement Sorry, but i have another one that I can't get... :/ A 2.94-kΩ and a 3.16-kΩ resistor are connected in parallel; this combination is connected in series with a 3.27-kΩ resistor. If each resistor is rated at 1/2 W, what is the maximum voltage that can be applied across the...
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    Maping from R2 to R3 torus, finding max min and saddle points

    Homework Statement this is from ch9 (functions of several variables)of baby rudin a,b real b>a>0 define a mapping f=(f1,f2),f3) of R2 into R3 by f1(s,t)=(b+acos(s))cos(t) f2(s,t)=(b+acos(s))sin(t) f2(s,t)=asin(s) I showed that there are exactly 4 points p in K=image(f) such that...
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    Discrepancy between Sun's radiated max wavelength and it's apparent color

    Homework Statement By Wien's we can determine that the max wavelength radiated by the sun is around 500 nm. How does this compare to the apparent color of the sun? Attempt to explain this discrepancy. Homework Equations lambda_max*T=2.9x10^-3 The Attempt at a Solution I said...
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