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  • Complex numbers - Exponential form?

    Please explain step by step how and why

    5e^(-i(t-15°)) + 5e^(i(t-15°))

    becomes

    10cos(t-15°)

    1 AnswerMathematics6 months ago
  • Infinite integral?

    Please show, step by step how:

    Integral, Limits from negative infinity to positive infinity of:

    [(1/2)(jω+2)e^(jωt)δ(ω+1)dω] / [(jω)^2 + jω4 +2)]

    becomes

    [(1/2) (-j+2)e^(jt)] / [-1 - j4 + 2]

    Mathematics6 months ago
  • DC Power adapter?

    I was just wondering if I have a device that requires a 10 V 250 mA DC power adapter is there an upper limit to how many more amps I can use? I know voltage and polarity has to be the same as the original power adapter. But as far as the current is there any difference if I put a 10 V 1000 mA adapter how about 10 V 3000 mA or 10 V 8000 mA? I'm asking because I want to buy a universal power adapter should I just buy the highest amperage possible which can then cover all lower ranges? Would there be any down side for the device or the power adapter if a device required 10 V 250 mA an I used a 10 V 8000 mA adapter? Overheating or anything?

    9 AnswersEngineering1 year ago
  • Capacitors?

    Can someone please explain to me how we choose the voltage and capacitance of a capacitor when building a DC and AC circuit. In a full wave rectifier application for example a smoothing capacitor after the diode bridge, how would we choose the voltage and capacitance is there some rule of thumb or some formula? Let's say we have a 110 V AC to 12 V AC step down transformer, then a diode bridge, then a smoothing capacitor. What Voltage would the capacitor need to be the same as the secondary winding 12 V? 20 % higher than 12 V so 14.4 V?  OR double 24 V? And what about capacitance in this example I really have no idea how I would choose capacitance 50 nano farads, 100 nano farads, 3000 micro farads? Is there some formula? For AC capacitor applications I can't think of an example please provide one if possible. Is the capacitance that a capacitor needs to be rated at somehow equal to the current it needs to be able to pass through? Like the higher the current that must pass through the capacitor the higher the capacitance? This isn't homework or anything I'm just a hobbyist trying to understand why I see electronics with different capacitors rated at different voltages and capacitance.

    4 AnswersEngineering1 year ago
  • Solving a system of equations?

    Show step by step how:

    Equation 1: x[(1/z) + 1] - y(1/z) - 1/z = y

    Equation 2: y[(1/z) + z] - x(1/z) = -x

    becomes:

    y = [-z + 1]/[z(z^2 + 2z +1)]

    Hint: Express equation 2 in terms of x and plug into equation 1.

    3 AnswersMathematics1 year ago
  • Find value?

    Please explain step by step how to mathematically prove the following:

    x + y = 100

    Find the value of x and y when x = y.

    Obviously the answer is 50 but how do I get that answer mathematically?

    4 AnswersMathematics1 year ago
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    Circuit analysis current?

    Please solve step by step

    3 AnswersPhysics3 years ago
  • Partial fractions?

    Use partial fraction decomposition

    [10x^2] / [(x^2+9)(x+1)]

    2 AnswersMathematics3 years ago
  • Partial fraction decomposition?

    Use partial fraction expansion on

    [-1] / [(x+1)(x^2+1)]

    to get:

    -1/2 1/(x+1) + 1/2 x/(x^2+1) -1/2 1/(x^2+1)

    2 AnswersMathematics3 years ago
  • Partial Fractions?

    Partial Fraction Expansion

    Show step by step how

    [x^2 + x - 1]/[x(x + 1)^2] + 1/x

    becomes

    1/(x + 1)^2 + 2/(x + 1) - 1/x

    using partial fraction expansion

    3 AnswersMathematics3 years ago
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    Cross product partial derivative?

    Please explain how the left becomes the right side. What is going on here? What rule or law is applied? Please provide a link if possible showing what rule or law is used. How is it possible that both are the same? We just "pull out" the partial differential operator?

    1 AnswerMathematics3 years ago
  • Partial Fraction Expansion Problem?

    Show step by step how:

    [2x^3 + 4x^2 + 4x + 12] / [(x + 1)^2 (x^2 + 1)]

    becomes:

    [(-4x + 1)/(x^2 + 1)] + [6/(x + 1)] + [5/(x + 1)^2]

    Using partial fraction expansion.

    1 AnswerMathematics3 years ago
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    Fractions, simplification?

    Show step by step how:

    1 AnswerMathematics3 years ago
  • Partial Fractions?

    Show step by step how:

    [-1] / [(x + 1)(x^2 + 1)]

    becomes:

    (-1/2)[1/(x + 1)] + (1/2)[x/(x^2 + 1)] - (1/2)[1/(x^2 + 1)]

    using partial fraction expansion

    1 AnswerMathematics3 years ago
  • Double integral?

    INT [0 TO 2] dx INT [0 to x] f(sqrt(x^2+y^2))dy

    How do you sketch the region of integration and the function sqrt(x^2+y^2)? please sketch step by step.

    2 AnswersMathematics3 years ago
  • Summation Notation?

    Hi, can someone please explain what part of mathematics covers an introduction to summation notation. Single sums, double sums, triple sums, laws, solving strategies, divergence and convergence and so on. I would like to learn as much as possible about sums starting at the very basics. Is summation notation introduced in algebra, pre-calculus, calculus? Or somewhere else? Any books you can recommend that explain summation and series well? Thanks.

    1 AnswerMathematics3 years ago
  • Algebra fractions simplifying?

    Please show step by step how:

    [(A + 1)*((A/(A^2 + 1)) - (1/A))] / [2+(1/A)+A]

    becomes:

    [-1] / [(A + 1)(A^2 + 1)]

    3 AnswersMathematics3 years ago
  • Algebra fractions?

    Show step by step how:

    [A[1+(1/B)]-(2/B)] / [1+(1/B)]

    becomes

    A-[2/(B+1)]

    3 AnswersMathematics4 years ago
  • Partial Derivatives?

    Write all the possible second order partial derivatives of the function of two variables f(x,y).

    1 AnswerMathematics4 years ago
  • Combinations?

    What are the possible combinations of plus and minus for using for digits:

    For example first two would be:

    + + + +

    - - - -

    what other cobinations of + and - do we have?

    2 AnswersMathematics4 years ago