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How to Use the Mnemonic 'SOHCAHTOA' in Trigonometry
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The mnemonic device SOHCAHTOA helps budding mathematicians remember the trigonometric functions sine (sin), cosine (cos) and tangent (tan), which they need to solve for triangles' missing sides and angles.
How to Avoid Being Evicted From Your Home
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You've lost your job and gotten behind with your rent. You know your landlord is looking for you. What's the best way to avoid eviction?
Top 10 Doomsday Prophecies
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It seems like every few years someone comes out with a new doomsday prophecy. From aliens and asteroids to floods and earthquakes, how do people think the world will end?
How could a laser pointer take down a plane?
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Is it just a myth that beaming a laser pointer at an airplane could cause a crash? Find out the answer and the science behind it at HowStuffWorks.
How does the Farmers' Almanac predict weather?
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It sure would be handy to know what the weather is going to be like for the next year. Unfortunately, there's just one problem: Weather is notoriously difficult to predict. So is the Farmers' Almanac accurate, or is it just blowing hot air?
How Estate Freeze Trusts Work
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Estate freeze trusts can help children avoid a huge tax burden on a family business after the loss of a parent. Read more about estate freeze trusts.
Anonymous Claims NASA Is About to Announce an Alien Discovery. Sadly Not
Everybody wants to find aliens, even the hacktivist group Anonymous.
How Can Minus 40 Fahrenheit Equal Minus 40 Celsius?
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There are two different scales of measuring temperature on Earth, but they merge at just one very cold number.
Has the free enterprise system prevailed?
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The free enterprise system offers unfettered industry powered by profit-focused individuals. Learn about the free enterprise system in this article.
How Thermal Imaging Works
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Thermal cameras take photos of heat, rather than visible light. Find out how temperature is captured as an image.