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Solving for Vector Expression: 12.0 m and 170° (i+j)

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How does the V shape of a shock wave depend on the speed of the wave source?

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Frequency of Sound in Room-Temperature Air: 1 Meter Wavelength

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Elevator Question: Which Situation is True?

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Force question on pulling worker

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Noisy Jackhammer Man: Special Headphones Allow Conversation

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Find Force Acting on 5.0kg Stone in 20m Distance

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Finding the frictional force of a block

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Time for Skier to Stop in 8.7° Slope: No Friction

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How Is Work Calculated When a Suitcase Is Pulled Up a Ramp?

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How Do You Calculate the Orbital Characteristics of a Satellite?

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Calculating Work to Compression a Spring 4.08cm with 718N Force"

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Calculate the current through each ideal battery

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Three forces applied to a trunk

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What is the magnitude and direction of vector c

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How Deep Is the Ocean If Ultrasonic Sound Takes 6 Seconds?

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Terminal Velocity: Calculate Mass of 22cm Ball

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How Long Until Two Balls Thrown Differently Meet at the Same Height?

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Questions dealing with Angular momentum (but maybe kinetic engery)

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Acceleration from 2 Force Vectors

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How to Calculate Time it Takes for an Object to Fall or Reach the Top of an Arc

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Centripetal acceleration of Earth around Sun

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Charged parallel plates, proton and electron released simultaneously

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Graph of Kinetic Energy v. Displacement of a Falling Object

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SUPER ULTRA MEGA CATAPULT [no joke]

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What is the net force acting on the truck?

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Momentum homework but a velocity question

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Solving the 2D Collision Between Particles of Same Mass

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Wear rates and friction of plastics

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Simple harmonic motion of a particle

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Find the current by adding the resistances

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Force for uniform circular motion

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Solving Circuit with Mesh Analysis

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Power PLEASE Help Test THURSDAY

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How Do You Calculate Deuteron's Velocity After a Neutron Collision?

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Help with this physics problem (acceleration in two dimensions).

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Unit Vectors Homework: Vector A-B & Magnitude

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How Do You Calculate the Required Throwing Speed in Projectile Motion?

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Calculating Fmax and Fmin for an inclined block with static friction

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.Finding Height and Speed of Stone Impacting a Cliff

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Potential difference of an electron

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Max Tension Force for Box Not to Slip: 24.5N

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Newton, freefall acceleration problem

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What Is the Power of a Sound Source Emitting 80dB at 30m?

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Cross product and dot product scalars

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How Do Tension and Friction Affect Motion in a Two-Block System?

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How Do You Calculate Equivalent Capacitance with a Middle Capacitor?

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Positive direction of the X axis?

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Find magnitude and direction of these vectors

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Solving Linear Motion: Car Acceleration

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The speed of a bullet may be determined by allowing the bullet to pass throu

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Why Is a Motorcycle More Aerodynamically Affected Than a Truck?

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Vehicle Aerodynamics: Motorcycle vs Truck

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Friction Problems In Two Dimensions

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How Is Horizontal Distance Calculated for a Golf Ball in Flight?

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Pulling a block up an incline: work

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Projectile motion and time [SOLVED]

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Do AC Circuits Combine Coherently at 60Hz?

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Thermodynamics Finding a fundamental equation.

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Calculate Electric field from two point charges

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How Can We Determine the Motion of a Compound Harmonic Mechanical System?

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Percentage uncertainty and percentage error

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Acceleration of 2 kg Stone Dropped from Cliff

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Extreme Sports: Waterboarding and Physics (Work/Tension)

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Solving a Momentum Problem: Calculating Force and Barrel Length

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Will the Rope Hold the Archaeologist Safely?

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What is the excess charge on the surface of the earth?

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What is the Velocity of a Mass on an Unstretched Spring System?

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How Does Accelerating on an Incline Affect G-Force?

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Rotational Dynamics: Turbine Spins 3600 RPM to Coast

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Forces to push a trolley up a slope

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Another easy Conservation of Energy Question

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What Are The Magnitudes of Forces in a Tractor Pulling Contest?

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Tension in Strings HELP thanks-very simple.

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How Fast Was the Stone Thrown If It Hits the Ground at 45 Degrees?

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Maximizing Capacitance: Solving an Infinite Capacitor Chain Problem

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Angular momentum question - Strange silly mistake

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Mountain Climbing: Solving Uneven Tensions in Rope

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Satellite geometry physics problem

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How Is Electric Potential Difference Calculated?

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Acceleration Lab: Homework Statement Analysis

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Can a 1.7m tall person see their full reflection in a 0.85m tall mirror?

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Explaining Gauss Law: Easy Guide

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Calculating Potential Difference in a Charged Pipe Using Gauss's Law

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Determining the coefficient of friction? (example inside)

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How Can You Correct These Physics Calculation Errors?

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4 questions about distance travelled and magnitude of displacement

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How Does Compression Work Differ for Van der Waals Gas vs. Ideal Gas?

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A rocket moves through outer space at 11,000 m/s.

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Determining magnetic field around two parallel wires

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Velocity of Raindrops: Car & Earth Reference Frames

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Solve Resistance Question: Find R of Resistor with 60W Lamp & 120V

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Force with kinetic energy question

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Designing an Impact Force Testing Device

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Finding the Acceleration of a Ping Pong Ball with No Drag Coefficient

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