Prove that if x is rational and x 0, then 1/x is rational.

Introductory Chemistry 5
Perform each conversion. (a) 45.6 J to calories (b) 355 cal to joules (c) 43.8 kJ to calories (d) 215 cal to kilojoules

Fundamentals of Physics 10
The plates of a spherical capacitor have radii 38.0 mm and 40.0 mm. (a) Calculate the capacitance. (b) What must be the plate area of a parallel-plate capacitor with the same plate separation and capacitance?

Elementary Statistics 12
Problem 12BSC Finding Confidence Intervals. , Assume that each sample is a simple random sample obtained from a population with a normal distribution. Pulse Rates of Men and Women Data Set 1 in Appendix B includes 40 pulse rates of men, and those pulse rates have a mean of 67.3 beats per minute and

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

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Standard Edition (Chs 1-36) 4
Your camping buddy has an idea for a light to go inside your tent. He happens to have a powerful (and heavy!) horseshoe magnet that he bought at a surplus store. This magnet creates a 0.20 T field between two pole tips 10 cm apart. His idea is to build the hand-cranked generator shown in FIGURE P30.5

Human Anatomy & Physiology 9
Sites of hematopoiesis include all but (a) red marrow cavities of spongy bone, (b) the diploe of flat bones, (c) medullary cavities in bones of infants, (d) medullary cavities in bones of a healthy adult.

Biology
Describe how a forest ecosystem might be different without the presence of decomposers and detritivores.

Biochemistry 9
Why does propeller-twist occur?