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Discuss the difference between sharpness and contrast in x-ray imaging

Sharpness describes how well the edges of structures in an x-ray image are defined, while contrast describes the difference in degree of blackening of adjacent structures.

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Answered by Tomas M. Physics tutor
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A cyclist rides 10km. In the first 5km, they climb a hill, averaging 10km/h. In the second 5km, they descend the hill, averaging 30km/h. What is their average speed over the full 10km?

A common response from the student for the above question is: “I got 20km/h but it says it’s wrong! help i’m really confused”. The following two paragraphs will outline how I might attempt explain this id...

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Answered by Shihabul B. Physics tutor
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A hot air balloon is travelling at a speed of 5.0m/s at an angle of 60.0 degrees up from the horizontal. Find the vertical and horizontal components.

The diagram would have the following:

An arrow pointing upwards labeled v(y)

An arrow pointing to the right labeled v(x)

An arrow pointing in between those lines with a degree between...

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Answered by Marta B. Physics tutor
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Define the resistivity of a metal wire

ρ = (AR) / l

where:

ρ is the resistivity of the metal wire

A is the cross sectional area of the specimen wire

R is the electrical resistance of  a uniform metal wire

l i...

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Answered by Javier E. Physics tutor
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What is wave-particle duality?

As you may have already seen, light sometimes behaves as a wave and sometimes as a particle. This is due to something we call "wave-particle duality" by which we mean that objects on the quantum...

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Answered by Petr Z. Physics tutor
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