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Calculating two masses colliding

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What is the speed of the missile, relative to ship B?

  • vachan
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How Does Charge Affect Force in an Electric Field?

  • ahero4eternity
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Angular velocity as car passes by man.

  • DocZaius
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How to Calculate Work for Lunar Lander Orbit Change

  • sam2k2002
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Why Does Superposition Give Different Results in PSPICE?

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Electric field induced in a ring

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Force/Magnetism direction question (w/diagram)

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What is the surface gravity on this distant planet?

  • sam2k2002
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Energy/ work problem set(last question )

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Need some direction please. Thermodynamics.

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Application of properties of the light

  • rojasharma
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What is the effect of increased spacecraft speed on astronaut's pulse rate?

  • rojasharma
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How Does a Bullet Affect Pendulum Motion?

  • pauln
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Find Magnetic Field of Parallel Conductors at Different Locations

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Diffraction Grating: 520nm & 630nm Wavelengths, 6000 Lines/cm, m=0-2 Fringes

  • rojasharma
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Nuclear reactions and their applications

  • rojasharma
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Static Equilibrium of an automobile

  • Seraph404
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What are the Boundary Conditions for Dielectric Interfaces?

  • plmokn2
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Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents

  • bobbworm42
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What beat frequency will the observer detect?

  • mortho
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Explain Electron's Speed for Probing Nucleus

  • rojasharma
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Atom H-2 Diagram: Label Quarks & Leptons

  • rojasharma
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Anyone Taking Grade 12 Physics Through Ilc Or Has Taken In Past?help Needed

  • rojasharma
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Acceleration after a Colission

  • lacyme
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A charge falls from infinity to within r of another charge, find velocity.

  • User1247
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Nuclear Fission Basics: Calculating Energy Released U-235

  • rojasharma
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A woman carries a bucket to the top of a 40 m tower

  • iamkristing
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Forces: acceleration with a sun yacht

  • wegman14
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Images Formed by converging mirros

  • jeahomgrajan
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Momentum Concervation and Collisions

  • mr.quakers
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Inclined plane and force of friction

  • dranseth
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A Simple Way to Measure Magnetic Fields

  • cse63146
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Solving a Physics Problem: Confused About 16 Angle?

  • lizology101
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How Is Work Calculated in Electric Fields?

  • rojasharma
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How Can Momentum and Radial Force Help Solve a Collision Problem?

  • fiestyman001
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Unit conversions and significant digits

  • jwj11
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How to Calculate Current Distribution in a Circuit?

  • jcpwn2004
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Is Traveling at the Speed of Light Impossible?

  • rojasharma
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What is the rocket's initial upward acceleration?

  • cookiekid20
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What Causes Two Voltage Peaks in Magnetic Induction Experiments?

  • ashleyrose03
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Electric potential at center of circular arc

  • cyberstudent
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Observing Light through Two Slits: Wave vs. Particle Theory

  • rojasharma
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Is Direct Substitution Effective for Solving Linear Wave Equations?

  • ~christina~
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How Do Relativity Effects Impact Age During Space Travel?

  • rojasharma
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Derivation of an S.H.M. Equation

  • fatboy_1989
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Radio Wave Separation of H2O from Salt Water: Q&A

  • madchemist
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Magnetic Field Using Amperian Loops inside a wire

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Parallel plate capacitor and charge density

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Ammeter Connections for Battery Current Measurement

  • HeLLz aNgeL
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Moment of Inertia: 4 Spheres Connected by Rods in Square

  • amm617
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Questions on electric potentials of systems and electrons.

  • LostShadow
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Calculating RC-Constant of Coaxial Cable

  • electricman
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Coefficient of Friction of a hockey puck

  • panvietboy
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Difficult Eletrical angle force problem

  • Shadowsol
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The Motion of the Center of Mass

  • Penguins66
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Draw Freebody Diagram: 10+ Forces at Rest

  • checkmarks
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How Do I Solve This Initial-Value Problem Correctly?

  • morbello
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Calculating Maximum Height of a Child Swinging from a Rope

  • kassy_in_the_sky
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What is 2x10-4cm converted to metres?

  • Colin_m
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How Should a Spring Be Compressed to Launch Blocks to Specific Heights?

  • cooltee13
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Find General & Implicit Solutions for dy/dx = e^-3y cos x (1+sin x )^2

  • morbello
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Different ways that Log appears

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How Does Lowering Density Affect Trajectory?

  • jillz
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What is the Distance Between Two Stones Dropped from a Well in One Second?

  • myoplex11
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Simple standing wave question- not exactly sure why I can't get answer?

  • ~christina~
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Solving the Mass Sliding Problem with Increased Height h

  • kirste
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Find the frequency of the lowest note a piccolo can sound

  • ~christina~
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Angular Momentum Lab: Impact of Dropping Disk Off-Center

  • frasifrasi
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Solving the Expansion of the Crab Nebula

  • Fizzicist
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Frequency of Sound in Wind: Firefighters and Sirens

  • ~christina~
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What is the speed of the bat gaining on its prey in m/s?

  • bastige
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Physics: doppler effect (observer & source in motion)

  • bastige
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Electric Field Inside a Hydrogen Atom

  • viperassasin
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Charging current - jumpstarting a car

  • tony873004
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Equation for molar specific heat

  • Metalsonic75
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Two small insulating spheres with radius

  • viperassasin
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Easy problem that I'm a bit confused about.

  • JJphysics83
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Calculating Friction Force on Two Accelerated Blocks

  • buys.trevor
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Electric Circuits: Why Power Rating of 2x 1000-W Heaters in Series is Not 2000-W

  • chantalprince
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Angular Displacement of bike pedals

  • snowmx0090
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Proving Equation: tan^2θ - sin^2θ = tan^2θsin^2θ

  • Spahrtacus
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Calculating Electric Field at 0.8m from Charges on x-Axis

  • soul5
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What Angle Prevents a Cylinder from Slipping on an Inclined Plane?

  • NAkid
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How Does Elasticity Affect Collisions in Baseball Physics?

  • alexithymia
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Special Relativity: Photon emission by a moving atom

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Help with Experiment: How Packaging Prevents Egg Breakage

  • kortayabs
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Coefficient of friction on a 45° waterslide ramp

  • tbone413
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Linear Momentum and Collisions - True/False

  • Melchior25
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Newton's Law & Gravitational F: Finding the Accl'n for a sphere

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Rocket and Gravitational Potential Energy

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Potential Energy and Conservation of energy

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Newtons Law Problem: objects and pulleys

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Simple Physics Mass pulled by a Force

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Applying Kirchhoff's Rules to Solve Circuit Problems

  • jcpwn2004
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Pressure Law - question about experiment apparatus

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Finding g with a Compound/Physical Pendulum: Plotting and Calculating

  • Pete2008
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Power particle-like object problem

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What is the Unknown Distance in a Lens Equation Problem?

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