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Calculating Resistance In Circuit

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Find the maximum distance the spring is compressed.

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Is Warren's (chroot) answer correct?

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Calculating Torque for LP Turntable with Given Angular Speed and Mass

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Kinetic energy lost in 2D inelastic collision

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Momentum, Work, Energy Question

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Problem understanding circuit diagrams

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Solve the Circuit: Find v(t) Over Inductors

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Solving the Flying Pencil Problem - Get Help Now!

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How Does Opening a Parachute Affect a Falling Parachutist's Motion?

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How Do You Set Up a Physics Problem Involving Projectile Motion?

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Help Needed With Stress Calculations for Steel & Brass Rods

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Hammer/Nail problem involving torque

  • adamwhite
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Calculate Bullets Per Minute for Machine Gun and Man

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Newton's laws and working with systems

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Turning effect of forces and min force

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Calculating standing waves, given a fruequency? :O

  • SFSKabam
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Determining the Mass of the Pi^- Particle Using the Elementary Charge

  • rojasharma
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What is the magnitude of the charge on each ball?

  • Anuja
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Centripetal force of a roller coaster car

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Thermodynamics-Finding Internal energy

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Elliptical orbit around a massive spherical planet

  • NAkid
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Solve Spring Frequency Homework: .88kg to .4kg

  • jdeakons
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Problem with Work Done by Friction, Velocities-Extremely Hard

  • stupidinphys
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Different ways to check the answers

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What minimum speed must he be running?

  • dflutedevil
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Calculating Torque and Angle of Force on a Particle

  • AnkhUNC
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Triple Star System: Find Period of Revolution in Years

  • NAkid
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How Does Screw Cap Pressure Keep a Soda Bottle Sealed?

  • wbhphysics
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Telescope Resolution for AGN Accretion Disk

  • wtaylor
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Why Does the Horizontal Ball in the Diagram Take Longer to Fall?

  • Linday12
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How Fast Does a Spinning Disk Rotate After One Full Revolution?

  • cstout
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Finding time up and time down: Verticle Projectile

  • Mirth
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Simple Harmonic Motion Equation Question

  • meganw
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Electric Field Halfway Between Two Charges

  • Xet
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Elastic Collision - Symbolic Question

  • kanavulator
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Newton's law of gravitational attraction help?

  • NAkid
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What Should I Do with the Attached File Requesting Help?

  • zachcumer
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Calculating Center of Mass Speed in a Colliding System

  • sealedhuman77
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Cadillac-Geo Collision: Calculating Speed of Impact

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What is the Radius of Curvature of the Outer Surface of a Contact Lens?

  • rabar789
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Collision/Impulse: Calculating Impulse and Average Force

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Finding instantaneous velocity of objects in projectile motion

  • Suzan
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Does Wrapping a Wire Around a Magnet Enhance a Guitar Amp's Performance?

  • tommytomthms5
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How much work was done on the mass?

  • OstralyanPain
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How Does the Doppler Effect Alter Frequencies of a Moving Whistle?

  • danago
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Waves on a String: Mass & Standing Wave Mode

  • danago
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Calculate Net Force on Toy Car Rolling Down Incline

  • maca_404
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Object Traveling Up an Inclined Plane

  • campbellst87
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How Are Orbits and Orbitals Similar and Different in Quantum Mechanics?

  • rojasharma
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Simple Acceleration Equation Help

  • Linday12
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Effect of Changing Magnetic Field on Flux through a Coil

  • cse63146
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Center of Gravity/Torque problem

  • adamwhite
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Calculating Impulse for a Leaping Cricket: A Physics Problem

  • sealedhuman77
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[101]Potential energy of mass on a spring with 2 givens

  • WPCareyDevil
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How Do You Calculate Displacement for Multiple Direction Movements?

  • freshoff
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Coordinate system for specifying the precise location of objects in space?

  • princesspriya
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Help with this : the field inside a conductor is zero therefore

  • colombo
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Simple Harmonic Motion - Potential and Kinetic Energy?

  • meganw
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Question on crystal oscillators

  • Idea04
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Projectile Motion (in a vaccum)

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Relativity and the twin paradox

  • dakillerfishy
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How Do You Calculate the Angular Speed of a Bicycle Wheel?

  • klopez
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The electric field is perpendicular to the electrostatic force

  • colombo
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How Is Spring Constant Calculated in Simple Harmonic Motion?

  • meganw
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How Does Kinetic Friction Affect Block Acceleration?

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Force on Particle in Dust Cloud

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Finding the Height of a Nail for a Rolling Cylinder without Slipping

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Mechanics Thing(algebra craziness)

  • naes213
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Solve rpm in rotational motion problem

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Can i use a 1mA source to charge a 3V rechargeable battery?

  • angeline_happy
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Why isn't the area of a ring \pi (2rdr + (dr)^2)?

  • Hakins90
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Trajectory of an exploding shell

  • Bizznaatch
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Calculating Heat Energy in Conduction: A Mars Case Study

  • stevemclaren
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Projectile motion question with angles and velocity

  • thedropsoffir
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Rocket Thrust From a Spring (Work)

  • sam2k2002
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Linear Conservation of Momentum

  • am08
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Understanding Short Circuiting in Electrical Circuits

  • Gear300
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Relative Velocity of Astronauts After a Throw and Catch

  • greyradio
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How Does Stretching a Wire Affect Its Resistance?

  • Ajwrighter
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Billiards Ball Collision Analysis

  • JonathanSnow
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Simple elastic particle problem

  • seanistic
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Differentiation of potential energy

  • zcabral
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Electric Force Between Water and Chlorine

  • dchrisma
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Simple Harmonic Motion: Determine Velocity at t=0.250s

  • Moe*
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Application of properties of the light

  • rojasharma
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Relativistic Length Contraction in Three-Spacecraft Chase Scenario

  • vachan
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Diffraction Grating wavelengths

  • rojasharma
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Help With Firefighter Test Question

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Problems with Electric Field questions

  • User1247
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Blocks connected by rope, Newton's Third Law

  • StephenDoty
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What is the maximum acceleration of this car on a concrete surface?

  • StephenDoty
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Find Ratio of Resistors R_1/R_2

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