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Problem 2PE (a) When rebuilding her cars engine, a physics major must exert 300 N of force to insert a dry steel piston into a steel cylinder. What is the magnitude of the normal force between the piston and cylinder? (b) What is the magnitude of the force would she have to exert if the steel parts

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Chebyshevs Inequality In December 2010, the average price of regular unleaded gasoline excluding taxes in the United States was $3.06 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration. Assume that the standard deviation price per gallon is $0.06 per gallon to answer the following. (a) W

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A 0.620-kg wood block is firmly attached to a very light horizontal spring (k = 180 N/m) as shown in Fig. 8-35. This block-spring system, when compressed 5.0 cm and released, stretches out 2.3 cm beyond the equilibrium position before stopping and turning back. What is the coefficient of kinetic fric

Myers' Psychology for AP 2
How do neurotransmitters influence behavior, and how do drugs and other chemicals affect neurotransmission?

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Consider a mixture of the two solids, BaCl2 2H2O (FM 244.26) and KCl (FM 74.551), in an unknown ratio. (The notation BaCl2  2H2O means that a crystal is formed with two water molecules for each BaCl2.) When the unknown is heated to 160C for 1 h, the water of crystallization is driven off: A sample

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Which major groupings of animals defined on the basis of morphological characters have been confirmed by molecular sequence studies?