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Are Venus and Mars within the habitable zone?
8 AnswersAstronomy & Space5 years agoWas the USSR capable of defeating China in a conventional war?
After the Sino-Soviet split there were border clashes between the two countries. But who would have won in an all out war say in the 1970's?
6 AnswersMilitary8 years agoAfter the United States, which country has the second strongest navy?
12 AnswersMilitary8 years agoWhat does it mean to multiply an improper fraction by a proper fraction?
For example, four-thirds of four-fifths. So I have four fifths of a pie and I take four thirds of it. Can someone provide me with a visual model or clear explanation of this? I do not care about the algorithim(multiply numerator and denominator) I want to UNDERSTAND what this means.
1 AnswerMathematics8 years agoAre the center splits harder than front splits?
I would like to learn how to do splits for health benefits. But should I begin with front splits first or straddle splits? I have heard that straddle splits are harder to learn. Any advice?
1 AnswerDiet & Fitness8 years agoWhere did the Soviet Union's economy rank in size during the Cold War?
I have read that the USSR's economy was second behind the U.S. but wasn't the Japanese economy the second largest in the world during the Cold War (1945-1991)?
1 AnswerMilitary8 years agoWhich superpower would have won a conventional war in 1975?
In 1975 when the USSR was at its peak and the US was pulling out of Vietnam, which superpower would have one a conventional war?
3 AnswersMilitary8 years agoAre the first two years of mechanical engineering the hardest?
Many people have told me that the first two years of ME are the toughest because of the calculus and physics courses. Does it get "easier" in the last two years?
4 AnswersEngineering8 years agoWhat does it mean to divide two fractions?
If I have one-half of a pie and I divide it by one-third, what does that mean? The rule is to multiply by the reciprocal and the answer is three-halves. But where does the rule come from? Can someone explain the concept of dividing a fraction by a fraction?
4 AnswersMathematics8 years agoWhen did the Soviet Union become a superpower?
Did they become a superpower immediately after WW2 or was it when they acieved nuclear parity with the US in the 1970's?
8 AnswersMilitary8 years agoWhich western european country has the strongest military?
9 AnswersMilitary9 years agoWas the Soviet Union capable of a fighting a conventional war far from its borders?
During the Cold War, the USSR invaded Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Afghanistan. All these countries bordered the Soviet Union? But could the USSR fight a war far away from its territory like the US did in Vietnam?
7 AnswersMilitary9 years agoHow deep and difficult are the concepts in a Physics 1 with calculus course?
I heard that the concept of conservation of mechanical energy and others are pretty diffucult to understand. Any advice on how to understand the physics concepts?
2 AnswersPhysics9 years agoCan China challenge the U.S. in the western pacific?
With China's military modernization and growing economy, will they eventually replace the U.S. as the dominant power in the western pacific?
2 AnswersMilitary9 years ago