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Need help with simple acceleration problems.

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Find Angle to Pull Toaster Cord for Min. Tension

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Rifleman's Rule: Best angle for a projectile up a hill [ ]

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Hunter diring at a monkey hanging from a vine.

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Impulse/momentum concept questions

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Solve Motion Position Homework: Answer at 6 sec - 10/46 m

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What is the unknown mass in a pulley block problem with given variables?

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2 Blocks, 1 Cord [Acceleration, Tension]

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Can a Completely Inelastic Collision Be Elastic?

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Acceleration,Time,Velocity with Friction Problem?

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Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy Problem

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How Does Friction Impact Acceleration and Constant Speed in Motion?

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Time problem involving Mass and a Pulley?

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Accelerating Pulley: Splitting Up Forces Explained

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What is the value of C2 in a balancing capacitor system?

  • mitleid
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Sports car Acceleration problem

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Weight of vehicles when stopping

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Calculate the physical properties of a Bohr atom

  • Benzoate
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Finding distance based off acceleration

  • JDR 007
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How Do You Convert X-Ray Formula Parameters for Different Grid Ratios?

  • LGx-ray
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Physics Student in Elevator: Find Acceleration & Tension

  • Heat
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Calculating Energy Usage for a 100-Watt Light Bulb and Human Running Speed

  • physicsgirlie26
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Calculating Velocity from Acceleration: Solving for Time

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Breakdown voltage of capacitance network

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Tension and Weight Comparison in Hanging Object System

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Calculate the rms speed of free electrons

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Electric dipole in an electric field problem

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Series & Parallel capacitors in a circuit

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When Does a Bob Attached to a String Become Slack?

  • atavistic
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How Do You Calculate the Force Exerted by the Pole on a Tetherball?

  • bigtymer8700
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F=ma prob with electrons (They don't even act like particles )

  • Pee-Buddy
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How Long to Melt an Ice Cube in a Microwave with 104 Watts?

  • Cassie
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How Do You Calculate Mass M1 in a Frictional Inclined Plane Pulley System?

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Motion in the Presence of Velocity-Dependent Resistive Forces

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Why Are My Capacitance Calculations Incorrect?

  • jhess12
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Where Can I Find Earth's Magnetic Field Values for Major Cities?

  • noospace
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Jim's Friend & the Apple: Solving for Time

  • pebbles
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Help Solve Amusement Park Wall of Death Problem

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Conical problem finding tensions and periods

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Projectile Motion: Frisbee Sliding up a Sloped Roof

  • Th3Proj3ct
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Speed and Velocity of a mosquito

  • temaire
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Draw FBD for Inuit Hunter in Blanket Toss of 700N

  • temaire
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And here's another one. How fast must the receiver run?

  • pebbles
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Airplane Flying: Finding Direction & Ground Speed

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Done prob, mult times and can't find the correct answer. help

  • Blink691
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Conduction vs. Induction: What's the Difference?

  • English10
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Newton's 3rd law and two forces

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How Does a Current-Carrying Wire Affect a Nearby Compass?

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Blinking light circuit voltage vs. time?

  • mikebc
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Energy Question-(don't know which equation to use?)

  • quickclick330
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How Do You Calculate DeltaX in Projectile Motion?

  • DanielP
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What property of light does the photoelectric effect display?

  • Andresx90
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Projectile Motion Problem: Bullet and Baseball Examples

  • willingtolearn
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Solve Mech. Energy Problem: Homework Statement & Equations

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Blackbody radiation frequency problem

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Finding the energy and momenta of massless particles

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Calculate Kinetic Energy of 50.5g Golf Ball at 26.5m Height

  • eanderson
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Momentum (Catching Ball on Ice)

  • kevina
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Calculate the average speed from a bar graph

  • Jath
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How Do You Calculate Position from a Velocity Graph?

  • kraaaaamos
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Calculating Electron Drift Time in Copper Wire: Density Question

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Finding minimum angle of friction.

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Sailing with a Trolley and a Bag of Sugar

  • kateman
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Calculate the magnitude of the gravitational force

  • mathcrzy
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Two problems involving angular velocity:

  • Bob Loblaw
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What is the significance of E in scientific notation?

  • perfect_piccolo
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Vertical Projectile: Solved, Energy, Max Height

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Solving for work Power equations

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Solving Physics Time Problem: Apollo Lunar Landing Mission

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Sprinter Speed at Finish Line in 100 Meter Dash

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Find Physical Dimension of Constant C2

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Calculate the force of gravity on a spacecraft

  • mathcrzy
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Constervation of Mechanical Energy Problem

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Solve Tension Problem: 1000kg Mass at 1m/s^2

  • Big-J
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Find Acceleration of Block: 1250 N, 950 N@70NofW, 1050N@50NofE

  • FilthyOtis
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Tension, pulley and acceleration problem

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Two lines of charge, net electric field

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Calculating Kinetic Energy: Golf Ball with Initial Speed of 55.4 m/s

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Universal law of gravity question

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Finding the Time to Reach Maximum Height with Air Resistance

  • captain
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Tangential Speed of Ferris Wheel: Answer & Equation

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Dielectric Problem: Q&A to Calculate Electric Field & Induced Charge

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Ratio of Ta to Tb: A Simple Division

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How Much Power is Needed to Pull a Block Up an Incline?

  • chaotixmonjuish
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Kinetic Fictional Force help please

  • eanderson
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Wave Speed As a Function of Tension

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Building an Egg Launcher: Get Creative with Surgical Tubing

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Solving Mass Ratios from Acceleration: The 3-Body Experiment

  • Karma
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What is the voltage in kV across each capacitor?

  • at3rg0
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Calculating Voltage Decay in a Resistor-Capacitor Circuit

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Average speed & average velocity Problem

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