Science & Mathematics - 25 August 2006

How does one compute going from Volts, Watts and Amps to Calories? Is there a way to say that I used 500 calories (kcal) on my treadmill at the health club and if I could have applied it magically, it would have run two loads of laundry through my washer/dryer (or something similar)?

2006-08-25 12:06:14 · 3 answers · asked by swimeveryday 4 in Other - Science

for those of you who are into polar form, if you have
r = 1-sin(theta) and r=sin(theta)
and you need to find the area of the region BETWEEN inner loops of them, how do you set up the equation?

the formula for area bounded between functions is:
the integral from alpha to beta of 1/2 *[(r2)^2-(r1)^2]d(theta)

alpha and beta would be pi/6 and 5pi/6 in this case, i think

which one is supposed to be used as the farther one(r2) and which one as the closer one(r1) since we have to find the are BETWEEN the two...??

2006-08-25 11:59:25 · 4 answers · asked by Mimi 2 in Mathematics

2006-08-25 11:57:59 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

2006-08-25 11:57:45 · 7 answers · asked by Doralyn 1 in Engineering

2006-08-25 11:56:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

That there is life on other planets? Or do you believe in Aliens? Why do you think there's so many other planets? For there to be this huge galaxy out there and to only believe we can only live on just one planet is crazy. Do you think there is anything else beyond our galaxy like another time dimension? Please be serious...

2006-08-25 11:53:42 · 24 answers · asked by Pink Butterfly 2 in Astronomy & Space

AB----EFGH---JK------NOPQPSTU----W-----YZ
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----CD---------I------LM------------------V------X

Can you figure the pattern of which letter goes up and which goes down? Ignore the dash between the letters.

2006-08-25 11:50:53 · 6 answers · asked by PumaPepper 2 in Mathematics

why?!

2006-08-25 11:50:09 · 5 answers · asked by Ana K. A. 2 in Astronomy & Space

2006-08-25 11:49:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Chemistry

I have a project due in history and i have to find things that i would normally put in my tomb. i am stomped and don't have enough things to put in there!! PLEASE HELP!!!

2006-08-25 11:48:37 · 15 answers · asked by littltre09 2 in Other - Science

1.Place your ruler on line AB. Measure 3” across from point A. Make a dot to mark this point. Call it point E.
2.Place your ruler on line BD. Measure down 5” from point B. Make a dot to mark this point. Call it point F.
3.ON line BD, measure down 7” from point B. Make a dot to mark this point. Call it point G.
4.On line BD, measure down 8” from point B. Make this point H.
5.Point I is on line AC, 9” from point A.
6.Point J is on line AC, 6 and ½ inches from point A.
7.Point K is on line AC, 4 and ½ inches from point A.
8.Draw a line to connect point J with point G.
9.Draw a line to connect I with point H.
10.Draw a line to connect point E with point F.
11.Draw a line to connect point E with K.
12.Point L is on line JG, 3” from point J.
13.Connect point E with point L.
14.Point M is on line EL, 5 and ½ inches from point E.
15.Connect point M with point F.
16.Point N is on line EL, 6” from point E.
17.Connect point K with point N.
18.Point O is on line IH, 1 and 1/1 inches from point I.
19.Connect point O and J.
20.Point P is on line IH, 6 and ½ inches from point I.
21.Connect points P and G.
What does your picture show? ___________________

2006-08-25 11:39:59 · 11 answers · asked by NEWBEE1 6 in Mathematics

2006-08-25 11:37:55 · 16 answers · asked by unicornlinz 1 in Mathematics

2006-08-25 11:35:49 · 6 answers · asked by bpiguy 7 in Earth Sciences & Geology

¿How do you think that could have been Jesus resurrection?

2006-08-25 11:35:39 · 5 answers · asked by magdalena4606 1 in Physics

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2006-08-25 11:32:30 · 15 answers · asked by charde2b11 1 in Earth Sciences & Geology

What are your thoughts. It has been a planet for so long do you think it is worth changing?

2006-08-25 11:32:00 · 24 answers · asked by Glenn M 4 in Astronomy & Space

i have a science fair coming up and i am in 8th grade and pretty smart. I already did one on fingerprinting and heredity and another one on bacteria and antibacterial cleaning products but am totally lost on what topic/idea i should do this year. please include information of the topic. please include if it won anything special. PLEASE HELP!

2006-08-25 11:30:03 · 7 answers · asked by georgiebean 2 in Other - Science

do you think the people in mississippi, louisiana,and new orleans who survived were smart to stay at home on hurricane katrina? or do you think they should've evacuated just in case?

2006-08-25 11:28:57 · 20 answers · asked by charde2b11 1 in Weather

If a fly was to travel from the tail end of a plane travelling at 500mph to the cockpit, will it be doing the equivalent speed of 500mph plus however fast it flies?

2006-08-25 11:28:20 · 10 answers · asked by unionjackjackson 1 in Other - Science

The south pole is the coldest place on earth because all the cold air sinks to the bottom of the world. But the north pole should be the hotest place as all the hot air should rise to the top of the world.

2006-08-25 11:27:57 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Geography

And will they have learned something about not passing on and spreading disinformation without checking first whether it is true or not?

Or have the many contributors who have patiently and endlessly explained to them why it is a hoax and how the solar system actually works been completely wasting their time?

Is gullibility a curable disease in other words?

2006-08-25 11:19:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Astronomy & Space

is it a lion or a tiger?

2006-08-25 11:19:16 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Zoology

What is the [H+] in a 4M solution of butanoic acid, where the Ka of butanoic acid is 1.48 x 10^-5? Butanoic acid partially dissociates forming an equilibrium:

H(C4H7O2) <-> C4H7O2- + H+

How is this problem done?

2006-08-25 11:19:02 · 2 answers · asked by RED MIST! 5 in Chemistry

if u had a mirror at arm's length and look at your reflection as u run by the speed of v=0.99c wat will u see?

2006-08-25 11:18:44 · 11 answers · asked by ghakh 2 in Physics

The best source of energy I know is the Sun. Desert is the greatest place to build sun energy power plants. But I have in mind quite modificated idea. It would be smaller power plant with factory of glass, salt into drinking water distiller, mill for example to prepar sand for glass production. Options selectiveable. The main idea is to use HUGE GLASS LENS (or few positioned to work like one) to concentrate suns rays to recive high temperature and use it to produce energy from Sun or/and glass from sand. Mechanical energy by worming water like in steam engine and electrical by adding dynamo. All device should be in close room like in atomic power plant. Energy is the basic economy need, salty sea water can be changed into drinking water ( more precious than gold for me), sand can be melt into bulding material I like because of many reasons. My e-mail mrok231183@yahoo.pl .

2006-08-25 11:14:24 · 5 answers · asked by Robert M Mrok (Gloom) 4 in Other - Science

Someone please tell me how this is done.

2006-08-25 11:12:43 · 1 answers · asked by RED MIST! 5 in Chemistry

I believe the criteria used to determine whether a celestial body is a planet is overly complex and should be simplified. We're pulling human factors into determination. Size, mass, SHAPE, and composition should NOT be factored into the determination. Alien worlds must be given alien consideration - not a dogmatic narrow view based on human experiences.

Simply put, a planet should have two things:

1. A planet should maintains an orbit within a system. Otherwise it can be classified as an asteriod or comet.

2. A planet can be a statellite to zero or more stars. It cannot be a satellite to another planet.

What is your opinion? What criteria should be used to determine a planet?

-Leon S

2006-08-25 11:10:49 · 12 answers · asked by Leon Spencer 4 in Astronomy & Space

I am in college physics 2 and i have no idea whats going on in there, its all about electrical charges etc etc. anybody know anything (anything at all!) that would be useful? i dont want to drop it but its not looking too good.

2006-08-25 11:06:59 · 6 answers · asked by Just Curious 1 in Physics

where can i find a live real map via satalite? i heard about a website online that u could go to and see a live satalite image of earth. does anyone know what the site is?

2006-08-25 11:04:00 · 3 answers · asked by locher0407 2 in Other - Science

my teacher gave me this algebraic equation to solve.....the question went like this:

Factor.
24.) 8a+12b 25.) 18x+6y-12

2006-08-25 11:00:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics