Put this in a more simple way, and make it not look like I copied and pasted it. disintegrate and alter mineral and rocks near or at the earth's surface.

Find the dimensions and area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in the upper half of the ellipse. (give your answers in terms of a and b. enter the dimensions as a comma-separated list.)

Daughter element the new element produced along with a decay particle in a nuclear transmutation 2. half-life the substance that decays in a nuclear transmutation 3. parent element the change of one chemical element into another by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment 4. transmutation the time required for the decay of one-half of the atoms in a sample of radioactive material

Part of a control linkage for an airplane consists of a rigid member cb and a flexible cable ab. if a force is applied to the end b of the member and causes it to rotate by θ = 0.5°, determine the normal strain in the cable. originally the cable is unstretched.