darlingofdarkness
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What happens horizontally and vertically to a figure when the horizontal dimension is stretched by a factor of two? I don't get it could you help me????? Thanks.
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The figure becomes twice as wide, but the height remains the same.
Do you have any Silly Putty® ?
Do you have any Silly Putty® ?
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If you pull on a cube made of "silly putty" - Poisson's effect will shrink the height (and width) as you increase the length.
darlingofdarkness
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I don't know. I am utterly confused by the whole question...
I think where you might have run into problems happened when you thought about how many dimensions are involved.
There are two dimensions involved horizontal and vertical. One dimension is stretched. So if the figure is stretched twice long in the horizontal dimension it will be twice as long horizontally. This will not effect any other dimensions.
Looking at this problem in terms of a Poisson cube is very creative and imaginative but it over complicates the problem. Always try to reudce your problems to the simpliest tems, this will help your understanding.
There are two dimensions involved horizontal and vertical. One dimension is stretched. So if the figure is stretched twice long in the horizontal dimension it will be twice as long horizontally. This will not effect any other dimensions.
Looking at this problem in terms of a Poisson cube is very creative and imaginative but it over complicates the problem. Always try to reudce your problems to the simpliest tems, this will help your understanding.