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Homework Help Guidelines for Students and Helpers

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Hey I posted in homework help but now it's gone

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Homework Help: Introductory Physics Formulary

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What force causes precession?

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Great circle between two points on the Earth's surface

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Charged sphere

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Two balls, dropped with a delay of ##\Delta t##, meet after rebound

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SHM amplitude and angular frequency from velocity equations

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Apparent contradiction in a simple circuit

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Simple kinematics problem — falling from a geostationary satellite

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Newton's laws and inclined plane with friction

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Why does a fan cool you in a sealed room if it adds heat?

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Field at a point on the axis of a ring with variable charge density

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The electric field inside an insulating infinite length solid cylinder

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Power of a thin lens in a medium is 1/fₘ or μₘ/fₘ ?

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Cornering on a Smooth Surface

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If Heat Is Motion, Why Isn’t All Motion Heat?

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Finding potential difference in a circuit

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Paradox in Induced Dipole Forces: Does it violate Newton's Third Law?

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Semiconductor surface engineering

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Why can’t we observe all regions of the universe?

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Equal heat added to two spheres: why is the hanging sphere hotter?

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Inclined plane with pulley: does tension angle change the acceleration?

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A very simple moments question

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Sliding block hits and compresses a spring

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Finding proper value for centripetal acceleration in a plane rising up

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Simple problem with voltages

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Slipping/Rolling Motion on Inclined Plane

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A practical way to determine geographical meridian

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Voltage that gives acceleration to relativistic particles

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Which material will stop magnetic attraction?

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Finding velocity component in momentum and relative velocity problem

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Rotating difraction grid

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Spring aproximation

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Finding the acceleration of a block on an inclined plane with friction

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Doppler effect wavelength with moving source and receiver

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U-shaped length of chain falling when one end is released

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How is x-vt a rightward moving wave?

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Find the acceleration of a block (some sort of double Atwood machine?)

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How do I derive an expression for the velocity vector for any α?

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Physical reasoning behind constraint equations in pulley systems

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Working out the accelerations in a double Atwood pulley system

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Correct statement about size of wire to produce larger extension

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Charge inside nested spheres

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Pressure difference between two points in a tapered pipe

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Magnitude of buoyant force in fluids of different densities

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Voltage vs Distance graph for a given E vs D graph

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Correct statement about random process of radioactive decay

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Curving of gravitational field lines

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Bernoulli vs real life experiment

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Which one is correct statement regarding lightning?

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Cone on horizontal surface

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Chain falling out of a horizontal tube onto a table

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Earthed plates confusion

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2 pulleys 3 masses problems

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Force between two halves of a current carrying hollow cylinder

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Two-layer dielectric, four-capacitor model vs three-capacitor model

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Proof of law of sines using cross product

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Magnetic field due to a coil wound on a hemsiphere

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Falling capacitor connected to constant voltage

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Decrease of amplitude in RLC circuit

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Coulomb's force vs the Lorentz force

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Cone Rolling on Conical Surface Dynamics

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Speed of moth related to Doppler Effect

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Struggling to make relation between elastic force and height

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Correct statement about a reservoir with an outlet pipe

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Correct statement about siphon used to empty water tank

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Bullet collision question

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Confusion on sign convention in X-ray problems

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Minimum height of water to make the particle visible

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Ice cube in water: entropy calculation (Calorimetry)

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Flux through a ring due to two charges

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Static Mechanics: Aircraft Nosewheel Linkage Torque

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Force equation for stacked block in pulley system

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Voltmeter readings for this circuit with switches

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Formula for Electromotive force?

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Trying to understand the logic behind adding vectors with an angle between them

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Rolling without slipping on a curved surface

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A bead-mass oscillatory system problem

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Problem about units conversion: cm^2 --> m^2

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Correct statement about movement of curve ball in a fluid

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Mechanics question: Three masses and a pulley on a tabletop

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How to find eddy current (circular) path in this pendulum experiment?

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Two strings supporting a block at an angle

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Why can I neglect angular momentum due to precession here?

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Egg Drop Challenge! Need ideas for winning designs

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Multiple reflections in a mirror system

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How fast is the fly's shadow moving?

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Apparent length of ice cube submerged in water due to refraction

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Electromagnetic field theory -- Potential inside a conducting sphere

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Why is the weight of the block equal to the tension in wire C?

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Phase relation between two waves

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Understanding Forces and their Vector Components

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Calculating net pressure force on submerged tank wall

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Relating piezoelectric stress to earthquake seismic waves

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Variable mass system : water sprayed into a moving container

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What Determines the Minimum Mass of a Block in a Collision Scenario?

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Adding and subtracting vectors using vector diagrams

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