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Coulomb's Law to find the net force

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Electric Charge and Potential Energy

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Solving Ski Jumper Physics: How Long is Airborne?

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Finding Electric Field over a Ring: Why Derivative Instead of Integral?

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Center of Gravity: Rod Kicked Quickly - What Happens?

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Explaining Elevator Tension and Acceleration

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Newton's laws and 3 wooden blocks are pushed across a friction-less floor

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Position Vector Help: Solve for t = 9.00 s

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Falling brick speed - equation needed

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Finding Electric Fields at Two X-Axis Points

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How Does Vertical Force Affect Normal Force on a Block?

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How Much Further Will the Ring Roll Up the Inclined Plane?

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Inertia Tensor of a cylinder at a distance

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Rotational Motion of a block of mass

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Vector ramp question - time taken for object to slide down ramp

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Water Waves Reflection/Refraction Help

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Electric Field & Capacitor Problem HELP

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Hydrogen energy levels (quantum theory)

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More Uniform Circular Motion problems

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Projectile Motion and Relative Motion Principles

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Cross Product in Uniform Circular Motion

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How Is EMF Induced in a Shrinking Square Loop?

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Electric Charge Problem: Finding Coordinates for Net Force Equilibrium

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Calculating Charge: Expert Tips & Techniques for Accurate Results

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Effects of an electric field on a motion of an electron

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Jayson Seeks Solution to Train & Car Physics Problem

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How far does it move before coming to rest again?

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Calculating Gravitational Force Between Two Uniform Rods | Easy Method

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Light Phenomena - shadows within shadows

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Impulse Momentum Theorem for Calculating Fall Height

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Transformers and Impedance Matching

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Find the magnitude and direction of the sum of momenta

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Calculating the Speed of a Mass Rising on Two Connected Pulleys

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Solve Extension of Spring After Collision: 1kg & 50g Mass Merge

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Missile launch velocity for hitting a moving target

  • chaoseverlasting
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Electric Field & Capcitor Problem HELP

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When is the Mechanical Advantage of a Pulley Greater Than 1?

  • Gear300
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Boyant force on an immersed body, when system is in free fall?

  • Mr Virtual
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Electric point charges on x-axis

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What is the Net Force on a Pulley System with Unequal Masses?

  • rash219
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Finding the Center of Mass of a Person me Out

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Regarding g forces on Moon and Earth

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How Does Projectile Motion Determine Where a Snowball Lands?

  • heartofaragorn
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Two Conducting Spheres Problem - Applying

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Minimum Speed for Stunt Driver to Safely Jump Over Cars

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Calculating Equivalent Resistance of Resistor Network

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Calculate Intersection Point for Shooting Drifting Ship in Video Game

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Young's double slit experiment question.

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Solve Physics Problem: Force & Distance for 2kg Mass at 5m/s

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How can I accurately calculate the duration of a free fall jump?

  • ScienceGeek
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Centripetal Force Physics Lab Question

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Woman's Amazing Fall: Calculating Speed & Acceleration

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Calculating Mutual Inductance of Two Rectangular Loops

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Why does magnetic field strength decrease faster than gravity at a distance?

  • Proof.Beh
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Calculate the instantaneous velocity

  • heartofaragorn
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Forces involved in an elevator

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Electric Field: Calculate Electric Field at Centre of Triangle

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Calculating Time and Velocity in One-Dimensional Kinematics

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Calculate the angle between the total acceleration

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Continuous Flow Calorimeter (SHC)

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Gauss's law in differential forms

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Is it Possible to Decrease Gas Temperature without Removing Heat?

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Massive vs. Smaller Satellites: Understanding Orbiting Speeds

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Determine the speed with which he must throw the ball

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What is the net force on a miniature sub hatch at 8.5m depth?

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How Is Tension Calculated in a Submerged Object's Lifting Cable?

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Car Collision: Deceleration at 50 or 100 mph?

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Harmonic Motion - Bungee Jumping

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Bird & Trains: Calculating Distance & Speed

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Solving Free-Falling Body Homework on Moon Base I

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How Much Heat To Turn Water To Steam?

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Surface Water Freezing: Can It Happen?

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What Is the Bath Temperature When Gold Wire Resistance Increases?

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Comparing Temperature Ranges: Fahrenheit vs. Celsius

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Conical Pendulum Homework: Find Ratio of Tangential Speeds

  • Momentum09
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Calculating Distance and Time for an Object on a Frictionless Inclined Plane

  • physicsnewby
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Calculating Artificial Gravity Rotation Frequency in RPM

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Two objects, position-time graph

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How do I solve for time in seconds?

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Centripetal Motion Homework: 33kg Child on 3.66m Merry-Go-Round

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Conservation of Energy roller coaster car

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Homework problem(masteringphysics)

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Simple harmonic motion of a body question

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Glow of emission lines vs. hot objects

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How Do You Calculate the Correct Vertical Velocity Component of a Projectile?

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Why Is My Reasoning Incorrect for the Current in the Resistor?

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Momentum of a Doubled Cannonball with Doubled Velocity

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Calculating Force Applied to Input Piston in Hydraulic System

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Max Speed & Spring Compression of 10kg Object on Frictionless Incline

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Calculating SCIENTIFIC NOTATION by hand help .

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Spaceship ferrying workers to Moon Base problem

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Calculating Acceleration of Loaded Cart – Friction & Weight Matter?

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Help! Direction of Torque in Equilibrium Problems

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