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How does volume times density equal force in work integrals?

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How Do You Calculate Net Displacement in Multiple Directions?

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Textbook error? Incorrect derivation?

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Finding when two trains are 23 km apart

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Radial and tangential acceleration in spiral motion r=Aθ

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Multiple Choice Kinematics Question

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Moment of inertia of rod with point masses at ends

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Dimensionalysis and Conversions

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What does "within a power of ten" mean for 0.00010 and 0.0037?

  • eraemia
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2 Billion People Jumping Off Ladders Simultaneously

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Finding length of tube, air column, standing waves

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H> Graphing out Word problems ( Word eq. included)

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What is the energy of the lowest orbital and why?

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Truck braking with deceleration and unit conversion

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When Will John Catch Up to Mary?

  • Larrytsai
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Force question involving an asteroid and spacecraft

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How Is the Center of Mass Calculated in a Two-Particle System?

  • eraemia
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How Do You Calculate Forces on an Inclined Plane with Friction?

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Kinetic energy of alpha particle between parallel plates

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How Do You Calculate Net Force on Charges at Triangle Corners?

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Solving the Rocket Ship Problem

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How Does Force Affect a Duck's Displacement in Water?

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What is the Force Exerted by a Child on a Swing Chair?

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Adding vectors with components and scaling by scalars

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Car breaking speed physics priblem

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Net force on a 92 kg quarterback tackled by a 110 kg linebacker

  • afcwestwarrior
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Spaceship Time dilation problem

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GRE Subject Questions: Learn How to Solve Them with Expert Tips

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Coefficient of static friction with brakes

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Hanging mass rope angle acceleration significant figures

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Is Velocity Constant if AxVx + AyVy Equals Zero?

  • bob1182006
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Kinematics of rolling ball question

  • Bionerd
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Particles moving along the axes.

  • niyati
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Trig Problems for physics course

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Can someone tell me if I made an error?

  • myelevatorbeat
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Where does the rocket land relative to the cart?

  • Remulak
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Does 'extended' mean 'larger' in this case?

  • Saladsamurai
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Motion of a freely falling object

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Can rolling down a slope: energy and speed?

  • munkachunka
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Finding force magnitude and direction from velocity change

  • Warpedintellect
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Change in gravitational Potential energy

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What is the Direction and Magnitude of the Force on a Hanging Rope?

  • Niles
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Set Upward Accel. Then FreeFall ?

  • moobers
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Physics 100: Solving the Overtaking Problem of a Car and Train

  • alda00
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Baryons and their quark constituents

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How Do You Calculate the Final Displacement Angle of a Roller Coaster?

  • twotaileddemon
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Finding wind velocity from airplane displacement

  • ccsmarty
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Finding out how many electrons have passed a point in the circuit

  • mandos
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Velocity vs speed, cup on table momentum, cart collision impulse

  • eraemia
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Conservation of energy as a function of Time

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Finding Displacement: Psychic Squishy Sounds Band's Tour in Texas

  • Mikaelangel
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What is the Average Velocity and Speed of a Moving Ball?

  • Heat
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Resultant force on charge at corner of square with three other charges

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Questions about charge flow and electricity

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Why does differentiating potential give twice the electric field?

  • Bert
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Null result of the michelson morley experiment

  • Benzoate
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Kinematics projectile question

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Solving the Uniform Rod Problem: Calculating Force on a Point Charge

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Calculate your average velocity from pillar to post

  • Heat
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Speed of 9.0-kg box sliding down frictionless incline from 5.0 m height

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General Force and Motion Question

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Significant figures in scientific notation and calculations

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Why must centripetal force point towards the center?

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Kinematics - Find velocity of the car

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Object falling 0.46h in final 1.00 s: find height and time

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Electric field at midpoint of square with alternating charges

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Solving Vector Division: Breaking Down the "12 Left" Answer

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How much water is in a typical cumulus cloud?

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How High Can a Garbage Can Ride on a Geyser's Force?

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How Do You Calculate the Direction of a Cross Product Vector?

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Mass suspended on a spring question

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Acceleration due to the Sun's gravity at Earth's distance

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Units for surface tension from capillary tube measurement

  • shamstar
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Which Electromagnetic Radiation Has the Greatest Photon Energy?

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Train pulling caboose - forces and friction

  • BlueSkyy
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Finding force given constant velocity and mass?

  • BlueSkyy
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When to use velocity addition vs final velocity formula?

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Aluminum wire stretched four times longer, resistance?

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Lorentz transform for two events with v=3c/5

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Calculating Angular Speed of an Alpha-Particle in a Magnetic Field

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Bicyclist displacement, velocity, and acceleration over 35 seconds

  • CodyBr
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Quick Equations of Motion questions (2). Rxn time; deceleration

  • SteveThePharmer
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Calculating g from fall time and height with uncertainty

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Calc. the car's average acceleration

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Finding the Aperture Size for 1-Arcsec Resolution at 500nm Wavelength

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Question with associated uncertainty

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Finding vector C = 3.00A - 4.00B with unit vectors

  • Heat
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Initial velocity, acceleration due to gravity question

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Calculating Electric Field at a Point from Multiple Charges

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Relationship between Fick's law, Einstein's law and Stokes' law

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Can Zero Vectors Exist in Vector Equations?

  • odie5533
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Ball velocity after 0.5 seconds with momentum principle

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Is the ratio of the two times in the right direction?

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What Forces Influence a Paper's Leap Toward a Charged Comb?

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I Keep Getting 2 Different Answers.

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How to Calculate the Inclination of a Tilted Table Using Physics

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