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Geometrical Optics: Image of Object 2m Away From Convex Mirror

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What is the Phase Difference between Two Interfering Light Rays?

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Rear Wheel Driven Car Rolling Friction

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Supporting 1100kg Steel Beam w/ 6200N Ropes

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How High Was the Plunger Released to Compress the Springs?

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How to Solve a Tough Trampoline Problem?

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Integral of e^(-z) dz / (z - (pi*i)/2)

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Center of mass and distance ratio

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Intro Physics Tutorial Videos: Where to Find Them?

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Static equlibrium on a diving board

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Momentum Theory To Solve Car Crash?

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How Strong is the Electric Field Across a Cell Membrane?

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The Optimal Prism: Diamond or Glass?

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How Does Relativistic Motion Affect Newton's Second Law?

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Free body diagram : Compression and Tension

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Calculating Speed and Max Transverse Velocity of a Transverse Wave

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Solving a circuit using Kirchhoff's Rules

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Solving Ampere's Law for Parallel Wires

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Open-Closed Tube: Tension in 24.0cm Wire at Fundamental Frequency

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How Fast Does an Electron Move Between Capacitor Plates?

  • Boozehound
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Hi what formula do i use to find for my question

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How Do You Calculate the Force of Air Friction on a Falling Basketball?

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Calculating Torque on a Potter's Wheel

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Solving the Pyramid Theorem: Explaining Eudoxus' Method

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Solve Physics Q: Momentum - 0.15kg Ball Stops at 390 N

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Proton accelerating in a 2.41E+3 N/C electric field

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What happens when two spheres of different masses are given a slight push?

  • alchemphy
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How Is Slit Width Calculated in Single Slit Diffraction?

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Efficiency of an elastic band. Hooke's Law

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Find Center of Gravity Distances for Cut Discs

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Calculating Velocity of Electrons in Electric Field

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Can Stone Escape an Asteroid's Gravitational Pull?

  • imy786
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Explosion Physics Problem: Solving for Velocity and Direction of Third Piece

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How Is the Angular Frequency of a Bead on a String Calculated?

  • Chopo
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Rate of heat radiated from a person

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How Is Angular Width Calculated in Lens Optics?

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How Does Human Skin Radiate Heat in a Cooler Room?

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Grounding Cars: Why a Rubber Strip is Needed

  • Ry122
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Mass of planet, given only Earth's mass?

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Solving Satellite Speed Problem: Draw Path for Faster & Slower Orbits

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How can I design an experiment to test bouyancy for my physics EEI?

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Centripetal force question(involves satellite going around earth.

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Calculating Energy Dissipation in Free Fall with Drag Force

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Angle, horizontal range, velocity

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Simple Harmonic Motion homework

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How Is the Third Dark Fringe Calculated in Diffraction Problems?

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Calculating Temperature Outside with Speed of Sound

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Oscillations of a mass on a spring.

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How much ice to float a 80 Kg person

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How Much Energy Does a Human Lose Through Radiation in a Cool Room?

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Calculating Stopping Time and Distance Using Impulse Momentum Theorem

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Understanding Uniform Acceleration: Explained in Simple Terms

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How Much Coffee Spills From a Heated Beaker?

  • owura143
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Calculate Energy & Cost for 7 Hour Oven Use

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Solids and Fluids pressure homework

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Natural frequency of tuning fork

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Problem: Calorimetry Mass of Water Needed to Cool Engine

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Does Hammer Weight Affect Valve Efficiency in Spring-Powered Systems?

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How Do You Calculate Thermal Conductivity in a Heated Metal Rod?

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Angle of Refraction: Prove Incident Beam is Parallel to Emerging Beam

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Combining Two Transverse Waves to a Standing Wave

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Deriving an Equation from a graph

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Effective Focal Length of Two Thin Lenses

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In the middle of an AC analysis problem, I am stuck -

  • VinnyCee
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Calculate the safety factors for crane

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Is it possible to implement an XOR gate using only NOR gates?

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How Does White Light Affect Double Slit Interference Patterns?

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How Does Beat Frequency Help Tune a Violin to Concert A?

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Work done by a friction force, block moving up a ramp-question

  • AndreaTechGirl
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Calculating Work Done on a Ball: Where Did I Go Wrong?

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HELP: heating a pot of water on low or high water.

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What Formula is Used to Calculate Braking Distance and Deceleration?

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Geometrical Optics: Explaining 2 Focus Positions

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Why Didn't the Disk Rotate in Maxwell's Magnetic Field Experiment?

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How many ice cubes were added to cool the pool to 17°C?

  • cyberdx16
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Kinetic energy/ net work problem

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Angular Momentum of 2kg Particle Moving at 4.5m/s

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Moment of Inertia Calculation for Rotating Disc

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Reflected white light, thin transparent coating on glass

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Finding thickness of a thin film question

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Calculating Electric Flux Through a Cube

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Another Q about double-slit experiment

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Understanding Standing Wave Patterns at 50Hz Frequency

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Ocean Depth Calculation Using Sonar

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Understanding Conductance and Resistance in Coaxial Cables

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How Do Ohm's and Kirchhoff's Laws Solve This Circuit Problem?

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Kinetic Energy without External Force

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How to Calculate Tension for Fundamental Frequency at 60hz

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Where does the 4kg piece land in this projectile motion problem?

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Photoelectric effect, h/e ratio

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He-Ne Laser Wavelengths & Quantum Effects

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Deriving a Proportionality Statement for Centripetal Force and Frequency

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Magnetic Force to balance out Electric Force

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Static Friction and Circular Motion problem

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Adiabatic compression of an ideal gas

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