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Complicated spring stretch (compression )

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Vector Addition - Find Angle of Resultant Force

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Calculate the acceleration for a ball bearing

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Conservation of Energy object of mass

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How Is the Period of a Satellite Calculated?

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Potential Change in a Circuit Diagram

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Solved: R Vectors in Different Drawings Same Magnitude?

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How Did a Supernova Influence the Unique Composition of a Solar System?

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When Does the Package Reach the Ground?

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What is the angular velocity of the sun?

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Expression for the force on a particle

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Solving Spinning Animals Problem with Negligible Mass and Length

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How Is Velocity Calculated in a Compound Ballistic Pendulum Experiment?

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How Does Elevator Acceleration Affect Object Weight?

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Differences in kinetic friction coefficents

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Elevator reaching cruising speed: is the average power calculation correct?

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How Does Friction Affect Work Done on an Incline?

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How Many Revolutions Does the Smaller Disk Make Around the Larger Circle?

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Electric field from coaxial conducting rod and shell using Gauss' law

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Angular acceleration of a Propeller

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Electrostatic force after two charged spheres touch

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How Does the Direction of a Magnetic Field Affect Induced EMF in a Loop?

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Why Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water?

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Work and kinetic energy of two blocks

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Number of Forces Doing Work on Box on Incline

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Calculating Solar Energy Needed for $1000 Worth of Electricity

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Finding Mass and Speed in Kinetic Energy Problems

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Finding acceleration from two force vectors

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Doppler shift from moving trumpet on train

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Working with two moving targets ?

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Calculating the Final Height of Chris's Bungee Jump

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Gravitational force = 0 between two planets?

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Frequency of laser in eye fluid given wavelength and refractive index

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Boat light distance when it strikes bottom.

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Sound intensity: finding distance from 95 dB at 5.0 m to 75 dB

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Percent uncertainty of momentum

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Angular Acceleration during Bowling

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Van de Graaff field potential energy and capacitor bulb problem

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Capacitor Circuits: Battery Removal Effects

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How long is a kangaroo in the air jumping to 2.8m height?

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Magnetic Field due to a current loop

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Want to know correct answer for electric field + potential question

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What is the Total Outward Force Exerted on a Pool's Vertical Wall?

  • Clark Smith
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Nitrogen Gas Molecule Speeds and Temperature Relationship

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Thermodynamics and ice melting.

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Acceleration of a block on the floor

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What Is the Maximum Weight a Flowerpot Can Be Supported By Two Cables?

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How Can I Effectively Learn Physics on My Own as a High School Student?

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Solution for Elastic Collision of Three Identical Billiard Balls

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How Do You Calculate Power Dissipation in a Double Loop Circuit?

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Standing broad jump on the moon

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Projectile motion: skier leaves ramp at 25°, lands 100 m away

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Momentum and kinetic energy questions

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Calculating % Change in Inductance of Search Coil in Metal Detector

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Angle refraction from a point on glass.

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Calculating Clay's Acceleration: 12.0 m Fall

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Angular momentum calculation with r × mv determinant

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Percentage of kinetic energy after an elastic collision

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Minimum release angle for pendulum to clear peg at height L/3

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Centripetal Acceleration Part II

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Weight in Terms of Distance From Earth

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What Is the Correct Calculation for Satellite Speed in a Stable Orbit?

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Highest harmonic in closed pipe with 45cm length

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Changing axis of a rotating wheel

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Required torque for 1000kg car to accelerate with 4 wheels

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How to Find a Unit Vector in the Direction of a Given Vector

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Choosing a mechanics topic for a group paper and presentation

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Oh really? potential difference sucks

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Solve Spring SHM Problem: Period of Oscillation in M1, M2, k

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Elastic collision, one dimension

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Solve Proton Bombardment Homework: Find Vf in m/s

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Finding acceleration of a book sliding down an incline with friction

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What is the surface charge density sigma?

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Static electricity and electrons

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Elastic collision between 10g and 15g objects moving opposite directions

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Using Newton's Second Law for a System of Particles

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Speed and tension of a 0.12 kg pendulum at 45 degrees

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Current, Voltage Really Easy Question

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More frustrating force problems,

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Why does the heavier car stop sooner?

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Work done by potential difference and electron acceleration

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Difficult problems, im frustrated

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How Long Until the Train Stops Moving Up the Inclined Track?

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Skier sliding down 4.7° slope with friction

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Find the total work done on 20.0N block

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Calculating displacement on a v-t graph?

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Work to move a charge to point P in an electrostatic triangle

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Determine acceleration when velocity is v=x^3-4x^2+7x

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Velocity as a function of force/impulse/time.

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Dielectric Capacitance of Parallel Plate Cap

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