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Free Body Diagram Examples and Tips for a Simple Assignment | Homework Help
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How Do You Calculate the Specific Heat of a Metal in a Water Container?
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What Is the Change in Momentum of a 3.0 kg Object Projected at a 45° Angle?
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How Should Physics Principles Be Applied in Bungee Jumping Analysis?
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A conducting loop around a magnetic field
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Pendulum problems - determine speed of the ball
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Help with Number 4.16: Solving Moments
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Cooling Lead Shot: Final Temp Calculation
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Tangential Acceleration Problem.
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Need help with projectile/friction problem.
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Question about electrostatic forces
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Conservation of Energy bungee jumping
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Circular motion: could this happen?
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Are These Thermal Expansion Statements Correct?
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Max Speed for Car on Concrete Curve of Radius 80.0m, 19.0^\circ Angle
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Work done by Gravity on a liquid
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OMG this problem is making me mad
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Winch Physics: Finding Rates of Change in Vertical and Horizontal Directions
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How Do You Calculate Velocity After an Angular Elastic Collision?
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How Do You Calculate the Net Horizontal Force on a Dam Using Integrals?
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Deriving Formulas for Acceleration on an Inclined Plane: Where Did I Go Wrong?
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Solving Newton's 2nd Law: 5kg Mass, 60N Tension
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Average Force Applied by Catcher
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How to Solve an Incline Plane and Pulley Problem?
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How Does a Force Affect the Final Velocity and Momentum of a Moving Body?
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Work-Energy Principle: Finding the Length of a Rough Patch
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How Do Protons and Alpha Particles Behave After an Elastic Collision?
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How Far Will the Spring Compress When a Block is Dropped?
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Will the Ball Hit the Fence or Pass Above It?
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Which force gives the scale reading?
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Calculating the efficency of a hydrogen fuel cell
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How long will it take the police car to catch us to Sylvia’s car?
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Does Constant Power Result in Constant Acceleration for a Car?
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Why Does the Ideal Gas Law Fail at the Critical Point of Carbon Tetrachloride?
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Finding acceleration of pushed crate
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Solving Incline Plane Work Problems
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Calculating Truck Speed from Frequency Shift
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Splitting forces into components
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How Do You Calculate Angular Momentum for a Rotating Rigid Structure?
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How far and how fast did Tanya travel while cycling?
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Calculating Work in a Circular Motion Amusement Park Ride
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Calculate Torque: Vector Products Homework
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Non-Uniform circular motion with friction
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Conservation of Energy with Friction: Where Does the Block Stop?
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Deriving the Value of an Exponent
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Tackling a Tough Momentum Problem: Solving the Mystery
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Geosynchrously orbiting satellites
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Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation deflection
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Calculating Tangential Forces on Carbide Tips of Circular Saw
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Find the coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the ramp
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What is the Rate of Entropy Production from Heat Leakage in a House?
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Calculating Float Radius & Fluid Density for Buoyancy
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How long does it take to heat this water
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What Is the Acceleration in a Frictionless Pulley System with Varying Masses?
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Mechanics: Solve Swimmer A and B Problem
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Thermometer pressure physics problem
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SHM w/ Friction: Will Oscillating Object Stop at Equilibrium?
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Solving the Problem of a Cold Room in 16 Minutes
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Solving Gauss' Law Electromag Question w/ 100V Battery
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Calculating Age of Universe with Hubble's Constant
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Coplanar equilibrium help could anyone please check my answer
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Conceptual Question on Kinetic Friction
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What Are the Tensions and Angular Acceleration in a Hanging Rod System?
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How Does a Rotating Pail Affect Water Surface Shape?
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What was Dan’s final velocity at this time?
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Solving for Speed for Projectile Motion
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Trouble Determining Moment of Inertia Formula
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Static Equilibrium: Find Normal Force and x-Coord of CM
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Finding normal force - friction
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Calculating Potential Difference in a Uniform Electric Field
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Conservation of Mechanical Energy
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Circular Motion and static friction
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Simplify the Equation (m - M) + 5 = 5(log d) for Easy Understanding
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Review of Thread: Speed of Balls Attached to Rod on Fall
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Is it harder to swim in blood than in water?
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Calculating Velocity of River and Boat
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How Do You Calculate the Speed of a Ball in Rotational Motion?
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Mastering physics answers wrong
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Oscillation Motion Frequency: Spring & Block
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Can equations have more than one side to them?
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Ballistic Motion using Newton's Laws
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Tug-of-War on an Icy Surface: Peter vs. John & Sarah
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Rotational Motion relationship between 2 disks
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How can I calculate the moment of inertia for a rod bent into a square shape?
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Equilibrium of a particle - hibbeler , help please
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Finding Friction: Check My Work for Mistakes
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Solving Linear Momentum in Boxcar A and Flatcar B Collision
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Throwing a Javelin (Projectile Motion)
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Coplanar equilibrium (mechanics)
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The coservation of energy principle
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Finding Maximum and Minimum Energy of Electron in Particle Disintegration
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Find the one dimensional particle motion in a given potential
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So the position of the mass 3.760 s after it is released is 0.108 m.
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Gravitational question (spacecraft)
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Mass & Motion: KE, Momentum, & Constant Mass
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Tension in a string swinging a rock.
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Thermodynamics: Amount of work required to increase pressure at constant volume
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Calculating Speed Needed to Pass Traffic Light at 15 m/s
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Want help regarding my classical mechanics assignment
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Angular Acceleration for Angular Pressure of 1.5atm
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