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Yr 11 Trebuchet Project Calculations

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Box hung over pulley at an angle?

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Electric Field Strength Calculation for a Point 0.01m to the Left of a Charge

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Finding launch angles for a field goal kick at 42.2 m and 3.75 m height

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What is the magnitude of the position vector at time t = 7.5 s?

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Can You Avoid a Speeding Ticket with a GPS Tracker?

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Converting Between Units of Measurement

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Calculate the ratio of the time the jumper is above ymax/2

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Finite Sheets of Charge Compared to Infinite Sheets of Charge

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Calculating Angle of Refraction for Light Passing Through Water and Glass

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Vector diagram for plane velocity with southeast wind

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Phase Difference of Transfer Function H(jw)

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How Do You Prove \sum_{j,k} \epsilon_{ijk} \epsilon_{ljk} = 2\delta_{il}?

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How to Determine Average Acceleration During Contact with the Floor?

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Jet airliner velocity with wind at 30° north of east

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What is the height of a 91 lbs. gold cube?

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Vector A+B and A-B: Graphical Method

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How to prove the triangle area between vectors a and b is 1/2|a × b|

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How High Does a Two-Stage Rocket Reach?

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Find the magnitude and angle of vector B

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What is the relative velocity of two cars traveling in the same direction?

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How Do You Derive the Kinematic Equation \(v_f^2 = v_i^2 + 2ad\)?

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Calculating Micrometer Reading Change for 50 Fringes at λ = 550 nm

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Calculate Smallest Distance Between Baby Parts with Ultrasound Pulses

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Finding rifle angles to hit a 91.4m target at 427 m/s

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What surface does r·a = constant represent?

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Elastic potential energy of spring

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Projectile motion rocket problem

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How many photons per second does a 1-kW transmitter emit at 880 kHz?

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Lead ball sinking in lake and object falling from height

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How Many Photons Does a 1-kW Radio Transmitter Emit at 880 kHz?

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Can Conservation of Momentum Be Applied to Magnetic Hockey Pucks on Ice?

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What is the acceleration and tension in a pulley system?

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Trajectory, where it will land.

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How Do You Calculate the Muzzle Velocity of a Spring-Loaded Toy Gun?

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How Does Coil Dimension Affect Magnetic Field Strength?

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How Does Projectile Height Affect Time of Flight?

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Gravitational Force on 10.0kg Mass at Earth Locations

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Calculating Acceleration of a Toy Train with a Sticking Wheel

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How Do You Solve for Acceleration and Velocity in Basic Physics Equations?

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How Do You Calculate the Force Exerted by Water in a Tank?

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Can falling from a building be deadly?

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What is the average speed of a gerbil running in a clear plastic tube?

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How Do You Prove Trigonometric Identities for Vector Angles?

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Finding Components of Perpendicular Vectors in a Cartesian System

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How Much Charge Would the Moon and Earth Need to Replace Gravity?

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Calculating time of falling object

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What is the Final Temperature of the White Coffee?

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What is the acceleration due to gravity on this asteroid?

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What Defines a System in Different Academic Fields?

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How Do You Calculate the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction in a Skiing Problem?

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Discussions on answer of a problem

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Doing something wrong Newtons law proof

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Converting 1.01 × 10^5 Pa to N/cm² and psi

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Tension in a cord supporting a 1.2 kg and 3.2 kg mass over a pulley

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Calculate the instantaneous acceleration

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Relation between Angular speeds/accelerations

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Earthquake analysis (motion along a straight line)

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Does the Mass of an Object Fluctuate?

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Ring on rod with string and hanging mass constraint

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Acceleration/distance/time problem

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Calculating Distance Traveled by a Dog Between Two Walking Owners

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Force on table when 1 kg mass is dropped from height L

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Atwood machine pully problem with a twist

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Lorentz transforms for rocket length contraction events

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Finding a1 and a2 given their sum, difference, and a3

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Unit Vector Notation: Solve a1, a2 for Vector Equation

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How Do You Calculate Vector Differences and Resultant Forces?

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Figuring Displacement from acceleration

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Why Does the Tension in the Cable Change Above and Below the Worker?

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Find the Component of Two Vectors

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Does the balloon's upward velocity affect the package's fall time?

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Finding Initial Velocity of a Projectile Using Position and Angle

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Calculating New Vector Components

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Kinematics in 2d of eagle flying

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Direction and magnitude question again

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Find Force From A Graph Of Potential

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What is the initial velocity of a ball thrown straight up?

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Position of Electron Moving Along x-Axis at Momentary Stop

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Ball thrown straight up reaches 80.6m in 5.1s, find initial speed

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Surface area of N spherical droplets?

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Briefcase dropped from 130m helicopter

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Equilibrium of Hanging Bag of Cement: Tension Forces Question Solution

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Incline Plane with Friction with one object hanging?

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How do you find instantaneous speed and acceleration?

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How Do You Calculate the Distance a Projectile Travels Up an Incline?

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Calculating Density of Rock from Mars w/ Uncertainty

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What is the Magnitude of Deceleration of a Meteorite Striking a Car?

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Surviving a Sudden Stop: Calculating Airbag Distance

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Free-Fall Motion (w/ a tennis ball)

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What is the time and speed of a rolling ball from tabletop to floor?

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Finding compression forces on a sandwiched board with friction

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What Are BH Curve and Hysteresis in Magnetic Materials?

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