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Physics with MasteringPhysics 4
Problem 94GP Playing a Violin The tension in a violin string is 2.7 N. When pushed down against the neck of the violin, the string makes an angle of 4.1 with the horizontal. (a) With what force must you push down on the string to bring it into contact with the neck? (b) If the angle were less than 4.

Organic Chemistry 7
Determine the degree of unsaturation for the hydrocarbons with the following molecular formulas: a. \(\mathrm{C}_{10} \mathrm{H}_{16}\) b. \(\mathrm{C}_{20} \mathrm{H}_{34}\) c. \(\mathrm{C}_{8} \mathrm{H}_{16}\) d. \(\mathrm{C}_{12} \mathrm{H}_{20}\) e. \(\mathrm{C}_{40} \mathrm{H}_{56}\)

Understandable Statistics 9
Cowboys: Longevity How long did real cowboys live? One answer may be found in the book The Last Cowboys by Connie Brooks (University of New Mexico Press). This delightful book presents a thoughtful sociological study of cowboys in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico around the year 1890. A sample

Human Anatomy & Physiology 9
The velocity of nerve impulse conduction is greatest in (a) heavily myelinated, large-diameter fibers, (b) myelinated, small-diameter fibers, (c) nonmyelinated, small-diameter fibers, (d) nonmyelinated, large-diameter fibers.

Biology 11
Which color of light has the longer wavelength, violet or red?

Urban Economics 8
The real estate agents in Rampville are baffled. Although dwellings are subject to the normal decrease in quality over time, there is no filtering: No household has changed its house in the last 10 years. Provide an explanation for this phenomenon. Use a figure like Figure 145 to depict the housing m

Urban Economics 8
Consider the example shown in Tables 21 and 22. Suppose a single number changes: The shirt output per hour in the North is four shirts instead of six shirts. To specialize, a North household switches one hour from bread to shirts, and a South household switches two hours from shirts to bread. The exc

College Physics: Explore and Apply 2
If on a hot summer day you place one bare foot on a hot concrete swimming pool deck and the other bare foot on an adjacent rug at the same temperature as the concrete, the concrete feels hotter. Why?