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Solving Rotating Ice Skaters Problem: Is their Straight Line Parallel?

  • brotherbobby
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Amplitude relation with periodic time

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Simple harmonic motion equation

  • Taylan
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Hard Kinematics problem: Ball thrown into the air

  • Christian Despo
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Solving Charge Across Plates of a Capacitor w/ Negative Ions

  • iVenky
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Cylindrical coordinates: unit vectors and time derivatives

  • Mason Smith
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Problem 9.2 Classical Mechanics: Astronaut in a rotating space station

  • SebastianRM
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Calculating the work done using a line integral

  • Burhan Uddin
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Flux Through a Cube's Face with our Point Charge at a Corner

  • Lost1ne
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Showing that the P(r) is maximum at r=a_0/Z

  • Mason Smith
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Ratio of potassium atoms to calcium atoms in 1 hour

  • moenste
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Volume expansion and sea level rise

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Sound Wave Problem -- time of flight in air versus in water

  • Selfless_Gene
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Swinging Ball at Top of Circle: Forces & Energies

  • sarah adam
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How do you know when k in Hooke's law is positive or negativ

  • Derek Marusarz
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What Is the Ratio of the New Separation Distance to the Initial Separation?

  • WhiteWolf98
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What Is the Electric Field of a Curved Rod at the Origin?

  • Zack K
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Mass of Ice required to achieve a certain final Temperature

  • CrosisBH
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Wavelength of light in a dielectric material

  • laurieke
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Find Lagrangian: Morin's Classical Mechanics Q6.10

  • Abhishek11235
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Electric field at a point problem

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Ideal speed given radius and angle

  • Mariesa Yeoman
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Calculate the gravitational force exerted on a 5.00 kg baby

  • Mariesa Yeoman
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What would be a real-life example of the ideal gas law?

  • Lolaamaigatti04
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Is this work-energy theorem for a system correct?

  • Arthur Smyth
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How Far Has Earth Traveled Since Its Birth?

  • Mariesa Yeoman
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Solve for x(t) and v(t) given a Force equation using Mathematica

  • zeesyk
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Problem when calculating the center of mass of a triangle

  • Kampret
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Calculating Centripetal Acceleration for a Spinning Fairgrounds Ride

  • Mariesa Yeoman
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Calculating Distance Traveled by Semi-Trailer Truck Odometer

  • Mariesa Yeoman
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What is the Power Output of Gravity?

  • Kyle Wies
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Calculate rest mass given relative speed and kinetic energy?

  • bai_mi
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About linear and angular momentum

  • Apashanka
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Intro to Electromagnetism: five conceptual questions

  • EMJ
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Heating Effect of Electric Current-Transmit at High Voltage

  • Cecilia B
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Change in the Electric Field Due to a Copper Wire Being Inserted

  • Zack K
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Finding the 10 lowest energy levels

  • Mason Smith
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Finding the expression for the x-component of velocity (vectors?)

  • ashhlyn
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Coulomb's Law and 4 point charges

  • John Ker
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Flight Path Angle and Velocity During Atmospheric Re-entry

  • AdrianGriff
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Heat needed to expand a circular metal plate

  • songoku
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Centipede inertial frame problem

  • Adam564
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Objects approaching one another with uniform acceleration

  • ThatGuyNick
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Why does a higher density slow down sound in air?

  • dragon-kazooie
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How to determine if the space ship is moving or stopped?

  • songoku
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Tone produced in a partially filled bottle

  • songoku
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Stuck on a vector problem: Boating across a river

  • opus
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Siphon pressure and velocity problem

  • angelala
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Calculating the final speed w/ work & friction

  • Caleb S
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EMF induced in rotating rod inside uniform magnetic field

  • songoku
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Determine the value of the voltage source Vx

  • Castello
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Fizeau's Experiment (Speed of light)

  • TachyonLord
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Conceptual problem in average/instantaneous velocity

  • subhradeep mahata
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Understanding the Symmetry of Motion in a Parabolic Trajectory

  • opus
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Projectile launched from an inclined plane strikes a wall horizontally

  • subhradeep mahata
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How Do You Calculate Work When Compressing Gas?

  • jybe
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Angular Velocity Problem — a Piston and a Crank

  • JohnnyS
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Finding z component of a unit vector

  • Jonathan Lawler
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Thermodynamics Problem: Calculate the heat input for this work output

  • physicshelppls
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Calculate the change in mechanical energy during collision

  • berrytea
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Why Does Gravitational Potential Energy Seem Absent in Magnetic Field Motion?

  • Leo Consoli
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Calculate velocity of stopping car

  • Lizi
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Sliding Rod Problem: Find Velocity of Particle A at H=30°"

  • subhradeep mahata
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1-D Kinematics: Trains and a bird

  • opus
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Electromagnetism and magnetic stuff

  • CAT 2
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Electrostatic self-force is zero

  • Kaan99
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Rate of emission of alpha particle in uranium decay

  • songoku
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Rocket equation without infinite small variables

  • Germy
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Coriolis force and the Earth's rotation

  • Eitan Levy
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Describing the Motion of a String at the Antinodes

  • thatguy4000
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Discrepancy regarding a thermodynamics question

  • Apashanka
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A cyclist riding on a closed path....

  • Qwertz0099
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How Do You Calculate the Ratio h/R for a Spinning Billiard Ball?

  • AFlyingKiwi
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Maximizing Transferred Energy between n bodies in linear collisions

  • titansarus
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Shell in a cylindrical capacitor

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Dipole and a conducting grounded plane

  • gnegnegne
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Why is the velocity of a jump on Mars the same as on Earth?

  • HAF
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Variable induced surface charge density on a sphere

  • Apashanka
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What is the net force on the -1nC charge in this Coulomb's Law problem?

  • Lilian Chan
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Energy dissipated in the resistors in a 2 mesh RC circuit

  • Eduardo Leon
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Solve Spring Force Problem: Displacement, Velocity & Acceleration

  • jybe
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Sound Wave Interference Problem

  • Ghost Repeater
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A ball (sphere) rotating along a moving incline

  • titansarus
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Determining the flow rate for a cooling system

  • David0709
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Approximating the force on a dipole Taylor series

  • Zack K
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Thermal Expansion (Area Expansion) problem help

  • queennicolee
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Statics problem (moment and equilibrium)

  • bardia sepehrnia
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How does the dielectric affect the charge distribution on a charged sphere?

  • Apashanka
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Form Factor for Scattering (like muons off of protons)

  • Martin89
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Gravity equation -- check my work please?

  • sp3sp2sp
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Uncertainty error of resistors in parallel

  • valiantt
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Spring constant of a car on springs

  • jybe
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