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Who can solve these 2 questions ?

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Rotational Motion of a disk and a box

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Calculating Work Needed to Change Spring Length

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Does a siphon's function is affected by its level of immersion?

  • beatenbob
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Simple rolling friciton problem, where did I go wrong?

  • JBP_Ace
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Equations of motions, revolutions of turntable

  • Jtappan
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What is the Potential Energy and Work Done by a Conservative Force?

  • clipperdude21
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Geostationary Satelite Problem

  • Jtappan
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Help with a textbook question I don't understand

  • pebbles
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Why is a 1°C temperature change not equal to 1K?

  • dhar666
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Putting together a wave function from given data

  • Pyrestrike
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Tension in rope for 30.8 kg child swinging at 4.2 m/s

  • Jtappan
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How Do You Calculate the Second Displacement in Vector Problems?

  • Flashtf
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Circular motion Involving Static Friction

  • Jtappan
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Solve Gauss' Law Problem: Electric Field at P on Spherical Shell

  • mujadeo
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Calculating Work for an Elastic Spring with Two Connected Springs

  • kimjh
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Find tension of string in a pendulum

  • Jtappan
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Finding tube extension for beat frequency tuning

  • Numzie
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How to find mass with gravitational attraction.

  • ssjdbz101
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Rocket sledge speed entering and leaving a 60m section

  • ella_101
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What Is the Average Force Exerted by a Stream of Pellets on a Wall?

  • bob1182006
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Distance of Hurricane from Grand Bahama Island: 104 km

  • mortho
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How to Calculate Minimum Speed for a Ball to Make a Vertical Circle?

  • kimjh
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What Are the Limits of m1 to Prevent System Acceleration with µ=0.42?

  • meganw
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Two Rotational Motion Questions

  • ccsmarty
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Torque Problem, need to verify answer

  • silvashadow
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Physics word problems regarding basic concepts

  • jon.physics
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How Do You Calculate Kinetic Energy and Acceleration on a Loop-the-Loop Track?

  • bulldog23
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Calculating Forces between Contacting Crates

  • meganw
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Can I Take the X Component Out When Differentiating with Respect to Z?

  • Oblio
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What is the upward force on the hot air balloon?

  • emma3001
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Changing places in canoe - find mass

  • Dynex
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Drawing Vector Diagrams for Problem-Solving

  • Bladesofhalo
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Applying Newton's Laws of Motion

  • emma3001
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How Can I Solve These Physics Problems on Forces and Tensions?

  • premed
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Newton's Third Law - Interacting Systems

  • mantillab
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Two balls colliding with unknown masses and right-angle deflection

  • Destrio
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Two Blocks, Massless Rope. Pulley

  • kls5010
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Kinetic energy fusion of protons

  • mshah3
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What is the value of vp for a particle ejected from a rotating rod?

  • snoggerT
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Coefficient of friction and forces proof

  • physfan
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Find Expression for Acceleration of Figure w/ Frictionless Table

  • adventq
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What is the velocity of the cars right after the collision?

  • Bob Loblaw
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U-substitution for finding v(t)

  • sadakaa
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Terminal velocity in a viscous medium

  • shiri
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Hi all, me with a few physics problems.

  • BigGirl58
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How Do You Calculate Constant Angular Acceleration?

  • Zerobu
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What is the Relationship Between Friction and Horizontal Force?

  • caduceus
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Finding tension in wire when bird lands midway between poles

  • St@rbury
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Newton's Law of Cooling of porridge

  • denverhockeyfan
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Solve 2D Projectile Motion: Vi=130m/s, Theta=60°, d=850m

  • firefly_1
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Rock launched from sling: finding velocity and centripetal force

  • dominus96
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Armadillo Problem (Newton's Second Law)

  • Seraph404
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What is the Speed and Total Mechanical Energy of a Simple Pendulum?

  • thatgirlyouknow
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Two horses pulling a barge at 30 degrees

  • cmseybold
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Centripetal acceleration with tilted string at angle theta

  • kateman
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3 Problems involving superposition

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Vectors: air speed, ground speed

  • slakedlime
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At what projection angle does range equal maximum height?

  • chitownfireman
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Sound Level (trouble setting up equation)

  • Saladsamurai
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Finding Tension and Acceleration in a System of Dragged Blocks

  • ~christina~
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Relativistic motion and understanding it

  • Niles
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Why Do Different Methods of Loading Affect Spring Calculations?

  • confusseed
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Equilibrium: Distinguishing Sigma Fx from Sigma F-x

  • St@rbury
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Catching or deflecting an incoming ball for faster velocity?

  • hawainpanda
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Finding Current Through Resistors in Figure

  • khoaz
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Is My Solution to Circular Motion Problem Correct?

  • bob1182006
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Centripetal force relation to angular momentum

  • turnip
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Force and Newton's 2nd, weird lab results

  • Woodpecker
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Where Is the Force on the Marble Zero?

  • physicsgirlie26
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Reading Acceleration in V vs. T Graph

  • Hisui
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Calculating Frictional Force for a Spinning Disk

  • aligass2004
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What is the solution to the rifle momentum problem?

  • Zerobu
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Solve Spring Problem: Help for Homework Statement

  • bulldog23
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A woman pulls a suitcase -- what is the angle with the horizontal?

  • ~christina~
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Explain to me the parallel axis theorem

  • jaded18
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Projectile Problems: Range, Time & Theta C (6 Sig Digits)

  • Brentavo7
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Calculating Velocity and Angle of a Plane with Wind Gusts

  • ProctorPlayer
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Solving Kinetic Energy: Mass, Velocity, and Jogger's Speed

  • anglum
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Solve Kinetic Energy of Football Linemen

  • azila
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At what height does the rope break in a 24m building swing?

  • SoulBlazerz
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How Low Can a Pop Bottle Go in Pitch?

  • Numzie
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Projectiles launched at an angle.

  • Aracon504
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Finding Fnet with missing variables

  • CharmedForever
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Calculating Force Required to Pull Copper Ball Upward

  • shiri
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Gravitational force between a 50.0 kg mass and Earth

  • xbeachbabeee
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Solve Kinematics Problem: Dropping 15.0 m, Stretching Net 1.0 m

  • H^w
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Projectile motion: Big Bertha shell and rolling baseball

  • icecubefosho
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Why height is 0.25m not 0.5m in ball collision on frictionless slope

  • beatenbob
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How Is Angular Momentum Calculated for a Spinning Coin?

  • royguitarboy
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Calculating Water Tower's Drain Pipe Flow Rate

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How Does Friction Affect the Speed of a Block Hitting a Spring?

  • bulldog23
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Calculating Normal Force on a 3-Tiered Birthday Cake

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