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What is the x-component of the electric field at the origin?

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How Is Current Calculated in a Circuit with Charge Function q(t)?

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What is the tension of the string in terms of given variables and g?

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Fundamental Frequency and Pipe Length Calculation for Open Pipes

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Wave Interference QUICK PROBLEM

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Simple current and charge circuit question

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Period of a Pendulum: Calculate New Period & 24h Loss

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Solving the "Rainy Problem": Who Gets Wetter?

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How can you calculate the internal resistance from circuit data?

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Solving Sinusoidal Equations: Ferris Wheel Example

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Electromagnetic Induction and Induced Voltage

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General physics question (position,velocity and acceleration)

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Simple Curcuit Question (Theory)

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How Do You Derive the Linear Wave Equation from Basic Physics Principles?

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Helium balloon and simple harmonic motion

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Specify the minimum block mass needed to safely secure the rope

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Compute the charge on the capacitor

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Refraction of light in three mediums

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Conservation of Momentum problem-don't understand the solution

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Concave Mirror Lens Ray Diagram

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How can a surface be polished for some waves and not others?

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E, FDAC Solving E-Field with Charges

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Static Equlibrium involving a weird object

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Question dealing with electromagnetic induction

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Calculating the Sun's Luminosity: The Equation Revealed

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Solving Beam Hinge Torque for Horizontal Force

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Rotational Motion + Tension Problem

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Solving for Tensions and Mass in a System of Forces

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Solving an Elastic Collision Problem with Given Force-Time Data

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Diffusion equation question in 1D?

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Dependent Motion: Sample Problems & References

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Momentum. resulting velocity. Rocket

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Block- spring- bullet- harmonic motion

  • ~christina~
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Need help on this simple quenstion(electric fields)

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Moment Of Inertia Problem using Algebra

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Calculate Rear Builder Weight Carrying Torque Up a Ramp

  • physicsgrouch
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How Does Current Affect Magnetic Field at the Center of Two Wires?

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HW: Newton's Second Law and Angles

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Deriving the head-on collision equation in terms of v2' and v1'

  • louise82
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Light - Angle of Deviation and Lenses

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Pluto & Charon's Center of Mass - 6871.5 km

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Thick as a planck and making a spectra of myself

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Questions on Conservation of Enery

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Topics for physics presentations.

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Solve Implus and Momentum for Block A Velocity at t=1

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Kirchoff's Laws: Solving Simultaneous Equations for Circuit Analysis

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How Much Sand Is Needed to Balance a Plank Horizontally?

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How Do You Calculate the Impact of a Cannonball on a Moving Car?

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Finding angular speed of a thin rod.

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How Do You Calculate Magnetic Field Strength at Different Points?

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What Is the Average Force Exerted by the Floor on a Jumping Lizard?

  • Kris1214
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200kg Astronaut, 2.0 m/s, 100.0 N rocket ?

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How Do You Calculate Support Forces for a Diving Board?

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Calculating Invariant Mass Using Momentum and Rest Mass

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How High Will the Ball Bounce After Losing Energy on Impact?

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Calculating Electron Energy in a One-Dimensional Potential Well

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Magnitude of electric field using point charges

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Solving for Potential Difference in a Circuit Using Kirchoff's Rule

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Differential equation: projectiles

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Gauss's Law and the electric field

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Magnetic Field at the Center of a Wire Loop

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What is the electric potential at the center of a ring of charge?

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Calculating Field Direction and Magnitude for Levitating Copper Wire

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Why does an open switch stop a circuit?

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Two nonconducting spheres problem

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Wave on a Wire: Finding Equations and Tension

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Light inextensible string problem

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Rotational Work & Energy problem

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English Eng. Gas Constant: 8.314 J/mol-K

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Finding the Center of Mass for a Uniform Plate

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How Does Internal Energy Change at Constant Temperature?

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Angular Momentum of a flywheel problem

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Why Is Displacement Only 4.9m After 1 Second in Free Fall?

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Rolling ball distance Math problem

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Ball rolling down an inclined plane

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How Do Permissible Loads Relate to Bending and Shear Stresses?

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The Kinetic Energy of an Electron & Proton

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RC circuit analysis using phasors

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Roller coaster free body diagrams

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A Question Related to Electrostatic Energy and Capacitors

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Where Should a Third Charge Be Placed to Experience No Net Force?

  • n77ler
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How Do You Calculate Fnet, F2, and Direction of dp/dt in Physics?

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Challenging physics question, hooke's law and conservation of energy

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Bullet Velocity: Calculate Speed of Bullet Before Hitting Wood

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Calculating Work Done by Ideal Gas: Qualitative Pressure vs Volume

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Simple Harmonic Motion and maximum velocity

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Calculating Speed and Direction of Sailboat After Gust of Wind

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Confusion in special relativity - total newbie

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Solving Collision Questions: Guidelines and Tips

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How to Find Kinetic Energy and Speed of a Particle in a Hemispherical Bowl?

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Where Should the Third Particle Be Placed for Desired Center of Mass?

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Inelastic Collision and Pendulums

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Relationship between acceleration and slope

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What Determines the Direction of an Electric Field?

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Conservation of Energy With Loss Due to Friction

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