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Vectors (Direction of Resultant Displacement)

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Motion in Two Dimensions (Vectors)

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Please check my work on this short calc (?) prob

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Understanding the Pendulum Equation: How Do We Go from Slope to Equation?

  • porter519
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Would someone be kind enough to check this for me?

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Flywheel slows due to friction in its axle bearings

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Solve Throw Up Problem: 15m, +12m/s & -12m/s

  • nic0le
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Understanding Instantaneous Acceleration and Velocity in Physics

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Find Largest Angle of Slope for Car w/ Front, Rear & 4WD

  • balogun
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Easy thermo problem: gas expansion

  • EricVT
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Finding the angle of a falling person on a sphere

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Interactions and External Forces in Physical Systems

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What Are the Solutions to This Two-Block System Problem?

  • mayeh
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Electric Field question (two of them)

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Max F & Tension in String for m2 to Remain at Rest on Floor

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What is the physical interpretation of enthelpy and entropy?

  • mune
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Kinematics Last minute homework help

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Solving Distance and Direction-Based Homework Problems

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Elastic Potential Energy of a glider

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Find the total energy of the system

  • lostinphysics44
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How Do You Calculate Tension in a Cable and Compression in a Brace?

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Equation for Final Position and Distance on a Velocity vs Time Graph

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Find the maximum height and the range of the ball.

  • afcwestwarrior
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Alloy Lab Report: Solving Equations to Estimate Element Percentages in an Alloy

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How to calculate the change in R or displacement.

  • afcwestwarrior
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Solving 1D Motion Problems with Fun: Average Rate and Time Calculations

  • frasifrasi
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Where Am I Going Wrong in Calculating the Net Electrostatic Force?

  • itsagulati
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How Fast Must Bruce Throw the Bagels for Henrietta to Catch Them?

  • azila
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Inverse lorentz transformation question

  • Benzoate
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What is the Physics behind the Coaxial Cable?

  • Bryan52803
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How Much Extra Power Is Needed to Maintain Speed on an Incline?

  • munkachunka
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How Do You Calculate the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction on a Sled?

  • NewsboysGurl91
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Natural frequency calculated theorectically and experimentally

  • balogun
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Net electric field question almost have it but can't get one part of it

  • itsagulati
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Request: Basic Discrete Dynamical Systems Tutorial

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Finding Accel. in Homework: Determine Block B's a

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Net force exerted by two charges on a 3rd charge

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Calculating the Age of a Mummy Shroud Using Carbon Dating - Step by Step Guide

  • sanjeevkaushal
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How to solve for velocity given angle and distances?

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How Far Below the Cliff Top Do the Two Balls Cross Paths?

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What is the tension in the center of the rope in a tug-of-war?

  • SnackMan78
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Solve Uniform Acceleration: Find a = -12.4872 cm/s^2

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Only the best-physics(unit analysis) question

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When Will the Car Catch Up with the Truck?

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How Is Current Calculated from Electron Flow Rate?

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Finding initial speed and accleration

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Physics Problem. I must find acceleration.

  • afcwestwarrior
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Find Time for 2 Pellet Guns Fired with Initial Speed of 30 m/s

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Unit Conversion (mass, radius )

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Solving for x in 0=−(4.90 m/s^2)t^2 -(8.00 m/s)t + 30m

  • kurosaki69
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Speed of sound and sound detection lag between ears

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What are the Polar Coordinates and Speed of a Car on a Straight Road?

  • krnhseya
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Trailing Car: Separation & Speed Calculations

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Solving the Ramp Puzzle: Finding the Length of Horizontal Side

  • GloryUs
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Calculating the speed of an ultrasound wave in an unknown liquid

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Vector Problem: Find Magnitude & Angle of B

  • jjc39
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Virial coefficients of the ideal gas equation.

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How Do I Find Vector Components Using Trigonometric Formulas?

  • meganw
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Solving for the Wind Force on a Skier on a Slope

  • lfwake2wake
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Acceleration/velocity opposite signs

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Oscillator Problem: Find Phase Constant

  • lostinphysics44
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What Happens to Earth's Temperature If the Sun Stops Radiating?

  • jau
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How Does Angular Velocity Relate to Harmonic Motion in a Rolling Ball?

  • cosmic_tears
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Projectile Problem Homework: Solve Range, Time, Velocity, Height

  • munkachunka
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What Happens to the Particle on the Inclined Plane After the String Breaks?

  • skipthecereal
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How Does Inclination and Friction Affect Work and Energy on a Microwave Oven?

  • Edwardo_Elric
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How do i find applied force if it not given?

  • puni12
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When Will the Motorcycle Catch Up to the Car?

  • lexi
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An astroid moving due to Earth's gravity

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Why Aren't AXB and BXA Equal in Matrix Multiplication?

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Calculating Acceleration for a Car on a Circular Track

  • krnhseya
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Why Is My Calculation of Resultant Force Incorrect?

  • myelevatorbeat
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Magnetic Field strength Problem

  • boozi
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Is My Calculation for Hydrogen Molecule Speed Correct?

  • Steveku
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Coefficients of kinetic friction, help PLEASE

  • myelevatorbeat
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Measuring Surface Tension: Tips and Methods for Your Physics Experiment

  • shamstar
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Machine efficiency velocity ratio

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Is the root mean square current always positive?

  • Vaman Hegde
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Moving Reference Frames and elastic collision

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Collision Time of Thrown and Dropped Balls

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How Does Physics Apply to a Jumping Spinning Crescent Kick in Martial Arts?

  • Ninjabuddy
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Calculating Required Torque with Support Arm

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Solving Vector Resultants: Magnitude & Direction

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Speed distance time, 1500mtr race

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Do the trains collide or stop before collision?

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M1 Vector Help: Find Walker's Position Using i and j Vectors

  • CathyLou
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Moving Reference Frames and Cannon

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Satellite Orbits: Measuring Ozone in Antarctic Stratosphere

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Vector Addition: Finding the Resultant Vector and Angle

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Estimate the number of raindrops that fell during the storm

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How Do Two Knights Collide When Accelerating Towards Each Other?

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Help with vector exam questions (M1)

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Acceleration Problem: Find Final Magnitude

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