What is Square: Definition and 1000 Discussions

In geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral, which means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles (90-degree angles, or 100-gradian angles or right angles). It can also be defined as a rectangle in which two adjacent sides have equal length. A square with vertices ABCD would be denoted



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    MHB Find $A_0$ in Root Mean Square & Parseval's Theorem

    I am reading about the root mean square and Parseval's Theorem but I don't understand how we find $A_0$. So it says the average $\langle x\rangle$ is zero and the $x_{\text{RMS}} = \sqrt{\langle x^2\rangle}$ where $$ \langle x^2\rangle = \frac{1}{\tau}\int_{-\tau/2}^{\tau/2}x^2dt $$ The Fourier...
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    How does distance affect light intensity according to the inverse square law?

    Homework Statement I have a general question about light and Lumens and the inverse square law? So Intensity = Initial Lumens/Lenth^2 So @ a Length of 1, there is no loss of light intensity. What unit is this 1. 1 meter? 1 foot? Homework Equations The Attempt at a...
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    Mutual Inductance Between Square and Circle Circuit

    Homework Statement There are two circuits in the XY plane: one is a square (side 0.2 m in length) centered on the origin. The second is circle or radius r also centered on the origin. The circle is smaller than fits inside) the square. By assuming the radius of the circle is small compared...
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    Energy levels of a 3 dimensional infinite square well

    Homework Statement Calculate the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation emitted when an electron makes a transition from the third energy level, E3, to the lowest energy level, E1. Homework Equations E_n = \frac{\left (n_{x}^{2}+n_{y}^{2}+n_{z}^{2} \right) \pi^{2}...
  5. V

    Buckling limit of a square plate over a circular hole

    Hi, I am carrying out a series of experiments which consist of a square plate object placed over a circular hole. The experiment is done in such a way that I can apply a point force at the center of the plate and see how much force is required to pull the plate through the hole. I should add...
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    Does EM Radiation Dissipate at a 1/r^5 Ratio for Circularly Polarized Waves?

    inverse square vs cube = ? If the electric field falls off at the inverse square ratio, and magnetic at inverse cube, does EM radiation dissipate at 1/r^5 ratio for circularly polarized waves?
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    Aluminum square tubing strength

    I am wondering if anyone would be so kind as to help me with a project. I am wondering what size aluminum square tubing it would take to build a "T" with the horizontal top being 4 feet in length and being able to hold 250 lbs. at each end and 1 ft. in from each end, totalling 1,000 lbs. I...
  8. T

    Infinite Square Well for Bosons in an optical lattice

    I'm working on a research project and was wondering what you could use to experimentally create a periodic infinite square well (dirac comb?) in a direction orthogonal to a different potential, say a periodic potential. To help you understand what I'm trying to do picture a grid of atoms and...
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    (for fun) Any non-perfect square has an irrational 2nd root

    Homework Statement I'm trying to see if I can prove that any non-square number's square root is irrational. I'm using only what I already know how to do ( I like trying to prove things myself before looking up the best proof), so it's going to be round-about. Attempt#1 Eventually required me...
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    Why Do Matrix Expressions Often Involve A A^T in Factorization?

    Hi All, I often see this term when factorizing out a matrix from brackets A(some other term)A^T where I assume A A^T represents the square within the bracket term, can someone explain the reasoning behind expressions of this kind or point me in the correct direction Many thanks
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    Square lemma for Paths, Homotopy

    Homework Statement In Lee's "Topological Manifolds", there is a result on page 193 called "The Square Lemma" which states that if I denotes the unit interval in \mathbb{R}, X is a topological space, F\colon I\times I\to X is continuous, and f,g,h,k are paths defined by...
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    Fourier Series Convergence for Square Wave Function

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  13. Sudharaka

    MHB Marie's Question from Facebook about Square Roots

    Marie on Facebook writes:
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    Half Finite Square Well Problem

    Homework Statement A particle of mass m is in the potential V(x) = \left\{ \begin{array}{rl} \infty & \text{if } x < 0\\ -32 \hbar / ma^2 & \text{if } 0 \leq x \leq a \\ 0 & \text{if } x > a. \end{array} \right. (a) How many bound states are there? (b) In the highest energy...
  15. H

    What Is the Correct Unit for Mean Square Velocity?

    hi... we know the unit of velocity is m/s2 and while calculating the mean square velocity we find the average(or mean) of the 'squares' of the given velocities. then the unit of MEAN SQUARE VELOCITY should be 'm2/s4' then how come its unit is also m/s2 and not m2/s4 ?
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    Log base 2 is the same thing as square root?

    Hi, Is is correct to say that the logarithm of base 2 of a number x, is the same thing as the square root of a number x?
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    Group velocity in infinite square well

    ello everybody, how can I calculate the group velocity of a wave package in an infinite square well? I know only how it can be calculated with a free particle, the derivation of the dispersion relation at the expectation value of the moment. But in the well, there are only discrete...
  18. G

    Square root of a squared block matrix

    Hi everybody, I’m trying to compute the square root of the following squared block matrix: \begin{equation} M=\begin{bmatrix} A &B\\ C &D\\ \end{bmatrix} \end{equation} (that is M^(1/2))as function of A,B,C, D which are all square matrices. Can you help me? I sincerely...
  19. B

    Proof of square root 3 irrational using well ordering

    The part I don't understand is how they show there exists a smaller element. They assume s=t√3 is the smallest element of S={a=b√3: a,b€Z} . Then what they do is add s√3 to both sides and get s√3-s=s√3-t√3. I don't get how they thought of that or why it works.I know there exists an element...
  20. P

    Algebra step confusion and unnatural completing the square

    Let f(x) = ax - \dfrac{x^3}{1+x^2} where a is a constant Show that, if a ≥ 9/8 then f'(x) ≥ 0 first problem when taking the derivative in the solution they seem to have jumped a step which I don't see how: f'(x) = a - \dfrac{3x^2(1+x^2) - 2x(x^3)}{(1+x^2)^2} = \dfrac{a + (2a - 3)x^2 + (a...
  21. T

    How Do You Calculate the Derivative of sin(sqrt(3x+5))?

    Homework Statement Finding derivative of (sin(sqt3x+5)) Homework Equations None given. Chain Rule The Attempt at a Solution The answer is: (cos(sqrt3x+5)) * 1/2(sqrt3x+5) * 3 but I don't know how to get to the 3. I turned sin into cos and multiplied by the inside derivative giving the...
  22. T

    MHB How Is the Integral of the Square of Log-Sine Calculated?

    Prove that $$\int_0^{\pi/2} (\log \sin x )^2 dx = \frac{1}{24} \left(\pi ^3+12 \pi \log^2(2)\right)$$
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    What Does It Mean for k to Be a Square Modulo m?

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    Rational Completeing the Square

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  26. Albert1

    MHB Big Square composed of Small Squares ?

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    Why n*p always equal to ni square? (semiconductor)

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  30. T

    Why does n^(c/n) approach 1 as n approaches infinity?

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  31. P

    How Does Periodic Potential Affect the Energy Spectrum of a Bose Gas?

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    Proof about an integer being a perfect square.

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  34. V

    General algorithm for a magic square

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    Proving the Inequality in Newton's Square Root Method

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    Potential Function of Infinite Square Well - Help Needed!

    Please I'm new here, and would need your help with identifying what sort of potential function is described by the following expression: V(x) = 0 for |x| < 1, =1 at x = \pm 1, and =\infty for |x|>1. (Note that: \pm is plus (+) or minus (-) sign). Could it be referred to as the infinite...
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    Expected values in infinite square well

    Ok...this must sound stupid, because i didn't found answer on the web and on my books...but i am having trouble with the infinite square well. I want to calculate <x>. V(x)=0 for 0<=x<=a <x>=\frac{2}{a}\int^{a}_{0} x \sin^2(\frac{n\pi}{a}x)dx Doing integration by parts i got to...
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    Question about expanding a square root in powers of gradient

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    Unraveling the Mystery of Quantum Mechanics: Square Wells & Momentum

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  40. S

    Laplace equation in a square with mixed boundary conditions

    The length of the side of the square is a. The boundary conditions are the following: (1) the left edge is kept at temperature T=C2 (2) the bottom edge is kept at temperature T=C1 (3) the top and right edges are perfectly insulated, that is \dfrac{\partial T}{\partial x}=0,\dfrac{\partial...
  41. STEMucator

    Complete the square ( Potentially )?

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    Infinite square well expectation value problem

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  43. Kushwoho44

    Not sure what square brackets indicate when dealing with partial derivates

    Hi guys, attached is a picture of my problem and it is also underlined. I've been reading through this theory and I just don't understand what the square brackets indicate. I understand that ∇phi is the partial derivative with respect to the scalar function phi. But what is ∇phi...
  44. W

    Strength of Square Steel Tubing

    Hi I'm a high school student and need help with the calculations for a bike design. I am required for the design to use 1.5" mild steel square tubing at 1/16" thick for it. I need to know what the strength of the tubing is before i can make or tweak the design. Can anyone help with my predicament?
  45. M

    Line integral of a vector field over a square curve

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    If I have a matrix valued function A(x) of some scalar x, how do I compute the derivative of the square root of A with respect to x? It seems like it should be simple, but I can't find it anywhere on the internet. Thanks!
  47. M

    A is not square but rank(A) = rank(A') ?

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  48. C

    Radicals equations-negative square root and two radicals

    Is the answer to sqrt -81y^3 : y sqrt-81y? or is there no real solutions? Also for this radical equation: sqrt 2n-5 - sqrt 3n+4=2 I worked it out and can't seem to get an answer. Is there no real solutions?
  49. F

    Square wave, sampling and verilog clocks

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  50. D

    Area of square in spherical geometry

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