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Charge deflection in ink jet printer

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How Do Similar Triangles Derive the Thin Lens Equation?

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Energy of a Capacitor in the Presence of a Dielectric

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Calculating Electric Field Strength to Stop an Electron

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Designing a Safe Curved Roadway: AP Physics Problem for Civil Engineers

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Work, Energy, and Power problems

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Calculating Kinetic Energy, Velocity and Height for a .5kg Ball

  • KatieLynn
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Deriving the Thin Lens Formula: How Does Equation 1 Relate to the Triangles?

  • Larrytsai
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How Does the Electric Field Vary with Distance in a Cylindrical Shell?

  • JayKo
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Calculating Speed of Sound with a Resonating Tube

  • KatieLynn
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Two physics problems involving collisions

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Do I need to convert wavelength to meters

  • KatieLynn
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Understanding Light, Lenses, and Mirrors: Final Exam Review

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Looking for vector drawing program.

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Kirchoff's Law: Which Direction Does the Current Flow?

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Energy needed to launch a satellite into circular orbit at altitude h

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How Fast Must a Bullet Travel to Heat Water by 1.3 Degrees Celsius?

  • shakejuhn
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Xcel Energy's Comanche 3 Power Plant in Pueblo, CO

  • Winzer
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Solve More Force Problems: Mass Calculation

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Finding the Coordinates of a Point Using Rectangular and Polar Formulas

  • ArcadianGenesis
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How Does a Siphon Work with Different Liquid Heights and Pressures?

  • Destrio
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Proving the relationship between object and liquid density for floating objects

  • chantalprince
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What Is the Maximum Angle of Incidence for Light in Diamond?

  • dranseth
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Problem finding angular velocity

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Simple Harmonic Motion - Floating Object

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Find postition on third charge question

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Gravitational Forces acting on a satellite

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How do you determine the direction of a contact force?

  • hasnain721
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Net Force Question with no velocity or time given.

  • physco827
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What is the Potential Difference VC-VA in the Electric Field Problem?

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What Is the Impact Speed of a Ball Thrown from a Window?

  • J03
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What is the angle of the hanging ball in an electric field of 1.00×10^5 N/C?

  • Goldenwind
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Calculate Fnet to Find Change in Momentum

  • physco827
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How Do Electric Fields Accelerate Electrons?

  • flaming
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Find speed of object traveling up a ramp

  • PhysicsGirl
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Total Energy Problem: Ratio of A to B

  • PhysicsGirl
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Finding string tension when a mass swings in a vertical circle

  • PhysicsGirl
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What was the speed of the bullet before it hit the block?

  • PhysicsGirl
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How Do You Calculate the Potential Difference to Accelerate a He+ Ion?

  • BuBbLeS01
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Calculating Charge Flow in Capacitor: 1.02V to 6.78V Battery Swap

  • BuBbLeS01
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Adding heat for final temperature

  • shakejuhn
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Average acceleration of woman falling 112 ft onto a ventilator box

  • Melchior25
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Different values with rotational kinematic equations

  • JinM
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Electric potential of a charged 2.04-mm ball bearing

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Calculating Final Temperature of a Mixture with Phase Change

  • dranseth
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Help with 9 Newton's laws problems involving tension and friction

  • psychfan29
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Calculating Angular Acceleration and Required Force for Forearm Throw

  • Amerk2
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Prove a vector is perpendicular to a plane?

  • dangsy
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Moment of inertia and a gyroscope

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How are the coils connected in a spark transmitter circuit?

  • DemoNibs
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What electronics project could compete with a Tesla coil demonstration?

  • DemoNibs
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Is there a better project than a Tesla coil?

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Continuity: Constant mass flow rate

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Ice displacing water question, - really bad

  • mujadeo
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Electric field due to arc of charge

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Can Two Solenoids Levitate a Steel Ball?

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I need AP Physics B FR/MC Questions

  • xpeachpleasurex
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Help with something to do with angular stuff?

  • paradoxical
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Kinematics - Find static friction coefficient of a coffee cup

  • Elvis
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How Strong is the Electric Field Between Two Plates?

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Excess electrons or protons on drop.

  • rcmango
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What is the net force on an airplane window at an elevation of 12500 m?

  • xdarkelf714x
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Gravitation and Circular Orbits

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What Are the Solutions to These River Current Boat Problems?

  • NoPhysicsGenius
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Deciphering Asteroid Stats to Divert an Impact on Earth

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What is the speed of the paint can just before it hits the ground?

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Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law

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Balancing a Hydraulic Lift with Two Pistons

  • mujadeo
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What is the Physics behind a Car Flipping on a Roundabout?

  • kudoushinichi88
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Space travel, mass increase, and length shorteneing

  • Masest
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Why Does a Spring's Work Calculation Include a Factor of 1/2?

  • Nick G
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Find the phasor representation of an equation

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Period of a 5.0m pendulum in a truck accelerating at 5.0 m/s²

  • mace2
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Young's Double Slit Experiment questions

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Plotting Phasor representations of functions

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Why Does a Magnet's North Pole Point Upwards in the Southern Hemisphere?

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Capacitor partially dipped in water

  • rohith291991
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Solving Drag Racing Problem: Who Wins and By How Much Time?

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Conservation of energy of ball with drag

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How Do Liters Translate to Meters in Flow Rates?

  • mujadeo
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Ratio of net gravitational pull on moon

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Calculating Mass to Support Car Weight on Hydraulic Lift

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Centripetal force and apparent weight on a 7.0m Ferris wheel

  • missashley
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Calculating the Net Downward Force on a Cylindrical Water Tank on Mars

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What Is the Frequency of Electron Oscillations Near a Charged Square?

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Electrons and protons separated at Earth's poles

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Finding missing circuit values with total resistance

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Car Braking Distance: Calculating Distance to Avoid Collision

  • alex81388
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Suspended hotel walkway (Young's modulus problem)

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How Do You Calculate the Force on a Charge in an Electric Field?

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