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Mass launched into the air by a spring

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How Does a Bullet Impact Affect the Angular Velocity of a Door?

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Angular frequency of the small oscillations of a pendulum

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One-dimensional with lattice constant (Problem)

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Modeling the Driven Damped Oscillations in a Material

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Accoustic waves notions (propagation in a tube)

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Double star mutual orbit calculations

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Confirm whether radius is 300mm or not if the tension is 5N

  • Josielle Abdilla
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Collisions in a harmonic oscillator

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Estimate the number of pixels in an image

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Correct graph of current vs voltage (photoelectric emission)

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Find the Mass of the Candy Knowing the Total Mass of the Bags

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Additional energy stored in spring

  • songoku
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Correct statement about internal energy

  • songoku
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Worksheet Problem about Power (average power of a car accelerating up a hill)

  • Billy Jones
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Finding the parameters for Harmonic Oscillator solutions

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Car Crash Analysis: Analyzing Friction & Speed

  • Billy12Banana
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Friction and kinematics problem

  • stackptr
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Calculate Volume of Cargo Lifter for 160t Load | Cargolift Problem

  • robax25
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Cutting a spring in half and then in 1/4 and 3/4

  • Dustinsfl
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Potential generated by a point charge in a isotropic medium

  • gabu
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What Is the Final Velocity of a Particle Under a Time-Dependent Force?

  • Alex Wik
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A Projectile Launcher (baseball hit at a 45 degree angle to the horizontal)

  • Veronica_Oles
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What Angle Does a Jetliner Turn on a Circular Path?

  • opus
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Uncertainties and the angle of minimum deviation

  • Jane Smith
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Motion problem -- The plug and chug at the end

  • opus
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How do I convert 1.2atm to N/m^2 when solving for gas work?

  • HazyMan
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Why do alpha particles experience large angle deflections?

  • zincsulphide
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Wrong statement about a p-n junction

  • songoku
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Spacetime Invariant interval and gamma

  • Ittiandro
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Calculating the distance to a star

  • Physics Dad
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How Do Conduction Electrons Affect the Molar Entropy of a Metal?

  • Baibhab Bose
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Magnitude of an Electric Field due to a dipole

  • Zack K
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Finding an expression for the total mass of a star

  • Physics Dad
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Conservation of Momentum (Explosion Kinematics)

  • jay2001
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Spring conservation of energy problem

  • mr1709
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How Does Reflecting a Particle Stream Affect the Force on a Surface?

  • Mr Davis 97
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Stress, Strain, and Sound in a Projectile Steel Rod

  • Ghost Repeater
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Collision finding final velocity

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Drag Force Acting on an Object with Respect to Velocity

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Thevenin equivalent by source transformation

  • Castello
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Constraint relation in a pulley spring system

  • Shivang kohlii
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What Are the Net Forces Acting on the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule?

  • OmCheeto
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Pendulum Conservation of Energy

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Location of charged particle given magnitude of position

  • Zack K
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What is the Force F acting on a NdYAG laser of 1 kW ?

  • ammar98
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Calculate the voltage in a circuit

  • DLeuPel
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Equilibrium : normal reaction of a rotational center?

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Resultant amplitude of 6 phasors

  • OnlinePhysicsTutor
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Hovercraft Lift: Measuring Clearance Height & Lift Force

  • JBM1234
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Solution check for a Rate problem

  • opus
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Calculating Mechanical Energy of a Launched Ball

  • Pamela Pepper
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Max KE of a squirrel jumping from the top of a tree

  • Boop de Boop
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How Does Angular Velocity of a Rolling Cylinder Change Over Time?

  • RiotRick
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How Does Volume Affect Internal Energy in Thermodynamics?

  • Amaelle
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Free expansion process and temperature change

  • Amaelle
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How Is the Momentum of an Electron Calculated at 0.8c?

  • pkc111
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Problem solving: ball drops & ball shot up - they meet where?

  • Tyrannosaurus_
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Simple Unit Conversion Word Problem Help

  • opus
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How do proper time and time dilation differ?

  • Taylor_1989
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Impossible hydrostatic scenario

  • RiotRick
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Physics question about half life / radioactive decay

  • RRmy0440
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Time constant for parallel RC circuit

  • Shivang kohlii
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Mechanical Resonance Lab Questions

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Why does the lion look inverted in the water?

  • NumFront
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How does reversible =>no entropy change in the universe?

  • Clara Chung
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RC Circuit - Rate energy is dissipated in the resistor

  • bornofflame
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Finding the mean net force during a collision

  • youmei0426
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What is the Relation Between Distance and Angle in Double Slit Interference?

  • youmei0426
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Where Does the Ball Become Airborne?

  • Matt Raj
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Find the initial velocity of a water rocket (mass changes)

  • rocketlaunch
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Solving a Homework Problem with One Pivot

  • Falcon99
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How Do Forces Distribute on a Board Supported at Two Points?

  • stackptr
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Calculating Period of Transverse Wave from Photo: A or B?

  • tomcps
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Really interesting and tough kinematics problem

  • PhysicsKT
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Deriving circular aperture diffraction

  • timetraveller123
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Conservation of momentum and angular momentum

  • Eitan Levy
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Force acting on the area of the cylinder due to gas

  • youmei0426
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Find the resultant using the principle of moments

  • alijan kk
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Building a half-mile long photogate and fighting diffraction

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Does amplitude depend on mass in SHM?

  • Mark Zhu
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Find the average force at distance x

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Intro kinematics problem - is this ok?

  • Tyrannosaurus_
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Difficult : Calculate equivalent resistance of the circuit problem .

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Extract anomalies from two-line element set (TLE) on ISS

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Angular momentum conservation and center of mass

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How do the charges in 3 cancel each other out in net electrostatic force?

  • Salman Ali
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How Do Forces Influence the Shape of Water and Mercury Drops on Glass?

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Surface charge on a conductor due to a charged rod 'q'

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Two masses on an inclined plane without friction

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Dependence of Coulomb's law on the medium

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Calculate the acceleration of each mass at the instant the thread snaps

  • Josielle Abdilla
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Repulsive force between 2 protons?

  • Nerdydude101
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Transition energy estimation based on bond length

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What Does 'Mutual Potential Energy' Refer to in a Hydrogen Atom?

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