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    FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BMM 2533 FLUIDS MECHANICS 1 Assignment 1 Duration deadline name matric no. Section Declaration I hereby declare that the work is entirely my own effort. Under no circumstances did I allow anyone to copy my work. I understand and accept that any breach of trust will automatically penalize all parties concern and zero mark will be given for the above assignment. MARKS DISTRIBUTIOn 100 marks ( ?? % Final) Chapter 1: Fluids statics assignment 1. A spherical

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    many a philosopher and argument‚ yet on countless occasions the reason of the argument has been flawed. Philosophers such as Pascal‚ James‚ Kierkegaard‚ Plantinga and Freud each have there own arguments on the matter of whether it is more rational to choose to believe there is a God‚ then to believe there is not. Blaise Pascal came up with an argument known as Pascal’s Wager. It argues that we have good practical reason to believe in God‚ because there are vast benefits if you believe in him. It

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    The French philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote in his Pensées about a very interesting way to believe in the Christian God. Pascal argues that people have to choose how to act: whether to believe in God or not. However‚ Pascal arrives at the conclusion that belief in the Christian God is the rational course of action‚ even if there is no evidence that He exists. Pascal’s claim is that it is better to believe that God exists because the expected value of believing that God exists is always greater than

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    Pascal’s Wager Pascal argued that all men should believe in God for their own good. The wager is based on an assumption that says‚ if God exist‚ there will be infinite goodness for believers‚ and infinite badness for nonbelievers. He also assumed that all men must choose between believe in God or not. His reasons were easy to follow: If God does exist‚ nonbelievers will be doomed to infinite suffering of the hell. Whereas believers will enjoy infinite pleasure of the haven. If God does’t exist‚

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    Qi Saiyang Philosophy 101 Midterm Paper: Answers to Five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Explain Socrates’ view of himself as a philosopher. Answer: From the Oracle representing the God of Delphi‚ Socrates firstly got the message that no one is wiser than him. Considering both the facts that it’s impossible for him to be the wisest man and also impossible for god to lie‚ Socrates starts thinking and

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    [pic] [pic] ERODE - 638 052. PERISTALTIC SELF-INFLATING TYRE SYSTEM (A self inflating tyre system for automobiles using a peristaltic pump) PRESENTED BY R.PRAVEEN KUMAR (26ME71) P.VIGNESH (26ME108) 3rd year mechanical

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    What is the tension in the string in the figure? T = W - FB    where T is the weightof the Al and FB  buoyant force due to thealcohol T = ρAl V g - ρE V g =(ρAl  - ρE) V g =(ρAl  - ρE) * 10E-4 *9.8     converting the volume to m3 Using 2700 for the density of Al and 790 for the density ofethyl alcohol T = 1910 * 10E-4 * 9.8 = 1.87 N A wood block with a density of 700 floats in water. What is the distance from the top of the block to the water if the water is fresh? (a) density

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    problem 261 A steel rod with a cross-sectional area of 0.25 in2 is stretched between two fixed points. The tensile load at 70°F is 1200 lb. What will be the stress at 0°F? At what temperature will the stress be zero? Assume α = 6.5 × 10-6 in/(in·°F) and E = 29 × 106 psi.   Solution 261 For the stress at 0°C:  answer   For the temperature that causes zero stress:    answer problem 262 A steel rod is stretched between two rigid walls and carries a tensile load of 5000 N at 20°C. If the

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    Physical Science Investigating Boyle’s Law Contents page: What does Boyle’s Law state? .....................................................2 An outline of what this project is about....................................2 Title.....................................................................................................2 Investigative question.....................................................................3 Hypothesis............................................

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    Pressures Students Face Imagine sitting in a classroom full of college students. They are from all walks of life. What could possibly be going on in the heads of those students? For instance could it be about the girl or boy that they have a crush on? Maybe they are wondering what they will do after school today? No‚ most of these students are working jobs to pay bills and tuition for the college they are attending. Also trying to maintain a good grade average which has to be a C or higher. These

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