All categories - 23 August 2007

2007-08-23 20:56:04 · 2 answers · asked by quizzical 1 in Mathematics

If you were given a different name at the time of your birth, would you still be the same person you are today? Do you think our names affect us in a way? Or do our names affect the people around us?

2007-08-23 20:55:39 · 7 answers · asked by Aken 3 in Other - Arts & Humanities

I spent FOREVER trying to figure out how to find the perfect square of an ellipse equation, AND I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT! I was sooo excited. Then I looked at the original question: Find the center of the ellipse with the equation 3x^2+4y^2+18x-32y-5=0

I completed the square, and got (x+3)^2 OVER 32 + (y-4)^2 OVER 24 =1


you can obviously replace "OVER" with a fraction sign, I just had to do that so it didn't look like it was 2/32 or 2/24 or anything like that, so I hope it made sense!

My book says that the standard form of the equation of the ellipse is x^2/b^2+y^2/a^2=1, then it says b^2=a^2-c^2

I was thinking I could make my equation look like that by just finding the square roots of 32 and 24, but I thought about it, and they're not perfect squares, so they come out as really random numbers, so I'm guessing that's not what I'm supposed to do??

How do I find the center of this ellipse?! I've spent SO LONG on this problem it's frustrating me!!!!

THANKS!

2007-08-23 20:55:33 · 1 answers · asked by jamie68117 3 in Mathematics

They are very small almost like sand, all white and stick to cabinet, dishes everywhere.

2007-08-23 20:53:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-08-23 20:53:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

..............on the faceless man in my dreams?????

2007-08-23 20:53:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I try to use (Actel Libero)ViewDraw but I don't know how to use it.
Please, tell me how to it ,if you know.
Thank you.

2007-08-23 20:52:47 · 1 answers · asked by Daovalath P 1 in Programming & Design

2007-08-23 20:52:39 · 3 answers · asked by emily 1 in Words & Wordplay

i lost my wife due to diabetes complications,and my mom to als...lou gherigs disease.i regret that i didnt spend more time with my mom,but it just hurt me so bad to see her paralyzed,6 months after being able to walk...i know suicide is not the answer,but i have a lot of guilt towards my wife,for not being able to save her.i have diabetes as well,and already have some symptoms of it now.

2007-08-23 20:51:54 · 8 answers · asked by devoted husband 2 in Diabetes

2007-08-23 20:51:51 · 3 answers · asked by vepa814 1 in Software

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2007-08-23 20:51:44 · 3 answers · asked by kokopelli 6 in Paranormal Phenomena

2007-08-23 20:51:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

my toddler does not like afternoon sleeps everyday. when he is really tired he goes down quickly, but some days he just screams and screams and refuses to sleep. when i get him up he is full of beans!! should toddlers have an afternoon sleep every day or do i just go with his needs? im trying to enforce a routine, so is it worth putting him down if even to scream?

2007-08-23 20:51:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Toddler & Preschooler

One day, a man walked into a dentist's surgery and asked how much it would cost to extract a wisdom tooth.
"Forty quid," the dentist said.
"That's a ridiculous amount," the man said. "Isn't there a cheaper way?"
"Well," the dentist said, "if you don't use an anaesthetic, I can knock the price down to 30 pounds."
Looking annoyed, the man said, "That's still far too expensive!"
"Okay," said the dentist. "If I save on time and simply rip the tooth out with a pair of pliers, I can knock the price down to 10 pounds."
"Nope," moaned the man, "it's still too much."
"Well," said the dentist finally, scratching his head, "if I let one of my students do it using pliers, I suppose I can knock the price down to a fiver."
"Marvelous!" said the man. "Book my wife in for next Tuesday!

2007-08-23 20:50:52 · 5 answers · asked by all are best answers 2 in Jokes & Riddles

my favourite sports team is Orlando Pirates my birth date is 12 May 1968

2007-08-23 20:50:46 · 3 answers · asked by Matanki Mafereka 1 in Fish

2007-08-23 20:49:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

that the yahoo Gods returned our stolen property ? Our best answers are now back where they belong !

2007-08-23 20:49:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lebanon

A young boy went to a computer course. The female instructor asked him what password did he want to put for his account. As the boy wanted to embarass her he said pen*s
The instructor did not say anything and typed the password in and she almost died of laughter of what the computer show



PASSWORD REJECTED NOT LONG ENOUGH

2007-08-23 20:49:09 · 7 answers · asked by all are best answers 2 in Jokes & Riddles

I loved alll of the Harry Potters, Eragon and Eldest, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and I can't remember anyhting else. Please help :)

2007-08-23 20:48:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

2007-08-23 20:48:48 · 7 answers · asked by Hoshi K 1 in Comics & Animation

2007-08-23 20:48:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-08-23 20:48:09 · 17 answers · asked by Hoshi K 1 in Comics & Animation

My wisdom teeth are coming in,well..one of them. It looks crooked? I refuse to be put to sleep... so....if i didnt get them cut out,what would be the worst thing to happen?

2007-08-23 20:48:08 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental

i went into B & Q DIY store and said i wanted decking. The shop assistant punched me in the face

2007-08-23 20:47:59 · 8 answers · asked by J M 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Why ?

2007-08-23 20:47:58 · 23 answers · asked by patrice 4 in Other - Europe

Three men die and go to heaven.

When they get there they are stopped by St. Peter, who then says, "Sorry, heaven's crowding up, so you need to answer a question correctly, or else you can't get in."

He looks at the first one, and asks her: "What was the name of the famous ocean-liner that sank after hitting an iceberg?" "Oh, that's easy," she replied, "the Titanic." So St. Peter let her into heaven.

Next he turned to the second one. "How many people died on that ship?" St. Peter asked. "Oooh, that's tough, but I saw the movie, and it was 1, 500." St. Peter stepped away and he walked into heaven.

Finally, St. Peter turned to the last one. He simply said to him: "Name them."

2007-08-23 20:47:21 · 6 answers · asked by all are best answers 2 in Jokes & Riddles

How much is £13 in american money?

2007-08-23 20:47:15 · 3 answers · asked by Chris 1 in Personal Finance

imagine theres a horizontal planeA bove which the effects of gravity are not felt. any object above the plane just floats and gravity has no influence on it.
now take a chain(for e.g:made of small steel ring) of length hundred metres above the planeA and arrange it so that its in a heap just above the planeA. but take care the chain is not entangled and should be easy to stretch along its length.

now pull the lower end of the thread below the planeA and the chain runs down like a single thread and hits the ground and as links pull down on the ones they are linked to , the whole length of the chain will run like a thread and hit the ground in some time. now take planeA is 20metres above the ground surface. the terminal velocity of links when they hit ground will be around 14 metres .
now consider hundred metres of the chain weighs 100 units. the potential energy of the chain just above the planeA will be m*g*h =100 *9.8*20
=19600 units.

2007-08-23 20:47:11 · 2 answers · asked by balaji.k 2 in Physics