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Bomb dropped from aircraft at 4000m with initial velocity 50 m/s at 30°

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Does the block's weight affect the cart's acceleration when pulled?

  • gyshalom
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Help! Direction of Torque in Equilibrium Problems

  • kiwikahuna
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Calculating Outward Force of a Tornado on a Wall

  • kiwikahuna
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Confusion with Hailstone Collision Momentum Calculation

  • kiwikahuna
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What is the magnitude of buoyant force acting on the block?

  • mike2007
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What is the speed of the released softball in circular motion?

  • Steveku
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What is the buoyant force acting on the rock?

  • mike2007
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Inclined ramp, object moving down towards spring

  • UppityHorse
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Deriving centrifugal force with vector triple product

  • lets_resonate
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Young's Modulus Calculation for Nylon Rope Cross Sectional Area

  • kiwikahuna
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Finding centre of gravity and calculating moments on a balanced tray

  • crpcrpcrp
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Momentum of falling objects on impact; p = mv not working?

  • exi
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What is the Precession Frequency of a Rotating Bicycle Wheel?

  • kiwikahuna
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Thermal energy in a sample of candle wax?

  • crpcrpcrp
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How long does it take for the train to stop moving?

  • blader324
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Finding the magnetic field from electron motion in crossed E and B fields

  • jesuslovesu
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What Are the Approximate Wavelengths of Different Colors?

  • prasanaharani
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What Is the Boat's Average Acceleration, Velocity, and Displacement?

  • suxatphysix
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How to maximize your height in a basketball jump shot?

  • nophun6
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Conservation of momentum and wood ball problem

  • Amria
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Moment of inertia for a cylinder at a distance from rotation axis

  • pinodk
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Flywheel and falling mass energy conservation equation

  • WildFlower
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Determine how high the ball is (from the ground)

  • Demonsthenes
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Find the unit vector perpendicular to a and b

  • anantchowdhary
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Standing Waves in Strings: Examining Amplitude, Node Number, and Wave Speed

  • BMWPower06
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Are the Equations for Normal Force on an Inclined Plane the Same?

  • Gear300
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Reading the position - time graph:

  • Edwardo_Elric
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Average acceleration of an astronaut

  • Edwardo_Elric
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How Does a Single-Phase Generator Calculate EMF?

  • danago
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Conservation of momentum on bike

  • Momentum09
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Creative Questions on Magnetism

  • enadiz
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Plane velocity with 200 km/h airspeed and 50 km/h west wind

  • SkipToMaLou
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What is Ball B's Speed After an Elastic Collision with Ball A?

  • stathike
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Solving Sound Intensity with 2 Shut-Off Engines

  • physicsnewby
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Wavelength of photon from hydrogen electron transition n=6 to n=3

  • Fiza43
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Compton Effect: Finding Final KE of Electron

  • stinger302
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Work to pump water from a hemispherical tank

  • norcal
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Very basic acceleration question (typo?)

  • mujadeo
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How Is the Beat Frequency Calculated When a Train Approaches a Station?

  • physicsnewby
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Reading acceleration vs. time graphs

  • exi
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Finding the Mass of a Meter Stick Using Torque Equations

  • hiddenlife5009
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Displacement, time and average velocity

  • Equilibrium
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Falling to Earth from 100,000 Miles - Can You Die by Impact?

  • Evil_Klown
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What Is the Average Speed of a Rabbit in a 4 km Race?

  • rash219
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Potential + Kinetic Energy Question

  • NDiggity
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How to Calculate the Time and Weight of a Ball Rolling Down a Ramp

  • hover
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What is the electro-static energy of a sphere with uniform charge density?

  • Parallel
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RC circuit charging with capacitor, resistor and battery

  • CathyLou
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RMS Voltage with a DC Offset: What is the Impact?

  • flash
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How Is Air Pressure Calculated at the Center of a Hurricane?

  • physicsnewby
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Why max car acceleration on a plane equals coefficient of friction times g

  • physicsA380
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Rotational acceleration on merry go round

  • mike2007
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Conservation of energy between the mass and the spring

  • Momentum09
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Angular acceleration, friction, and turntables

  • exi
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What Are Field Lines in Vector Fields?

  • imy786
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Solving a Horizontal Arc HW Problem: Centripetal Acceleration

  • exi
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Standing Waves on a String: True or False?

  • BMWPower06
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Circular Motion of Car in Vertical Bridge

  • hardyivan007
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Length contraction & time dilation

  • monp
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Attraction and Repulsion Forces Between Magnets

  • eek3386
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Questions about principle of moments

  • crpcrpcrp
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Can coefficient of friction between surfaces be greater than 1?

  • gandharva_23
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Can you define inertial reference frames without Newton's laws?

  • lets_resonate
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How Do You Calculate the Tension in a Rope Holding a Leaning Beam?

  • Fusilli_Jerry89
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Block going up a frictionless incline

  • Momentum09
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What is Snell's Law and How is it Used?

  • grscott_2000
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How Much Heat to Turn Ice at -10°C into Water at 20°C?

  • navy_bison
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Why Does Friction Act Towards the Center in Circular Motion?

  • Gunman
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Max speed on 20m curve without skidding or overturning

  • Sparky500
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Inclined ramp inside an accelerating train

  • jul_greenberg
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What is the mass of the planet?

  • Unknown221
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What is the magnitude of the vector product?

  • Equilibrium
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Acceleration of object in a moving lift

  • Kushal
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Can AC Motors Function as AC Generators Just Like DC Systems?

  • unique_pavadrin
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Changing String Frequency: Thinner/Thicker/Longer/Shorter/Tighter/Looser?

  • BMWPower06
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Calculate the percentage difference

  • physicsnewby
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Find the spring constant 'k' by using the slope of my graph

  • physicsnewby
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Calculating Replacement Resistance Rv (Ohm)

  • SD43
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Converting W²/NJHz·t to SI base units

  • SkipToMaLou
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Finding moles, temperature and pressure for 200g CO2 sample

  • uniidiot
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Point charge and electric potential

  • uniidiot
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Calculating Acceleration and Velocity of a Weather Rocket Launch

  • ere
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Changing position in circular motion

  • alik
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Coulomb force vectorial and non-vectorial forms

  • black_kitty
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How Do You Calculate the Density of a Diffraction Grating?

  • kinst
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What is the time constant for an RC circuit discharging?

  • t_n_p
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What Is the Relationship Between Friction and Heat?

  • black_kitty
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Potential Energy Function and Force

  • kiwikahuna
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Calculating Extra Work for Hooke's Law Spring

  • Momentum09
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