being 0 degrees and 100 degrees. This scale was not adopted until 1948 by an international conference on weights and measures. | 1848 | Kelvin Scale | The Kelvin Scale measures the ultimate extremes of hot and cold. Kelvin developed the idea of absolute temperature, and developed the
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1. What is your evaluation of each of the three businesses? What is your evaluation of the managers who run them? French Division Units ('000) Profit Plan (Master Budget) Profit before Interest and Taxes = 1027 Flexible Budget Profit before Interest and Taxes = 2,002 But Actual Profit earned = 1242 which is 760 less than profit anticipated in flexible budget. Increase in the profits above the actual budget can be attributed to 20% increase in sales in 2009. Although Jean’s profits
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describes the ball’s height above the ground, h, in feet, t seconds after it was kicked. Use this formula to solve Exercises 97–98. 97. What was the ball’s height 2 seconds after it was kicked? 60 ft Section 1.2 In Exercises 1–12, find each absolute value. 1. |−7| = 7 3. |4| =4 5. |−7.6| = 7 .6 7. π/2 = π/2 9. | -√2|= √2 11. - |- 2/5 | = - 2/5 In Exercises 13–28, add as indicated. 13. −3 + (−8) = 11 15. −14 + 10 = -4 17
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Exercise 2 Write outputs, inputs and draw flowcharts for the solutions of following problems: 1. Write a program that asks the user to enter a number within the range of 1 through 10. Then display the Roman numeral version of that number. 2. The date June 10, 1960 is special because when we write it in the following format, the month times the day equals the year. 6/10/60. Write a program that asks the user to enter a month (in numeric form), a day, and a two-digit year. The program should then determine
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the sixteenth century (Bodin, 133). According to formidable writers of the time, such as Jean Bodin and Thomas Hobbes, the ability to maintain order in society required submitting to the supreme order of a state (Hobbes, 138). Sovereignty—or the absolute power and demand of a commonwealth—required complete obedience for a king because failure to revere him was considered a failure to revere the holy image of God at the time (Bodin, 134). In this age of Absolutism, divine power was given to sole
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------------------------------------------------- Balancing of rotating masses The balancing of rotating bodies is important to avoid vibration. In heavy industrial machines such as gas turbines and electric generators, vibration can cause catastrophic failure, as well as noise and discomfort. In the case of a narrow wheel, balancing simply involves moving the centre of gravity to the centre of rotation. For a system to be in complete balance both force and couple polygons should be closed.
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KeyX: X ValuesY: Y ValuesMx: Mean of X ValuesMy: Mean of Y ValuesX - Mx & Y - My: Deviation scores(X - Mx)2 & (Y - My)2: Deviation Squared(X - Mx)(Y - My): Product of Deviation Scores | X - Mx Y - My (X - Mx)2 (Y - My)2 (X - Mx)(Y - My) 141.00033.000-27.00066.00029.000-6.000-236.000Mx: 22.000 | 0.0950.0330.027-0.023-0.0100.002-0.121My: 0.504 | 19881.0001089.000729.0004356.000841.00036.00055696.000Sum: 82628.000 | 0.0090.0010.0010.0010.0000.0000.015Sum: 0.026 | 13.3351.075-0.717-1
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less efficient than another nation in the production of all commodities. 1. Mercantilism 2. The law of comparative advantage 3. The labor theory of value 4. The law of absolute advantage 2. The ability of one nation to produce a commodity using fewer resources than another nation is: 1. absolute advantage 2. comparative advantage 3. mercantilism 4. specialization 3. According to the following table, the US can gain from trade with the UK by getting how much
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self-considering “Absolutism Monarchy”. The Absolutism Monarchy was run by Kings and Queens that have absolute power over their people and no restrictions on political power over their sovereign country or state. In the textbook, “Early Modern Europe, 1450-1789, the author quotes Jacques Bossuet by saying “Royal Authority is sacred…religion and conscience demand that we obey the prince. Royal authority is absolute…the prince need render account to no one for what orders…even if kings fail in their duty, their
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commoners. Louis relied on the collaboration of his nobles in order to extend his power. He insisted on religious unity in order to make the state more secure, he used Cardinal Richelieu, a French clergyman and political leader to keep Louis’ monarchy absolute, and breaking the political power of the Huguenots, French Protestants. The commoners wouldn’t contribute in council or the spread of the religion, but paid heavy taxes, in order to fund for the monarch’s army and labor, aided in Louis XIV reign
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