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Trying to get back into math... the problem is y' + 2y = x, with y(0) = 1. I know the answer is y = (c1)exp^x + x/2 + 1/4. I can get the a*exp^x for solving y' + 2y = 0. I'm hung up on dealing with the nonhomogenous option. I know I'm to set the possibilities to Ax + B, but I'm missing something here apparently...

I was the oldest of my cousins and one of few who remember our great grandmother before she went senile (when I was 8) and was put in a rest home. She emigrated from Italy (Bari, to be more specific), and she taught me two nursery rhymes which I remember. I've found one online, but I'm looking for the other - this one.

Courtesy of google, I've discovered it's the "Batta le Manine" rhyme, but all the translations I find don't seem to have her dialect. Can you give me the dialect version I remember of it? This is what I remember (translated into what I think Italians would read/write/say it as; I have a little knowledge of Italian, but my English will probably shine through):

A batta le manine

a dieso vien papa

i porto li bonbon

i tut, i tut, i tut, i tut, le (baby's name) le mangera! OM NOM NOM.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance! (By the way, if I have kids, I want to teach this to them, whether or not I know what it means. :)

Hi. My friend gave me his old copy of Capitalism II, but it's just the cd and case -- no manual. I have no idea how to change prices for merchandise/materials I want to sell. Can anyone enlighten me how/where this is done?

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Can I convert/transfer my old saved games on my Xbox to my Xbox 360? I know the games I have are compatible with the 360, but without the saved games, they're not really worth playing all over again.

Thanks in advance.

So, I think that nickels were originally made out of nickel, and that's why they were called nickels, but why are dimes called dimes? And, if I'm wrong about the nickels, why are they called that?

Okay, please no stupid answers... I'm serious here. I'm a 28 year old female. My 20 year old female friend says she goes 2-5 times a day. My 27 year old husband goes 3-5 times a day. I usually go 3-5 times a week. Is one of these conditions unhealthy? Should I start drinking prune juice (ew!)?

I read some of the other "how often to you poop" questions, but is my condition serious? I mean, I don't have a hard time pooping, but it just takes more time for stuff to get through. I eat Raisin Bran often, I eat fruits and veggies, and I don't eat a lot of fast foods. Anyone? I mean, could this possibly be normal?