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ISBN: 9781285737027

Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 23, Problem 1P

(a) Does your bathroom mirror show you older or younger than your actual age? (b) Compute an order of magnitude estimate for the age difference, based on data you specify?

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