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Use the formula for Final velocity

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Calculating Distance Traveled by Sam on Jet-Powered Skis

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Kinematics in two Dimension- projectile motion

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Planetary Motion - Energy Totals and Binding Energy

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How do you double the maximum speed in simple harmonic motion?

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Spring constant and stiffness constant

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Calculating the Frequency of a Car Horn Using the Doppler Effect

  • Morgan89
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Maximal static friction problem

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Hydrogen fuel cell presentation slide ideas

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Flywheel of a steam engine problem

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Calculate the mangitude and direction of the force

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Maximizing Height and Final Velocity on a Tilted Rough Surface

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High Jump Physics: Leaping 1.55m with 0.70m/s Speed

  • Morgan89
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Matching scientists to discoveries for history of science exam

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Particles under constant acceleration

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Can Coulomb's Law Be Rearranged to Solve for Q?

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Static problem with three cylinders

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Angular momentum - impulse on the axis

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Acceleration in terms of displacement and time

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KE of a bar rotating at an angle

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Calculating the Electric Potential from an Electric Field problem

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Which Force is Larger: Equal Impulses, Twice the Time ?

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Convert Centrifuge Angular Speed/Deceleration to Rev/s2 and Revs

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I do not understand how the neutral conductor lose electrons

  • SeriousNoob
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Braking Distance: Increasing Speed by 75% - What Happens?

  • Morgan89
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Calculating weight given mass of 48 kg

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Conservation of Energy and potential energy problem

  • AlanxD
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Net force of 60N accelerates 4kg mass over 10m

  • mike2007
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In-line skater accelerating and braking with work-energy

  • AlanxD
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Can a stationary system have potential energy?

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Uniform Circular Motion Displacement

  • BMWPower06
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How Does Acceleration Affect Motion in the XY Plane?

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Calculating Coefficient of Friction for Sliding Book on Floor

  • rajames429
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Integration (Velocity to Displacement or Position)

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Difference between a mode and a node

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Angular acceleration and Newton's 2nd law

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Stone Dropping vs Ball Throwing

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How Do You Calculate the Index of Refraction for a Lens?

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Center of mass of a rigid body-sphere

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How Can Energy, Work, and Power Increase Ski Race Speeds?

  • hockey45
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How Is Electrical Energy Converted to Heat in a Lamp?

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Airplane velocity relative to air in crosswind

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Projectile Motion Calculations: Time in Air and Speed at Launch

  • Kruz87
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What Is the Static Coefficient of Friction Between the Object and the Dash?

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Retarding force and distance for a decelerating lorry

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What is the Molar Specific Heat of a Monatomic and Diatomic Gas Mixture?

  • skinard360
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Coefficient of kinetic friction for block pushed against ceiling

  • BMWPower06
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What is the acceleration of this pulley and mass system?

  • BMWPower06
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Electron configuration quantum numbers

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Solve Voltage Across Capacitor After Switch Opened

  • pyrophreek
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Man shot out of cannon question

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Physics electric generator potential difference question

  • shanktank
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Inelastic Collisions - conceptual trouble

  • radiogaga35
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Which method to use? Gravitational problem with a cut-out cylinder

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Multiloop circuit, magnetic force on a current carrying wire, Ampere's Law

  • irnubcake
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Open/closed air columns experiment

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Is Earth's Emitted White Light Continuous in Space?

  • JB123
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Wavelength of a sound traveling through air

  • phintastic
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Solve Impulse Experienced by 70kg Person Jumping 5m

  • phintastic
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So the height of the wedge is 0.73 m.

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Orbital period of a spaceship around the moon at 111 km altitude

  • NDiggity
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Coin on rotating disc. What forces?

  • faidros
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Solving for the Vertical Distance of a 101 mph Pitch

  • toothpick09
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Spring extension with pulley and two different mass configurations

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Integration (terminal velocity)

  • kieran1black2
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Relativity and energy (think its dead easy, I just can't see it)

  • Brewer
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Calculating Water Evaporation in a Power Plant with Waste Heat Loss

  • gsxrK3
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Simple acceleration puzzle I with,I forgot how to do.

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Tension in String A after B Cut

  • Himanshu
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Graphing a Trajectory with Variable Gravity

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Accelerometer angle, helicopter bucket drag, elevator tension

  • BMWPower06
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Average friction force on wood block propelled by elastic band

  • hockey45
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Motion of two masses connected by springs with given initial conditions

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What Physics Concepts Are Involved in a Plane Landing in Cyclops?

  • rtreska
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Does a Spinning Bicycle Wheel Conserve Kinetic Energy and Momentum?

  • eyehategod
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KE in terms of P Pretty sure Ive got most of it

  • MJC8719
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Coulomb's law and drawing vectors

  • spastic3
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Coulomb's Law and spheres Problem

  • frankfjf
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How Does a Pogo Stick Use Spring Mechanics to Propel a Child Upward?

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Vectors and 2 dimensional motion, driving me nuts

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How Does Gravity Affect Free Fall on a Fictitious Planet?

  • bilalbajwa
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Solving the Runner & Flagpole Meeting Distance

  • toothpick09
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Calculating Kepler's Constant for Earth Satellites

  • NDiggity
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Force and a couple other problems

  • BMWPower06
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How Fast Is a Football When It Passes 5 Meters High?

  • physical?eer
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Calculate Speed of Football at 5.0m Above Ground

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Calculating Chemical Energy Needed to Travel 100km: 4.8 N

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Graph of Voltage vs Length for Moving Rod in Magnetic Field

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Experiment Help: Investigating Freely Falling Bodies

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