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    Matlab help. invalid target for assignment trying to solve

    sorry, beta is b i would like to solve the last equation. I would like to solve for 'b'. It is the only symbolic as the constants for the other letters are defined above
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    Matlab help. invalid target for assignment trying to solve

    Homework Statement hey there, i'm trying to solve for beta which I tought i'd easily be able to figure out using MATLAB (i'm not the most proficient MATLAB user) but i can't get it to work.. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution My code is as follows: clear all...
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    Thermodynamics perfect gas law

    Homework Statement Air inside a sealed tin can is initially at a pressure of 200 kPa and temperature of 20 ◦C. The tin can is known to burst at a pressure of 500 kPa. If the pressure is raised through heating, at what temperature will it burst? If you used an air compressor to pump up the...
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    Solve Thermodynamics Problem: Change in Temp w/ Volume, Power & Specific Heat

    am I expected to look up the internal energy on a superheated table and interpolate across to find the first internal energy?
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    Solve Thermodynamics Problem: Change in Temp w/ Volume, Power & Specific Heat

    how can i calculate the change of heat though, wiht what has been given to me?
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    Solve Thermodynamics Problem: Change in Temp w/ Volume, Power & Specific Heat

    Homework Statement I'm getting a bit stuck with this problem.. Given a volume, it's specific heat at constant volume, an initial temperature, pressure (atmospheric) and the power of a heater within this volume, I am expected to calculate the change in temperature for the body. Homework...
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    How to Analyse a Diode Circuit: Understanding Voltage and Current Relationships

    I'm a quite confused as to how to analysie a diode circuit How would I go about analysing the following? I know that I need to analyse the circuit with the diode on(short circuit) and off(open circuit).
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    Tricky maths question. Find base of equation given solutions.

    looking only at the middle term, -50x of equation with unknown base, equating -5a=-65, we obtain a=13
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    Tricky maths question. Find base of equation given solutions.

    Still not sure how I'm meant to solve for the base?!
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    Tricky maths question. Find base of equation given solutions.

    Homework Statement 5x2-50x+125 (equation 1) Solutions are x=5 and x=8 (x-5)(x-8) = x2-13x+40 (equation 2) What is the base of the number system?? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Compare coefficients 1a=5b -13a=-50b 40a=125b The base must be greater than 8...
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    Isobaric process. Find magnitude of heat transfer

    Hi there, I'm having a great deal of trouble with this thermodynamics question. Cylinder filled with steam at 350 kN/m2. Initial volume is 0.05 m3. Sufficient heat transfer is effected to raise the internal energy in each cylinder by 50 kJ. The piston is moved slowly to maintain the...
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    MATLAB Plotting Simple Pendulum in MATLAB: Tutorials & Tips

    I'm really confused at the moment and would quite appreciate some guidance. I've got little to no background in Matlab and am needing to plot a simple pendulum. I have found the equation of motion which is q(doubledot) = -(g/l)sin(beta) I don't know how to go about this? After...
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