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    Why does the education system force people to take algebra?

    Most people use algebra in their lives, but it just goes by without notice in day to day activities. You don't sit down with a calculator, because your day-to-day algebra is so natural that you don't even have to think about it. Calculating a tip? How much farther can you go before needing...
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    If you are good at Earth Science, please open this?

    (1) The spectrum of light used to determine direction is called redshift. Redshift occurs when electromagnetic radiation—usually visible light—emitted or reflected by an object is shifted towards the less energetic ("red") end of the electromagnetic spectrum due to the Doppler effect or other...
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    Question dealing with Hubble Law?

    5. The greater the distance to a galaxy, the greater its redshift. That's what Hubble's Law is all about.
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    Discuss the process of magmatic fractionation?

    Magmatic fractionation/differentiation is known today as Bowen's Reaction Series. The progression in the series explains why the first lavas from a volcanic vent are rich in iron, magnesium, and calcium, are low in quartz (mafic), and are dark green to black and why the later lavas are lighter...
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    To get to the store from his house, Jim biked 5 kilometers due west and then 12

    It's a 90-degree triangle, so the Pythagorean Theorum comes into play: c^2 = a^2 + b^2 Where C is the hypotenuse, A and B are the sides of the triangle (the 90-degree angle is between A and B). The shortest route is to go directly west, then directly north at 90-degrees, then the angled...
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    Earth Science? I am SOOO confused. Help with this one question?

    Okay, assuming that they aren't interacting... The local geology of the area affected by a seismic event changes the way that seismic energy is transmitted to a structure. For instance, if conditions are right, a phenomenon called "liquefaction" can occur. This makes loose sediments suddenly...
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    What type of environments does aquamarine form?

    Hot, pressure environments of igneous rock (as opposed to hot, pressure metamorphic). Aquamarine gemstones belong to the prestigious beryl group of minerals. Beryl crystals are some of the precious gems that occur in nature. Igneous rocks facilitate the growth conditions for aquamarine...
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    How do the various river valley civilizations fit into the eight basic features

    I'm not sure that I can explain all eight, but I'll give you my best answers. A river valley is critical to early civilization because it provides direct food resources (fish, turtles, etc.), agriculture through diversion of river water (irrigation), faster, easier, and larger trade avenues...
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    Is kkrieger a dead project? They have been no news in a long time.?

    How can a beta of a game so great go dorment for so long without a word. If they can store a whole big stage/level in 96kb imagine the size of a game they could put on a disc for a console. This game simply amazed me. So if anyone has news on it that would be awesome.
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    Windows Media sharing problem woth XBOX 360?

    everything with my media sharing is fine between my PC and xbox 360 only all my pics are coming up as X's total blacks how do i fix this?
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    why don,t the videos play, if Java is installed if Adobe flash player is installed,...

    ...why don,t videos play? from YOU Tube? ect ??? what do i need to do,to get videos to play thank you
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    How do I stop co-worker from eating everyone's food?

    Well get together you all and here is the plan, eat before you come to work, bring stale sandwiches cake or whatever it is, be sure it is hard as a rock, unbeatable, or buy some phoney food in a fake store, hahahaha, i love this, i have seen the faces of some of these guys...
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    why doesn,t my you tube come on, i install latest flash player, nothing, ??>>>??? help?

    what do i need to do to get my YOU TUBE to play videos, i install the Adobe Flash player, but nothing, what do i need to do? help please, thank you
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    how do i get flash player installed, adobe, i go thru process, says it is inst...

    ...but does not play? what do i need to do or not do, to get my videos to play, everything was working fine but was disconnected, so try to install again, goes thru process,but no video??? what am i doing or not doing?
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