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Multiple forces acting on a rigid body

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Angular acceleration, and revolution

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A 747 nose dives into the atlantic ocean and hits the water at 900 km/h

  • Count Iblis
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Calculate Change in Kinetic Energy for Masses on Pulley

  • asianguy361
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Solving Projectile Motion of an Object

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Finding Kinetic Friction on a Ramp: A Box Sliding Down at 1.20 m/s^2

  • princesspriya
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Deflection of Plates: Calculating Voltage and Displacement | SOLVED

  • anyone1979
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Rotational Motion About a Fixed Axis , NEED HELp :\

  • keylostman
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Hard Triple Beam Balance QUestion

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Inductor in simple circuit w/ graph Problem Help

  • SWFanatic
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Circuits Op Amp R equilvalent help

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How Do You Calculate Different Parameters in an RL Circuit?

  • GreenLantern674
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Is Missing Information Hindering My Physics Homework?

  • broouk
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Moment of intertia and net work problem

  • keylostman
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What is the relationship between current and resistance?

  • Gear300
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Forming Images with a Plane Mirror

  • asianface.
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Why is the Electric Field Zero at the Center of a Charged Ring?

  • mike115
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Angular Velocity and Kinetic Energy Problem?

  • keylostman
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Sound Intensity and Power Calculations in a Conversation

  • ~christina~
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The radius of an ellipse from the origin.

  • Erez
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How do I calculate the work done by melting ice?

  • cashmerelc
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Net Work Problem, Rotational Motion,

  • th3plan
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Very basic Inverse square law problem

  • Learnphysics
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Rotation of a disk - find angular acceleration

  • blue5t1053
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How Many Revolutions Does the Wheel Make in 2.33 Seconds?

  • jj8890
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Question On Displacement - Velocity-Time Graph

  • Linday12
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Projectile Motion Question: Solving for Height of Pier Above Water

  • JonathanSnow
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Conservation of momentum problems

  • DBXO
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How Is Energy Lost to Friction Calculated in a Pivoting Spool System?

  • sullyjared
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What is the work done during an adiabatic process?

  • TheBeesKnees
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Gravitational Potential Energy of a tower

  • paaraskohli
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Mastering Equilibrium: Vectors, Torques, and Balancing - Pre-Lab Questions

  • slydg895
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How many lines per centimeter does the grating have?

  • George_H
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Construct a Balsa Wood Device to Protect an Egg from Drops

  • BrianTW
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How Does Mass and Pivot Position Affect a Compound Pendulum's Period?

  • chriswalker
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What must be true to prevent a ladder from slipping against a wall?

  • javamanjohn
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Solve Rotational Questions for Translational Speeds & Angular Speed

  • clphipps
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Crash test dummies don't always wear seat belts.

  • jillz
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Finding Angle & Tension in a String Attached to a Moving Car

  • chocolatelover
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How Do Charges on Beads Affect Spring Stretching?

  • nothing123
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How Does a Spring Affect Cart Velocity After Collision?

  • louise82
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Potential and Kinetic energy problem

  • missphysics12
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Find the effective area required to build such a capacitor

  • euphrates
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How Does Frictional Torque Affect Disk Rotation in Physics Experiments?

  • klopez
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Solving Electric Current: Find Total Resistance (Rt)

  • mittpuff31
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Solving the Velocity of a Mass Moving Through a Loop With Friction

  • gniniart
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What is the impulse on the ball from the wall?

  • A_lilah
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Light and Absorptive polarizers

  • PenKnight
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How do you calculate inductance in an RL circuit?

  • GreenLantern674
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Solve for Circuit Current with Empty Tank - Easy Circuits Homework Explanation

  • physicsbhelp
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Angular acceleration of the disk as a function of time

  • iamwilson
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Ball rolls of an edge and lands on and inclined plane

  • sinisterguy
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Fly hitting a train physics problem

  • girojim
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Electrostatic energy with gauss' law

  • bishy
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Power Required to Climb 10% Grade at 35 m/s with 600N Force

  • spj1
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Modern topics in physics curriculum

  • Phan7omas
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Circular Motion and Newton's Laws

  • rmarkatos
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Circular Motion with Newton's Laws

  • rmarkatos
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Can a capacitor discharge itself through an ideal inductor?

  • mkbh_10
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Conservation of energy of a car problem

  • myoplex11
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Some Kinematics questions with cars and satallites

  • neonjr
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How Do You Calculate Tension and Acceleration in a Pulley System?

  • myoplex11
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Magnetic Fields Shrinking Radius

  • SWFanatic
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How Does Special Relativity Affect Space Travel and Communication?

  • EngageEngage
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Sinusoidal wave (not sure what to do for the last part)and have test tommoro

  • ~christina~
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Typical Forces and friction question

  • notwhatthe
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Heat Engines and the Carnot Cycle

  • HELLO11
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Help with total capacitance in parallel and in series

  • complexc25
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I can't figure out what I am doing wrong Getting Frustrated

  • BuBbLeS01
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Driving force- could someone tell me if I'm using the right method for probl

  • ~christina~
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Thermal Processes: Ideal Gas Expansion with Constant Pressure [SOLVED]

  • HELLO11
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Kirchhoff's Rules: Solving Homework Questions on Circuit Currents

  • Roze
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What equations are needed to solve a block in oil puzzle?

  • ~christina~
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Which Nova Happened First in Relation to an Aircraft's Speed?

  • EngageEngage
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Solving a Physics Homework Problem: Rocket Mass and Acceleration

  • iamwilson
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Kinematics of Rigid Bodies:Calculating Angular Velocity

  • pronep
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Acceleration of points on a wheel

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Concave Mirror and objects distance

  • sheri1987
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Rocket Mass & Accel: 6000kg, 25m/s2

  • iamwilson
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Calculating Total Energy Loss of a Newton's Cradle

  • faunmia
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A rather tricky magnetic field problem.

  • orionj
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Calculating Light Travel Time Through Different Materials

  • BuBbLeS01
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Webassign due in like half hour i have the problem down but its not working

  • lettertwelve
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Why are N and mg equal in magnitude?

  • sanado
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What is the general antiderivative of this complicated function?

  • frumdogg
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How Is Current Density Calculated for Protons in the Solar Wind?

  • Sanjay101
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Why Is My Joules Calculation Incorrect?

  • lettertwelve
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Find the Min. Series Resistors for 9V & 0.25W

  • soul5
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Projectile Motion Using Coordinates

  • i8mysocks
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Blue light and an opaque object

  • daNAV1GATOR
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Understanding work and kinectic energy?

  • kyin01
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How to draw the angles to find force

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