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Vector Addition for Displacement: Finding Magnitude and Direction

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Is this the average velocity of the car?

  • Icefire10304
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How Do You Calculate an Astronaut's Weight Ratio from Moon to Earth?

  • BuBbLeS01
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Tension and compression in rigid bars

  • mpassman
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Circular Plate Tension Question

  • jedisoccer
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Derive Linear Momentum: m2(D-c)/(m1+m2)

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Calculating Minimum & Maximum Speed for an Icy Curve

  • physicsgirlie26
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Why Is Coulomb's Law Not Working in My Calculation?

  • mujadeo
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Velocity with air resistance help

  • PHK
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Potential Energy Function problem ()

  • ccsmarty
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Position Barlow Lens for 3x Image w/ Focal Length -0.05m

  • recon9
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Calculating Tension Forces in a Frictionless Pulley System

  • Destrio
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How Do You Calculate Tension in a String Connecting Two Blocks on a Ramp?

  • shell4987
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Calculating Centripetal Acceleration & Time in Supersonic Airplane Turn

  • BuBbLeS01
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What is the Velocity When a Ball Hits the Ground?

  • thedram
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How to Solve a Coupled Motion Pulley Problem with Two Masses of Equal Weight?

  • johnsonandrew
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Horizontal projectile problem(revised)

  • mastershake15
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Test on monday (banked road problem)

  • jrmed13
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Spring Potential Energy involving two springs

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How Do You Calculate the Components of Vector C?

  • princessfrost
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Velocity and acceleration of a runner

  • MeganH
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Solving a 135 N Vertical Force Problem

  • lilbilly
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Kinetic Energy and friction problem

  • Zerobu
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When calculating escape speed why is v_f =0

  • Saladsamurai
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How much time does the blood take to reach its final velocity?

  • veena
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Calculating the Net Force Acting on a 2.75 kg Object

  • tarzanna
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What was his velocity when he began accelerating ?

  • veena
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Force on an object in circular motion

  • BuBbLeS01
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How to Solve Horizontal Projectile Questions?

  • mastershake15
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Calculating Energy and Friction in a Child's Descent on a 6m Slide

  • ZAMM
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Calculating Work and Force: A Factory Worker's Challenge Solved!

  • physicsgirlie26
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How Do You Solve the Projectile Motion Equations for Two Objects?

  • graten2go
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Electric Field due to a Charged Cylinder

  • PFStudent
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A baseball is thrown straight up with initial speed

  • bugbug
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Understanding Goodness of Fit for Best-Fit Lines on Graphs

  • MIA6
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How Do You Calculate the Net Force on a Ball in Flight?

  • Panzer22
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Maximum Speed for Successful Roller Coaster Hill Climb

  • shell4987
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Calculating Horizontal Distance Traveled by a Thrown Ball

  • wiskeywiz
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Free Body Diagrams & Newton's Law Pairs For a 4-Link Chain

  • aligass2004
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Calculating Acceleration of Blocks on a Ramp

  • shell4987
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Calculating Net External Force for a Cheetah's Acceleration

  • bigtymer8700
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How Is the X-Component of a Vector Determined Using Sine?

  • stunning
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Is Normal Force Always Equal to Weight? | Simple Physics Problem

  • Noor123
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Tension and Angles of Frame on Wall

  • Heat
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Drawing Free-Body Diagrams: Rock Suspended by Two Strings

  • fiziksfun
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Help with statics question please.

  • scotthands
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How Fast Must a Basketball Player Jump to Reach 85.8 cm?

  • adad22
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Deceleration of a vehicle problem

  • Probie
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Calculate the tension in the string

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Dealing with mass, acceleration and velocity

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What is the Frequency of an Alternating Current with a Sin Curve?

  • JBemp
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What was the plane's speed when the bottle was released?

  • onigiri
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Solving Irreversible Processes: Q-W=U2-U1

  • Dili
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How Do You Calculate Tension and Acceleration in a Two-Crate System?

  • ~christina~
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What Forces Act on a Roller-Coaster Car in Nonuniform Circular Motion?

  • afterjames
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Projectile motion tennis ball problem

  • mxer101
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AC Source/ Variable Resistance

  • americanforest
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Solve Machine Problems: Find Acceleration for Each Machine

  • Leo194
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Finding the distance modulus and the absolute magnitude

  • Benzoate
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What Physics Principles Determine When a Box Slips on a Ramp?

  • physicsgirlie26
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What is the mass of block on the left?

  • aligass2004
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Solving Banked Road Problem with Car Speeds of 48 km/h

  • Bernie Hunt
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Resolving Forces: Find Magnitude & Angle w/ Ox

  • CathyLou
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How Do I Express the Spring Constant with Significant Figures?

  • mircobot
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Help Calculate Net Electric Force on Particle 3

  • UNG
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Differentiation woes with temperature/entropy relations.

  • EricVT
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Force and Tension Homework: F, Rope 1 & 2 Tension

  • aligass2004
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Can someone Equilibrium/friction

  • mslena79
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Stretch of Vertical Spring: Oscillating at 5.87 Hz

  • yuvlevental
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How much force does the 4kg block exert on the 6kg block?

  • aligass2004
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What is the acceleration of a moving crate with two forces acting on it?

  • flash21
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With what minimum speed does the ball need to be hit with to go over the net

  • ~christina~
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Calculate combined apparent magnitude of two stars

  • Benzoate
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The brightness of a variable star

  • Benzoate
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Understanding Vector Addition Using Unit Vectors and Magnitude and Direction

  • ~christina~
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Finding acceleration and displacement on a velocity vs time graph

  • xCanx
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Really Simple Magnitude Question

  • Heat
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Have part 1 of problem stuck on part 2. help

  • BlinkBunnie069
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What Is the Correct Coefficient of Friction Calculation?

  • anglum
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Comparing Currents: Two Wire Comparison Homework

  • Winzer
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Mechanics/Projectiles/Angles/Trig. Identities?

  • JamieB2
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How Does Friction Impact Crate Movement on a Rough Surface?

  • fubag
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What is the position-vs-time graph for a falling object?

  • HeLLz aNgeL
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Effective Ways to Study Mechanical Physics: Your Feedback Needed!

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What Equations Calculate Thermal Radiation and Wavelength Peak Intensity?

  • Gh0stman
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Understanding the Simple Pendulum: Confusion in Lab and How to Solve It"

  • MissMoon
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A climber throws 2 stones 1.00s apart and they hit at the same time

  • ~christina~
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How Do Static and Kinetic Friction Compare in Physics Experiments?

  • jellybeansies
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Pulley Problem / Coupled Motion Question

  • johnsonandrew
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Tension Problem x and y components?

  • Span
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2 particles moving along x axis.

  • ~christina~
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Solving Kinetic Friction: Baseball Player Sliding Into Third Base

  • Cassie
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Acceleration of free falling object on another planet

  • ~christina~
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