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Solve Beer Mug Throwing Speed for 2m - Energy Conservation

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Static Equilibrium in Fluids: Pressure and Depth

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How Is Torque Calculated in Rotational Motion Problems?

  • odie5533
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Completely Inelastic Collision: A block and a block with a spring

  • brendan3eb
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Where Does the Block Come to Rest After Launching from a Spring?

  • jesuslovesu
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Bullet fired on Earth vs Moon: flight time, range and impact velocity

  • dominus96
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Finding where to see a lamp's reflection in a water-covered mirror

  • pardesi
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Calculating Electric Potential Energy of Hydrogen Atom in Bohr Model

  • GreenLantern674
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Why is the Hooke's law graph increasing instead of decreasing?

  • astro_kat
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I with a static fluids question

  • islanderfan
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Tension in a rope between two falling blocks of equal mass

  • madchemist
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I am going to lose it I need a hint

  • Roger Wilco
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Nuclear Power Plant: 1GW/Year CO2 Emissions

  • VincentX
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What is the Orbital Period of Jupiter in Earth Years?

  • petern
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How Close Can You Safely Study a Black Hole?

  • juliusqueezer
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Solve Speed of Car Given 36% Horn Drop: 340m/s Sound Speed

  • luna02525
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Center of mass / momentum chain

  • mattyisphtty
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Why is the upper magnet in the Stern-Gerlach experiment wedge-shaped?

  • ehrenfest
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Order of Operations: Guitar String Frequency

  • Spookie71
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How Do You Calculate Temperature Difference Using a Thermocouple?

  • Puny
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Calculating max robot speed on a ramp

  • grahamspam
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The actual meaning of delta in these circumstances

  • Spookie71
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Doppler shift above speed of sound.

  • Cypripedium
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Confusing Pulley + Friction question

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Finding the emf and internal resistance of a cell

  • dtwazere
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How Does Hooke's Law Apply on the Moon?

  • Deetle
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Moving cart that rotates when acclerating

  • travisr34
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Calculate Electrostatic Force Between Two Plates

  • ak_47_boy
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Uncertainty about answer for Conservation of Momentum Problem

  • zozajiek
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How Would Space Travel Change Without the Slingshot Effect?

  • ultimateroxas
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Gravitational Effects of 2 Bodies

  • petern
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I need to find the coefficient of the kinetic force and the kinetic force?

  • rainingurl
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Total energy of 1.3 kg mass oscillating on a 410 N/m spring

  • chaotixmonjuish
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Energy/Momentum related question

  • daewoo
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Rotational Mechanics: Calculating Torque as a Function of Time

  • PoofyHair
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Why Is the Normal Force Excluded in Beam Static Equilibrium Calculations?

  • cardinalboy
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What is the total work done against the spring force?

  • Lyphta
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How Is Force Calculated to Maintain Position on an Inclined Wedge?

  • amajorflaw
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Calculating Slit Width and Angular Deflection for 630nm and 450nm Light

  • RachelSSS
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Final Temp of Tea After Pour into Glass Cup

  • shayur goorah
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Simple Harmonic Motion of an earthquake

  • veloix
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Why are the Actual G Forces Experienced by Astronauts Less than Predicted?

  • ultimateroxas
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Push up weight distrubtion problem

  • Nefarious
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Derivation of the wave dispersion equation

  • freja
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Circular motion, the planet, and gravity

  • monkey13579
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Elastic collisions and spring compression in block collision problems

  • mrbetty16
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Physics hanging around the Earth

  • issisoccer10
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Spacetime interval with Alpha and Beta supernovae

  • 2RIP
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Angle between initial directions in equal mass inelastic collision

  • SJEllmann
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How is momentum conserved in a two-dimensional collision?

  • Dinkydau444
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Minimum mirror size for seeing full body reflection

  • Icheb
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What Is the Speed of the 0.300 kg Puck After Collision?

  • _mae
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What Does the Slope Represent in a Voltage vs. Distance Graph?

  • LadiesMan
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Doppler Effect (moving source, moving listener)

  • GoldShadow
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Finding the Minimum Current for Magnetic Force to Equal Wire Weight

  • Turbo Math
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Solve for n: 119 = n^2 - 3n / 2

  • get_rekd
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Atwood machine with 10 kg and 4 kg masses and friction

  • Cowtipper
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Finding angular frequency for two springs attached to a block

  • zinedine_88
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Resistance and ohm's law with light bulb

  • trustabdy
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Linear acceleration and a grinding wheel

  • MIA6
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Solving Simple Harmonics: Return Time After Collision

  • kevinr
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Thermodynamics/Entropy Question

  • turgrid
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Heat and adiabatic processes perhaps

  • map7s
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Calculating Tension of Rope with Parallel Forces

  • schang
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What is the speed of the spring gun after the ball comes to rest

  • Destrio
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Net Gravitational Force Problem

  • GreenLantern674
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Wavelength - how far away did earthquake occur

  • mathcrzy
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me with these Vector problems?

  • GalaxyFireworks
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Rotational Kinematics of a Particle

  • Destrio
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Kinetic Energy/Velocity problem (not sure what I'm doing wrong)

  • KatieLynn
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Five vector problems with forces on cows

  • GalaxyFireworks
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Calculating Rotational Inertia: Two Masses and Two Rods

  • Destrio
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Drawing a Free Body Diagram for Drainpipe in Forklift

  • Specimen
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Kinetic and heat energy problem

  • temaire
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Three Difficult Materials Questions (check my answers)

  • DizzyDoo
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Zero Launch Angle: Vox and Angle

  • SteveThePharmer
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Collision and conservation of P

  • yoleven
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Hanging Cable (Projectile Motion?)

  • TopCat
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Girl walking on plank: finding velocities relative to ice surface

  • Taren
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Voltage drops - i don't understand

  • debwaldy
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How Is Work Done by Gas Calculated in a Thermodynamic System?

  • LostTexan07
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Mass pushed by horizontal force at constant speed on an incline

  • Destrio
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Can Aluminum at 90 Degrees Celsius Melt 10 Grams of Ice?

  • BlueSkyy
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Calculating Buoyancy in Oil/Water: Solving for Height of Cylinder

  • ncote
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What is the Force on a Wall from a Horizontal Water Jet?

  • gidra
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Why is current not considered to be a vector?

  • PFStudent
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What is the length of the vibrating section of the violin string?

  • Deviatorz
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What Bad Physics and Laws Are Broken in Jurassic Park III?

  • zeyad
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