If 1.0 m3 of concrete weighs 5 × 10^4 N, what is the height of the tallest cylindrical concrete pillar that will not collapse under its own weight? (The compression strength of concrete is 1.7 × 10^7 N/m2.)


340 m

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Power: The circuit power factor of an RC circuit is 0.620. The rms value of the ac voltage applied to this signal is 120 V and the impedance is 200 ?. What is the average power of this circuit?

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