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What is the atmospheric pressure at the planet's surface?

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Vector addition graphically with multiple angles

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Two-loop circuit using Kirchoff's Laws problem

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Solving Kepler's Laws: Calculating a, b, and f in Mkm

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Which Brick Lands with the Highest Speed and Other Physics Enigmas?

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Solving Tension in 2 Wires Attached to 360 g Sphere

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Freefall from a great height, changing g

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Circular Motion and Tension: Solving for Wire Tension in a Rotating System

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Mark's Struggle to Solve Dynamic Systems Qn

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Maximum oscillation points from two 300Hz out-of-phase sources 5m apart

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What Is the Laboratory Frame Energy of a Proton?

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What will happen to the world without friction?

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Compound pulley tension question

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Find the rotational inertia of a sphere suspended from the ceiling

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Calculating Trajectory of a Plane Flying at 100m/s

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Gravitational force between 2 protons

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Plotting Total Energy vs Time for Damped System (MATLAB)

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How to Calculate the Work Done When Pushing a Ball Underwater?

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Kinetic Energy of 7.0 kg Bowling Ball Falling from 2.0 m High Shelf

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Tension in string between blocks with applied forces

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Why a balloon sticks to the wall

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Solve Kirchoff's Laws: 8V, 4V, 110Ω, 40Ω, 50Ω

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Current density of protons in solar wind at Earth's orbit

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Who wants to grade my test? (physics 1, simple for physics buffs)

  • Nima23
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Upward force on parachute with person descending at 2.8 m/s²

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What Is the Second Force Acting on a Mass in the x-y Plane?

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Finding mass of paperclip using Millikans theory

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Guitar String Vibrations: Freq 437 Hz, Distance 235m

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How close will comet come to earth

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What is the speed of the block when the spring is compressed by 10 cm?

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Tension pulls the bucket upward

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The How Long Does It Take for the Sun's Light to Reach Earth?

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Electric flux through top face of a cube with nonuniform field

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Calculating Acceleration of Ions in 2D Motion for Cancer Tumor Treatment

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Electric field at center of square given corner potentials

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What is the speed of a block dropped from 0.41m with a pulley involved?

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How Do Newton's Laws Apply to a Lemon Half on a Frictionless Surface?

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Magnitude of Electric Field problem

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Kinetic Energy of Charged Particle

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Why do all colors combine to make white?

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Finding coil diameter for 1.66 mT field from 1.1 m copper wire

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Calculating the Speed of a Ball Shot from a Spring Gun

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Block A with hanging weight and angled string to wall

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Refrigerator rated 80W at 250V: what happens when voltage drops to 50V?

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Solving a Copper Metal Heat Exchange Problem: Seeking Advice

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Measuring Human Reaction Time with a Ruler

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How Does Changing Arm Position Affect Angular Velocity and Work Done?

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Shape of field line in an electric dipole

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Electric Potential within coaxial cylinder

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How Much Weight Can Block A Support Before Sliding?

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What Is the Magnitude of the Average Acceleration of a Ball Bouncing Off a Wall?

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What Determines a Roller Coaster Car's Speed at the Top of a Loop?

  • StephenDoty
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How Are Pendulums Used in Safety Testing for Land Rover Cars?

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Model car speed from work-energy theorem with varying force

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How to Determine Maximum Spring Stretch for a Box on an Inclined Plane?

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How High and Fast Does a Grasshopper Jump at a 44° Angle?

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Doppler effect: car horn, reflected sound, and beat frequency

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Change in Water Level after throwing over anchor

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Charged ball suspended at 19° by horizontal electric force

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Net Force Exerted on 4.0*10-9 C Charge at Origin

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Special relativity - collision of a photon and an electron

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Circular Motion Experiment: Velocity^2 vs. Radius Analysis

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Electric potential and kinetic energy

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Periodic motion, electric charge

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Which wave reaches point B first?

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How Do You Calculate the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction on a Slide?

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A simple but interesting problem

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Solving Motion of a Ball Fired by Compressed Air

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Skateboarder leaving a 1.0-m ramp at 30°: how far away does he land?

  • StephenDoty
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How Does Angular Velocity Vary from Top to Bottom of a Tower on the Equator?

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Simple angle relationship question

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Why is the negative charge excluded from the potential change integral?

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How Much Force is Needed to Move a Block on a Wall?

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Determining Coefficient of Kinetic Friction on an Inclined Slide

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Energy dissipated in copper loop as magnetic field increases

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Line Integration: Electric Field, Potential Energy & Displacement Vector

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Angular Velocity: Calculating Revolutions in 4 Seconds

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Potential Energy and maximum velocity

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How Does a Window Washer Adjust Force to Ascend at a Constant Speed?

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Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

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How to Calculate Power Requirements for a Truck at Different Speeds

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How Do You Calculate the Volume and Weight of Air in a Building?

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3 vectors using south, northeast, and west

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What is the principal difference between light and X-rays?

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Multiplying rational expressions with cancellation

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Canoeist paddling perpendicular to current: which calculation is correct?

  • r.meghdies
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What Went Wrong in My Incline Friction Problem?

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Ball on ramp and Merry Go Round problem

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Finding the Center of Mass of a Human Figure

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Converting Newton's Law of Cooling from Heat Loss to Temperature Decay

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Solving the Falling Ball Problem: t2=2t1?

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How Does Gravity Affect Equations in Vertical SHM Problems?

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Frictional forces acting on log Application of Newtons Laws

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What is the force needed to stretch a horizontal spring by 7.15 cm?

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Proportional Masses Newtons Laws

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Calculating Tensions and Acceleration in Frictionless Pulley System

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