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Torque change of a rod with unequal masses

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What Force is Needed on the Top Link for 5-Link Chain Acceleration?

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How do forces act during a collision between a car and a large truck?

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Finding Mass of Wooden Block Without Masing It

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What Happens to Two Blocks After an Elastic Collision on a Slope?

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Electric Force, linear charge density

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Two Offset Slits (help really appreciated)

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Force required to prevent something from moving on a slant

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Optimizing Phase Shift for Two Waves with Different Wavelengths

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How Do You Calculate the Time Ratio for Two Jumping Heights on a Trampoline?

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Heat released from condensing steam

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Latent Heat of Zinc Sublimation at 600K

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Magnitude of Single Displacement:

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Micro/macro collection between electrostatic

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How Do You Calculate the Moment of Inertia for Welded Disks?

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Net electrostatic force on charge between parallel plates

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Simplifying Equation With Square Root

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How Do You Calculate Time and Distance in Free Fall Physics Problems?

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Solving for Depth, Velocity, and Initial Velocity in a Free Fall Challenge

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Solve Equilibrium Problem: 4 Men Carrying Beam, Calculate Forces

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Displacement of a vector (Really simple)

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Cannon Projectile Motion Problem

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Calculating Capacitance for a Light-Bulb and Capacitor Circuit

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Simple Conservation of Momentum Question

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Calculating Distance of a Falling Tuning Fork using the Doppler Effect

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How to Determine a Grasshopper's Jump Speed and Cliff Height?

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Electric Field due to Rectangular Sheet

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Calculating Frequency of Hydrogen Light in a Moving Galaxy

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Possible What is the angle between these two vectors?

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Can the tanker avoid hitting the reef with its engines back on?

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Projectile motion (am I on drugs?)

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How Do I Calculate Normal Force for a Wooden Block?

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Kinematics: Average Deceleration Underwater

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Negative rod to uncharged metal ball:

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How to Calculate Charge on a Balloon After Losing Electrons

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Point charge and a plane question

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VERY simple Velocity vs time graph interpretation

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Solve Coulomb's Law Problems with Square of Charges | Helpful Tips

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Solve Shuffleboard Problem: Acceleration & Distance

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A-Level Sensor Coursework: Measuring Sensitivity with Basic Equipment

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Understanding the Thin Lens Equation: How to Graph and Interpret Results

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How to Find the Angle of a Jetliner's Turn?

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Why is the E field at 1m zero inside a shell with distributed charge?

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Calculate Free Energy for Formation

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How many Earths would fit into the Sun?

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What is the Criterion for Total Internal Reflection?

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What Is the Maximum Height a Rocket Will Reach After Engine Failure?

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Calculating Average Velocity: v=total distance/total time & v = (v1+v2)/2

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What would car racing physics entail?

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Finding the direction on a second displacement

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1989 Physics B Electro - Question #2.

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Calculating Water Volume in a Cumulus Cloud

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Electric Field Produced by a Ring

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How Do You Calculate the Angle Between Two Vectors?

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Football related Projectile problem

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Solving Sound Waves Problem: Distance of Explosion from Ground Vibration

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Why is 2.01 the accepted value for a pendulum?

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Potential difference in an electron

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Velocity of Proton with 23.0 keV Kinetic Energy

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Electric Field of a single charge vs 2 charges

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Calculating the electric field, multiple point charges

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How Do You Calculate the Electric Field in a Finite Charged Plate?

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Kinetic, potential and mechanical energy question.

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How Do You Calculate the Acceleration Due to Gravity on an Unknown Planet?

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Solving Cylinder Problem: Calculate Work Done in KJ

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Electric field due to two point charge

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Why doesn't the water levels equal each other in a U-shaped tube?

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Help with a angular velocity question

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How Long Will It Take the Aimless Wanderer to Orbit Planet Mongo?

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What Is the Unit Vector in the Block's Momentum After a Kick?

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How much work does an electric field do in moving a proton

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Physics of Sound & Music NEED HELP

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How Do You Calculate Position, Velocity, and Speed from a Vector Function?

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Irodov Homework Help: Potential of Fields of Force

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Gravitational Force (Earth and Sun)

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Effective Study Tips for English Class

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Solving Projectile Motion and Vectors Problems

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PV graph question (trying to determine the work)

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Sound Wave quesions (Grade 11 Physics)

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Solve Pulley Related Rotational Mechanics Problems: Concept Guidance

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Wave Equation Solution: v = w/k | y(x,t) = Ae^(i(kx-wt))

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Electrostatic Force of Water on a Chlorine Ion

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Solved: Acceleration Problem for Truck and Car

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Calculating the Y-Component of an Electron's Velocity in a High Voltage Field

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I need to build a bridge out of toothpicks. MAJOR HELP NEEDED

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How Do You Calculate Electric Fields in Physics Problems?

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How do I calculate acceleration from displacement and velocity?

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How Fast Can an Elevator Lift a 1000 kg Load with 2000 W of Power?

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How Does Touching a Violin String Affect Its Frequency?

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Help with electric field acceleration problem.

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What is the position when V = (2PT)/M and the only variable is T?

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Wave Interference and superposition

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Can a Tennis Ball Demonstrate Physics Principles?

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Calculating Linear Momentum of Flag-Pole/Bird System

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