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Finding Acceleration Of A Bucket Moving Downwards With A Pulley

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General Physics Q: Find Acceleration, Velocity, Speed

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Boy Loses Contact with Ice Mound: Approximate Solution

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Solving Projectile Problem for Avalanche Angle

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Force, Velocity & Position: Explained

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How Do You Calculate Tension in a Descending Elevator?

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Problem Understanding Physical Pendulum

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Solving Tension in Rope for 26kg Pack Hanging Between Trees

  • fubag
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Finding the Length of a Conducting Armature in a Magnetic Field

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Force on a Passenger Aboard a Plane: Is it 0 or mg?

  • calculus_jy
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What Is the Pressure Distribution Inside a Hypothetical Liquid Planet?

  • ApeXaviour
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Refraction/Smallest curve of optical fibre.

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How Can I Extrapolate Vector v_{-1} from v_{0}, v_{1}, and v_{2}?

  • makc
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Calculating Force and Power for Pushing Pallets

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Superman Problem: Catching a Falling Student

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Proving Trig Identities with Complex Numbers

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Projectile Motion: Calculating Distance and Velocity with Two Formulas

  • jason.frost
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Quantum Tunneling: Electron or Proton Has Greater Probability?

  • GravityGirl
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How Do You Solve Nodal Analysis Equations with Multiple Resistors?

  • bengaltiger14
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Projectile Motion of a fired rocket

  • mit_hacker
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An interesting Rotational Force Problem

  • kidwithshirt
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Calculating Total Current Draw for a Heat Pump on a 240v Power Line

  • niko
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Heat or Work: Changes in Thermal Energy

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Energy & Springs: Find Max Compression & Rebound Distance

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What Happens to Image Formation with Different Angles Between Plane Mirrors?

  • physicolic
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A man on an air mattress in a swimming pool

  • Smessy
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Calculating Deflection of a Plumb Bob due to Rotation of Earth

  • Destrio
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Difficult air resistance problem

  • Xile
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Coefficient of kinetic friction on hockey puck

  • ttk3
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Calculating Center of Gravity for Shape T: 60mm x 6mm

  • JBemp
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What Angles Should a Fire Hose Nozzle Point to Land Water 2.0m Away?

  • Sn0wPr0
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Angle of Child Sliding Down Hill

  • shawshank
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Solving Exponential Decay: 10,000 Years & Uranium II

  • amanaka2004
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When will Kathy overtake Stan if he starts 1.00s before her with constant a

  • ~christina~
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Answer: Friction and Force: Calculating Magnitude

  • johnkd6
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Calculate the initial velocity of the elevator

  • anglum
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Free Fall Equations on hot air balloon

  • matace50
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Circular Orbits and Motion - Satellites

  • BlueSkyy
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Calculating Acceleration for a Sports Car Stopping from 90 km/h in 50 m

  • UpperNinety08
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Finding the Magnitude of a Dipole Moment

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How Is the Tangential Component of a Moving Particle Calculated?

  • gorkin
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Calculate Tension in Cord: Elevator Accelerates

  • anglum
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Displacement with magnitude of deceleration

  • Jacque77
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Calculating Forces for a Sled on an Inclined Hill

  • anglum
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Calculating the Free Fall of Two Balls

  • Robdog
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Race to the Finish: Ed vs Harry

  • lostfan176
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Projectile Motion: Solving for Initial Velocity and Height

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Electric field of a uniformly distributed rod

  • tongpu
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Heating in Buildings: Heat Loss During Nighttime

  • rootX
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How Do Lifeguards' Forces Affect Raft Movement?

  • anglum
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How Do You Calculate Jimmy's Car Distance and Height on the Ramp?

  • Remulak
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How High is the Apartment House from Which Balloons Were Dropped?

  • Palmtree Panic
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Net External Force on Crate: Magnitude & Direction

  • anglum
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Weight/mass of object on moon/earth

  • anglum
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Seeks Solution to L-Shaped Land Division Puzzle

  • tiggerr129
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What Formulas Are Essential for Solving Two-Dimensional Motion Problems?

  • gary_shuford
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Satellite Motion: Speed & Centripetal Accel.

  • tjcreamer9
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Calculating Rotation and Movement of a Rotating Fan at 0.17m Radius

  • tjcreamer9
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Two-dimensional motion practice

  • gary_shuford
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Centripital Motion: Find Tension & Speed of Bead

  • chopramon
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Projectile Motion Homework Solutions Using Basic Kinematics Equations

  • Lorelyn
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Determining an Equation of Motion

  • MASH4077
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How Do Three Connected Conducting Spheres Share Total Charge?

  • mitleid
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Max Speed Banked Curve: Calculating Friction Coefficients for Trajectory

  • frasifrasi
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Relativistic energy and momentum questions.

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Finding Initial Velocity of a Rock Kicked off a Cliff

  • saber1357
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Elevator Problem Homework Statement

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What is the Centripetal Acceleration of a Stone in Circular Motion?

  • saber1357
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Determining Distance and Final Velocity for an Object with 3D Vectors

  • fubag
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PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME I have a few questions that i dont know how to anser

  • kinarere
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Calculating Energy of Electron with T=0.0017

  • vicks
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Equations of motion and proper Significant Digits.

  • JamesJames
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Calculating Electric Field Outside a Spherical Conductor

  • bobca117
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Expressing waves in complex form

  • inner08
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Induced charge - infinite plates

  • mitleid
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Troubleshooting Kepler's Third Law with Halley's Comet

  • ehrenfest
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How Long Does It Take for a Bullet to Stop in Wood?

  • envoystud
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Motion Problem (2-D): Find Pushoff Speed & Time in Air

  • sweatband
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Deriving the rate time equation for a Jerk (J)

  • ~christina~
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How can I solve the proof for a projectile fired up an incline?

  • Epiphone
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How to Solve Projectile Motion Problems: Breaking Motion into Components

  • gary_shuford
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Acceleration Problem: Velocity Zero?

  • starks.L
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What was the angular velocity of the spear when it left his hand?

  • gary_shuford
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Acceleration and tension of block on a table

  • kselyk
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Physics Project: Investigating Sound Attenuation

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Non conservative force of a wave on a surfer

  • thatgirlyouknow
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Equation of Motion for a Projectile Under Quadratic Air Resistance

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Projectile Motion of a thrown stone

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How Much Force to Pull a Platinum Ring from Water?

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Proving Sin(squared) theta + Cos(squared) theta = 1: Beginner's Guide

  • Propaganda777
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Kinetic Friction of shoved box of books

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Understanding the Complex Number r in z=re^{i\theta}

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Car negotiating a banked curve - centripetal force

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What is the motion of objects under uniform acceleration?

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