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Fundamentals of Statistics 4
Election Prediction Exit polling is a popular technique used to determine the outcome of an election prior to results being tallied. Suppose a referendum to increase funding for education is on the ballot in a large town (voting population over 100,000). An exit poll of 310 voters finds that 164 vot

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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Standard Edition (Chs 1-36) 4
A plastic rod with linear charge density l is bent into the quarter circle shown in FIGURE P23.48. We want to find the electric field at the origin. a. Write expressions for the x- and y-components of the electric field at the origin due to a small piece of charge at angle u. b. Write, but do not eva

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A 75.0-kg firefighter climbs a flight of stairs 28.0 m high. How much work does he do?

Statics and Mechanics of Materials 1
Compute the moment of the 100-lb force about A, (a) by using the definition of the moment of a force, (b) by resolving the force into horizontal and vertical components, (c) by resolving the force into components along AB and in the direction perpendicular to AB.

Campbell Biology in Focus 2
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Chemistry for today : general, organic, and biochemistry 9
Explain how the synthesis of a DNA daughter strand growing toward a replication fork differs from the synthesis of a daughter strand growing away from a replication fork.