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What are the spring and damping constants for a mass on spring problem?

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Why does a heavy object not fall faster than a light object?

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Total internal reflection at crown glass-ethanol interface

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What is the magnitude of force of friction of the snow

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Equilibrium and friction problem

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Calculating Mass of Little Sister Using Newton's Second Law

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Gravitational force between Tom and Sally 20 m apart

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Photon Question-Energy Quantization Question-

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How Do You Calculate the Net Force and Its Magnitude on an Object?

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Force needed to pull a 75 kg sled at 45° with 0.5 m/s² acceleration

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How Do You Convert N/m to kcal/(mol*m^2)?

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Solve Relativistic Doppler Effect for Wavelengths of Lights

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Shell exploding at apex into two fragments

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Experimentally Determine Coefficient of Static Friction

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Synchronous orbit altitude for Mercury

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How to measure extremely high and low temperatures?

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What Is the Resistive Force Acting on a Car Coasting at Constant Speed?

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Student on scale in descending elevator decelerating at 0.60 m/s²

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From what height was the pot dropped at?

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Sig Figs in Physics Problems: Explanation for Two Calculations

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Solving a Physics Problem: Finding the Distance Traveled Up a Slope

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Amusement park ride physics problem

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Complete the statement (relates to the atwood machine)

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Force on a conductor in a magnetic field

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What is the speed as it hits the wheel?

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How to find the acceleration of 2 objects under same force

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Solving for the Final Speed of a Falling Sphere in a Pulley System

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How Do You Calculate Angular Acceleration in a Dual-Wheel Pulley System?

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Two stacked crates with 100 N force: why do they move together?

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Maximum spring compression when block collides with spring-attached block

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Person's acceleration and object's acceleration

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2D Projectile Motion, kicking football

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Calculating a Spy Satellite's Orbit Parameters

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Coefficient of rotation friction

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Bola angular momentum conservation and rotational kinetic energy

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How Do You Derive Equations for a Mass-Spring System?

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How Does Newton's Law Apply to a Race Car on a Banked Track?

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What torque will bring the balls to a halt in 5.6s?

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What Is the Safest Speed for a Banked Curve with Ice?

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Finding braking force for a 2229.5 kg car stopping over 70.2 m

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Net torque for beam with off-axis pivot and ring on shaft

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Simple Potential Energy of an electric force prob

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Finding time using a given torque, etc.

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Calculating Magnetic Field Using Biot-Savart Law for Concentric Arcs

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How High is the Table in This Projectile Motion Problem?

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What Is the Acceleration of Mass m1 on a Frictionless Table Connected to m2?

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Coefficent of Friction Question

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Car pushing truck with 4500 N force from wheels

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How Does Galaxy Rotation and Recession Affect Observed Light Frequencies?

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Projectile Motion of ice skater

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How does relative velocity affect the time it takes for two objects to meet?

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Sphere on Incline: Kinetic Energy of a Rolling Sphere

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Avg. Velocity = Distance Traveled / Time Traveled

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Calculating Vertical Height from Spring Potential Energy

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Is there a formula I can apply in this case?

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Is kg·m/s the proper unit for momentum?

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Foul ball caught at 4m on the way down: why is my time wrong?

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Concept quilt assignment on types of forces

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Velocity of fly relative to train tracks

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Direction of force using right hand rule

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Jet ski velocity relative to water in a river

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Dimensional Analysis Type Promblem

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Rugby Player Collision Question-

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Energy released when asteroid breaks into three pieces

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Frictional force on a 43 kg block at rest on a 19-degree incline

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Net Work of Pulling 10kg Box Up 5m Incline

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Forces and Systems Lab- Relationship questions

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Solving a Fairly Simple Gravity Problem with Negligible Air Resistance

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How Does Throwing Gum Affect Angular Momentum and Speed of a Spinning Slab?

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What is the acceleration of a falling mass attached to a pulley system?

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NWhat is the Apparent Weight of a Bicyclist on a Hump?

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How Do Newton's Laws Explain Motion in Everyday Scenarios?

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Average acceleration of car braking and turning from north to northeast

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Doppler and electromagnetic waves

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Square Loop and Magnetic Forces

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What Constant Velocity Is Needed to Catch a Bus Accelerating from Rest?

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4kg weight released: where does the 4-second time fit in?

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Determine the total distance you've walked

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Calculating Forces and Work in Crate Displacement

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When does particle B's angular velocity equal particle A's?

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Atwood Machine Lab calculations

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Car accelerating from 70 to 80 km/h in 6 seconds

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Current and Potential difference in a circuit

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6 problems on Conservation of Energy

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Newton's Second Law - Machine Problem

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How Does Physics Calculate Satellite Orbit Speed and Escape Energy?

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Prove Attenuation Length = Avg Photon Travel Distance

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How Far Does a Skateboarder Land from a Ramp?

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Electric Field Forces in a Hydrogen Molecule

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What is the Maximum Speed of Two Connected Trucks at Maximum Power?

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Question that I dont know how to answer

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