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What is the angle of projection?

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Where do the rotation coordinate transformation equations come from?

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Recoil velocity of canoe and person throwing a stone

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Capacitor Charge Calculation: C1 and C2 in Series

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Falling body in a non-inertial reference frame

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Hooks and pulleys (torque and force)

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Wavelength and velocity of waves between two nodes

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Spring-coupled masses

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Coeffiecient of friction question

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Understanding Atom Structure and Radiation for Physics Students

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Bead on string in equilibrium with horizontal force

  • CathyLou
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Calculate Red Light Wavelength in Liquid | Angle of Refraction

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How Can You Solve Challenging Mechanics Problems?

  • magicuniverse
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Pendulum Damping Force Calculation

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Finding Angle of Refraction with Given Angles

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Which Medium Has a Lower Index of Refraction: C or D?

  • rhxoehwhfh
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Time for light to travel 54 cm through glycerine

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Finding the period from Z(t)=5sin(2π/3·t)

  • wowolala
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Equipartition theorem and chlorine

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Deriving and Integrating Terminal Velocity Equation for Position

  • Joza
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Projectile Motion With Drag [Aprox's are Welcome]

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Parallel and series resistor networks with voltage and current

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Elastic Collision of a 90kg ball

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How Does Sucking on a Straw Affect Pressure in a Child's Mouth?

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Can Photons and Electrons Cause Inelastic Collisions in Quantum Physics?

  • tsochiu
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Calculating Angular Acceleration of a Washer's Tub

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Force exerted by rope at 48° dragging crate 25 m with 11400 J

  • pebbles
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Calculating Work: 15.0N Object Moved 3.00m with a 60.0N Force

  • blue__boy
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Charge from excess electrons and electron repulsion distance

  • Jimmy215
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Finding flight time for a projectile launched at 62 degrees

  • pebbles
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What is the Damping Coefficient in a Pendulum's Dampened Oscillation?

  • GreenLantern674
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Physical pendulum with movable mass on rod

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What is the roller coaster's final speed at the bottom?

  • irrrjntlp
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Find the Image of a Point Object at a Glass Sphere

  • pardesi
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Fruit cell emf varying with temperature

  • D_o_S
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Solved: Value of Infinity for Hydrogen Atom Wavelength

  • alexlee33
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How Do You Calculate the Moment of Inertia for a Tennis Racket?

  • metalInferno
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Why is friction in the same direction as applied force in rolling motion?

  • metalInferno
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Gravitational potential energy of ball

  • pebbles
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Solve Momentum Problem: Mass of Gas for Course Correction of 30 Degrees

  • pebbles
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Meteors will strike earth at what speed?

  • gills
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Electric Flux Calculation for Uniform Field in Closed Shoe Box - [SOLVED]

  • Kajayacht
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Finding Basis of 5x5 Matrix: A - A^T

  • ND3G
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Angular velocity - different ans by conserv E and momentum

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Kinetic and poetenial energy of a roller coaster loop

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Finding the acceleration of an object problem

  • DJW
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How Does Friction Affect the Motion of Three Blocks?

  • complexc25
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Two charges, find collision point

  • DaNiEl!
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Find the Net Torque on Pulley with Masses M1 and M2

  • Gravitino
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Finding the Image Distance for a Mirrored Sphere

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Sun's gravitational pull problem

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Calculating Power of Melting Ice with Thermoelectric Heater/Cooler

  • lastoftheligh
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What is the Change in Velocity of a Model Airplane in a Circular Motion?

  • aham925925
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Ball of putty hits rod (rotation)

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Understanding Spring Constant: 8.0kg Stone Compression

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Hydraulic lift: baby on piston raises car

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Formula given acceleration and distance

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How Do You Calculate Projectile Altitude on the Moon?

  • MellowOne
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Finding Velocity for Work and Energy Problem

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Law of sine/cosines to find resultant force

  • Saladsamurai
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How to Calculate Tension in a Hanging Sign Supported by Two Ropes

  • physicsma1391
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Tension in a rope on frictionless pulley

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Determine the radius of the electron's orbit.

  • Frogger Man
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Can Water Be Sucked from a Vacuum?

  • SciencePF
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How can I find the resultant force using only the law of cosines and sines?

  • Saladsamurai
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Calculating Proton Speed in 0.1T Magnetic Field

  • jbuck886
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Banked road need to find the angle

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Need help finishing Physics Problem, almost have answer.?

  • Frogger Man
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Finding smaller sphere mass from gravitational force between two spheres

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Work done by gravity, lawn mower power, and cart kinematics

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Forces on a Box in a Moving Truck

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How can radiation be stopped by different materials?

  • sciencefreak
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Understanding Undamped Oscillations

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Calculating Entropy Change of a Wire Conduction

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Work done by kinetic frictional force

  • Jacque77
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Would doubling the mass make an object slide down a wall faster or slower?

  • pyroknife
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Velocity and distance for body falling in 1/r² force field

  • chem_master
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Angular momentum and oscillation of disk

  • jonnyboy
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Derivation of Simple Harmonic Motion for a Spherical Bowl

  • merryjman
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How far along a bridge can I walk before the cable breaks?

  • Joza
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Calculating Charge on a Capacitor in an RC Circuit

  • Ryo124
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At what time will the policeman catch up with the car?

  • faunmia
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Find Min Force to Keep 50kg Block in Place

  • rainingurl
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Find Tension in Lamp Hanging Vertically w/ 3 Wires

  • perfectchaos180
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Finding tension Tz in four blocks with 20N right and 50N left forces

  • Vanessa23
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Determine Acceleration from Position vs. Time Graph

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Acceleration Problem due to Rotational Inertia [Exam in 9hrs]

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How Does Electron Momentum Change Across Hydrogen Atom Energy Levels?

  • khorsani
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Angular tension on a hanging body

  • MrJingles
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Projectile Motion Softball Question

  • xxnicky
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How well can you know the momentum of the electron?

  • khorsani
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How Do You Calculate the Acceleration of a Crate with Kinetic Friction?

  • physicsma1391
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Excel spreedsheet for Range formula- Lab

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