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Calculate Acceleration: 50N Force on 10kg Object with Ms=0.6

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Apparent mass of lead brick moving at 0.73c

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Finding Force Values Using Pythagorean Theorem

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Does static friction prevent motion when larger than applied force?

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What Are the Correct Units for Weight?

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Rappelling problem equilibrium w/ torques

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How can I approach this rotational equilibrium problem?

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Solving Frictionless Snow Physics Problem - How Far from Ramp?

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Microstate and Oscillators

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Harmonic Motion-Just need to make sure

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Why doesn't airplane cabin pressure push the window inward?

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Springs, Simple Harmonic Motion

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Determine the acceleration as it slides down the plane

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Distance Calculations for Sliding Box with Given Forces

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Calculating Force Needed to Push Fluid into a Vein at 18 mm Hg Pressure

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Astronaut drifting from shuttle at 0.350 m/s

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What are Some Examples of Conservation of Energy in Real Life Scenarios?

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Projectile motion flight time of ball

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Marble collisions, momentum, velocity

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Minimum barge length for plane landing with friction

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How Do You Calculate Angular Momentum for a Particle in Non-Linear Motion?

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Solve Harmonic Problem: Find Bullet Speed Before Impact

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Calculating Oil Flow Speed: Density 850 kgm^3, Pipe Diameter 8 cm

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Charged ball suspended near wall in electric field

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Projectile Physics Problem: Understanding Rock's Horizontal Flight Time

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Calculating Coefficient of Force for 2.6 kg Box on Concrete Floor

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What is the Weight of a Spacecraft at Various Distances from Earth?

  • skins266
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Calculating Average Power for a Model Train Accelerating from Rest

  • ~christina~
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Projectile motion of a baseball

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How to Find the Energy in Harmonic Motion?

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How Does a Weight Affect Balance in Rotational Motion?

  • noapologies01
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Bullet embedded in spring-block system: finding initial bullet speed

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When does Wnet = ΔKE apply if an object has potential energy?

  • MIA6
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How Do You Calculate Peak Current for a Light Bulb?

  • Ryo124
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How Do You Calculate the Electric Charge of a Sphere?

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Box sliding down plane - find work

  • NewJersey
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3 problems on Rotational Dynamics

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Calculate Work by Non-Conservative Forces for 1.10x10^3kg Car

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Gravitational Force of a rocket

  • skins266
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Work done compressing spring and ball height from spring launch

  • NewJersey
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Ship gun hitting cliff top and two towers collision problem

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Magnetic field inside square conductor

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Optimal Length for Triple-Segment Metal Rod Hanging | Torque Equations

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Understanding Newton's Laws: Solving for Forces in Elevator Scenarios

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What would happen to the the 5.98e24 kg Earth?

  • sensesfail
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RC Circuits - Why Does the Graph of R vs. tau Pass Through the Origin?

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Energy available for new particles in electron-proton collision

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Acceleration and rotating bodies.

  • Niles
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Acceleration due to gravity on planet

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Kinetic energy of plastic and lead carts pushed by equal force

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What Is the Final Temperature of a Mixture of Oxygen and Air?

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How Does Friction Affect the Span of a Sliding Chain?

  • Johnny87
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Simple Harmonic Motion Lab Data Analysis

  • Need_Help!!!
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Checking worksheet answers for mass conversions

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Finding reaction force and load on balanced bar with frictionless pivot

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Superposition wave values problem

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What average force is it brought to rest?

  • missashley
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How Much Force Did the Car Exert to Stop a Hail Stone?

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Cart on an inclined ramp, with rebound

  • Goldenwind
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Find Focal Length of Mirror with 9.5 Magnification, 14mm from Object

  • Ry122
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Work done by force and angle between vectors F and r

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What Pressure is Needed for a Specific Area of Tire Contact?

  • Nghi
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At What Temperature Will the Ring Just Fit Over the Rod?

  • Saladsamurai
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Find Speed of Block Dropped on Spring: Mass, Height, Compression

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Spring Question parallel vs series?

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Diff. paths of a Force in xy-plane

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The elastic ribbon sine-Gordon model

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A little help please what is the mass of the pulley?

  • Sucks@Physics
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Inertial Forces: Is Force Same From Heavy/Light Body?

  • olga11
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:Launching a Jet: Understand the Physics of a Catapult

  • NewJersey
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Kinetic energy and the revolutions

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Work done by a spring when stretched

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Acceleration and net force for masses on a pulley system

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Change in Kinetic Energy of block

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Calculating the Rate of Acceleration of a 45 Degree Incline

  • IMK
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Find the volume of the object sticking out of the water

  • BuBbLeS01
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Bullet speed and thermal equilibrium

  • Vanessa23
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Sphere on step with applied force P: when does it rotate or slip?

  • Johnny87
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Estimating ear canal length and resonant frequency

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Charge moving through electric and magnetic field

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Engineering Mechanics - Resultant of || forces

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Force Spring Compression of 13kg Block on 35° Incline

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Force applied to lawnmower and resulting acceleration

  • NewJersey
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How Does Elevator Acceleration Affect Scale Readings in Newtons?

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How Does Rope Tension Affect a Stuck Car's Movement?

  • NewJersey
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Finding the Density of a Solid Object in Water

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Man Ejects from Car at 50km/hr: Momentum Calculation

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Thermal conductivity for mountain climber

  • Vanessa23
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Simple harmonic motion equation

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Calculating Safe Diving Depths: Understanding Pressure Injuries

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How Does Bernoulli's Equation Explain Juice Flow in a Straw?

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Force on a diving bell port at 147m depth

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Finding the time it takes to stop

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Acceleration of Pulley w/ Masses: Solving Homework

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What impulse was delivered to the ball by the player?

  • missashley
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Finding water force on 88 kg man falling 3.3 m and stopping in 0.58 s

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