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Find the Height of a 90 Degree Notch in a Block of Metal

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What is the Weight of a Satellite in kN?

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Gamma and neutron charges and masses in radioactive decay

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Where Is the Electric Field Zero Between Two Charged Particles?

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Electric fields two point charges

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Forces and friction in power-over drifting

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What is the final speed of the ball when the goalie catches it?

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Current in a 150 ohm relay coil at 12 V

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What is the Speed of a Pendulum Bob?

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Electric Field Question: Finding Zero Points for Point Charges

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Torque with Pulley and Hanging Masses

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Projectile horizontal motion Question

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Velocity Vectors: Magnitude of V3 - A-F

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Kinematics in two dimensions problem

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Kinematic Equations for Constant Speed

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Solving a 20-Year Puzzle: A Sports Car Enthusiast's Homework

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Physics-electron charge transfer

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What Forces Act Between Alpha Particles in Unstable Nuclei?

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Moving particle acceleration problem

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Arrow shot at 45° hits tree 220m away, apple dropped to meet it

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Rotational Kinetic energy in a loop

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So, the conversion factor is 10^6.

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Calculating Particle Speed in a Relativistic Collision

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Calculate Maximum Water Boiled from 12.0V Car Battery

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What Is the Minimum Radius for Safe Flight at 100 m/s?

  • mortho
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Hydraulic Lift.( U tube) and oil

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How fast can a car go on a circular turn without skidding?

  • mortho
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Earth's density and its gravity

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Interference graph homework help needed

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Normal Force and Static Frictional Force

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How Far Can a Jetliner Travel West Against a Jet Stream and Return Safely?

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How Do You Calculate the Initial Speed of a Rock Kicked Off a Cliff?

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Projectile and Horizontal Distance

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Finding Distance Up (Max Height) trouble

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Evaluate the integral of 1/r from r to R

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A spool of mass M sits upright on a table

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How Do Electric Fields Affect Particle Movement?

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Where is the Center of Gravity of a Lying Person?

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Does an Electric Field Exponentially Decrease in Free Space?

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Reading of a pendulum clock from the earth to the moon

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Solving Atwood/Pulley Problems: Masses, Acceleration & Distance

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What Do Slope and Y-Intercept Mean in Finding Gravity Constant?

  • BayernBlues
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Error Analysis On Excel Questions

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Inclined cylinder torque problem

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Momentum, Gravity and Friction Mixed Problem

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Estimating charges coulomb's law

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Find the latent heat of vaporization

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Car with multiple acceleration and constant velocity phases

  • StephenDoty
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Why Is Kirchoff's Laws Problem Giving Different Answers?

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Density of ice in a 167 m tall iceberg with 1.50 km submerged

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Finding direcitons of vectors - MIdterm is tomorrow.

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Ball released from a cliff: which initial throw gives greatest speed at bottom?

  • StephenDoty
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How to Solve for Velocity with Quadratic and Linear Drag Forces?

  • Col.Buendia
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Coulomb's law and String Tension

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Rearranging three equations to solve for C

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How Is Heat Distribution Calculated in a Diatomic Ideal Gas Expansion?

  • wowolala
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Application of the equations of motion with constant acceleration

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Drawing a Y vs Time Graph in a projectile motion problem

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Work done by electric force heats water from 0°C to 100°C

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Wave interference, finding amplitude in certain situations

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How Fast Does a Penguin Slide on Ice After 8.75 Seconds?

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Potential From an Electric Field

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Calculate Distance to Drop Egg on Physics Professor's Head

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Calculating Distance and Time in a Chasing Scenario

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Calculate k-Value for Car Drag Equation with Given Data

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Multiple choice questions on energy, forces, and thermal physics

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Calculating Electron Speed Between Two Point Charges

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Time for skier to escape avalanche on 30° slope with two friction coefficients

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How Do Forces Affect Acceleration on a Frictionless Surface?

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Projectile Motion Equations: Checking Answers for Moving Objects

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How Does Adding Electrons Affect the Net Charge of a Metal Sphere?

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Calculating Tension in a Hanging Mass: 15 and 25 Degree Angles

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Finding rocket velocity components after fuel ejection near ground

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How much time does it take to warm 2 litres water

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Infinite R-chain: Find Resistance Between A and B

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Power Calculation - 3063kW Confirmed?

  • Brett bALL
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Fringe with of interference pattern

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Deriving the trajectory of the particle

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Curvilinear Motion of a particle

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Algebra in velocity dependent forces

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Mechanics: Accleration as a function of position

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Average pressure exerted on two equal pistons

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Final Charge on Lower Plate of Water-Dipped Capacitor

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Calculating Acceleration of Gravity w/ Kinematics

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Variable Problem for 2D Kinematics

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Projectile Motion and maximum angle

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How Is the Normal Force Calculated on a Charged Object on Level Ground?

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Block pulled at an angle: speed after 5.90 s

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Struggling with Particle Displacement Equation?

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Probability density function of a pendulum displacement

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Electric Field between 2 Point Charges

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Resistance of rectangular wire loop exiting magnetic field

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