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Why is mathematics categorized into pure and applied?

Applied mathematics focuses on the application of mathematical principles to real world problems, and even some abstract problems. Engineering, theoretical physics, and computer science all make use of applied mathematics, and frequently firms of these types will employ mathematicians to supplement their group of employees. I.e. some video game developers employ mathematicians for complex physics modeling equations. Some physicists seek the help of mathematicians to provide rigorous proofs and other mathematical support for abstract concepts.

Pure math is the study of math, with the goal being the improvement of the foundations or concepts of math. Pure math is the study of the underlying mechanisms that cause mathematical techniques to work, the improvement and justification of these techniques and development of new techniques all fall under pure math. I.e. developing a substitute for traditional trigonometry would be pure math(chose that example because someone recently did that). They also analyze abstract math problems and see what concepts could apply to them or why they work.

The *are separated for the same reason physics and engineering are separated.

It would be less efficient to focus on both the development of mathematical concepts and ways to apply these concepts to the real world. Too much workload for most students. In the same vein a physicist doesn't have time to learn all the technology and applications of physics to eliminate the job of an engineer, even though the physicist probably has a better understanding of the physics that the engineer would use on a daily basis.

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Are pushups in between sets considered supersets?

Yes, supersets are any two exercises done back to back without rest in between. For example you start with 10 reps of bench press, then with out resting you do 10 pushups, that would be one set.

What is the difference between halt and transit point?

halt means destination the place where you want to go via flight or trains departure means going somewhere from where you are

What is the difference between carbon foot print and environmental footprints?

carbon footprint is the co2 you get in air from burning trees

environmental footprint is the bare spot in the forest left by cutting down trees, the erodes, dumping silt in the river leading to more erosion, that may bring down more trees ,leaving no homes for the furry friends and no place for the worms to dig to make nice soil for trees to grow in.

How is it possible for one group to score higher than the other group and yet we conclude there is no reliable difference between the groups?

Given any two groups there will usually be random variations in their scores. A proper statistical test is designed to assess whether the observed difference is likely to be a result of such random variation or if it due to a genuine - reliable - difference between the groups.

What is the difference in thed with a circle and d without a circle on the 1993 e150 ford?

One is overdrive. I believe the one with the "circle". Overdrive is used to reduce RPMs, generally at speeds 45 mph or greater.

Is there any formula to calculate distance between two traveling cars on road?

If you are in one of the cars then

  • make a note of the time when the first car passes some fixed point,
  • make a note of the time when the second car passes the same point,
  • the distance between the two cars is the speed of your car multiplied by the time interval.

Is any difference between co-prime number and co-prime factor?

Not really. It's just in how they are used. Factors are numbers, whether they're co-prime or not.

What are wavelets?

Wavelets are functions used to study a function by dividing it into small pieces and study each piece alone.

What are two differences trapaziod and a rhombus has?

All sides of a trapezoid cannot be congruent, all sides of a rhombus are congruent.

All opposite sides of a rhombus are parallel, only 1 pair of opposite sides of a trapezoid are parallel, the other pair are cannot be parallel.