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Why is there no helicoptor with a single rotor?

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Electric dipole charges/Electric Field

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Finding the Centroid of a Shaded Area with y=sqrt(x) Curve: Step-by-Step Guide"

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Max Lifting Potential on Earth vs. Moon

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What Does T Represent in Hockey Force Problems?

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How do the forces on block B affect its motion?

  • Peach
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How Do Newton's Laws Apply to Weight Lifting?

  • Peach
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Calculating Centripetal Acceleration and Force on Child

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How Do You Calculate the Distance of Sound Traveling Through Different Mediums?

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Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy: A to B

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Calculating Frictional Energy Transformation in Satellite Reentry

  • brunie
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Forces & Fields: Calculate Earth's Acceleration, Net Force

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Please help i dont know what to do

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Momentum Concepts [Checking my Understanding]

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Charge Distribution on a Conducting Hollow Tube

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Why Is My Calculation of Thermal Equilibrium Temperature Incorrect?

  • crimesofparis
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Balancing Forces: Solving a Physics Problem with Trigonometry

  • freerider78
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Solving Kinetic Energy: How Do I Rearrange the Equation for Mass?

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How Do I Calculate Stress, Strain & Young's Modulus?

  • BIGEYE
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Solving Stopping Dist for Automobile w/ Coeff. of Kinetic Friction

  • Peach
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Does hot water really freeze faster than cold water?

  • Rocket_guy
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Solving Newton Force Problem: Two Blocks on Inclined Surface

  • bassplayer142
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What is the work done by air resistance on a falling pilot?

  • endeavor
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Calculating Stopping Distance Using the Work-Energy Theorem

  • VinceStolen
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Solve 2-D Motion: Find Direction at t=0 & t=3.5

  • Amria
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Angular Width of Electromagnetic Waves emerging from two buildings

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Examples of Electric Field Lines

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What is the magnitude of charge on each sphere?

  • AznBoi
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Electric Field of a Spherical Shell: Sketching E vs. r

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Phase Difference Problem, Ratio of I/Io

  • Lemmy
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What is the Charge on the Styrofoam Ball in an Electric Field Experiment?

  • jonno426
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Kirchhoff's Rules and Systems of Equations

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How to Solve for Amplitude and Phase Constant in an Oscillation Problem?

  • irvine752
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Can you please check my answers?-Gauss's Law

  • *best&sweetest*
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Understanding Centripetal Force on Rollercoasters

  • AznBoi
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Newton's law and forces on the elevator

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Solving for Initial Speed and Time in Projectile Motion

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Car Crash Simulation: Calculating Damage & Enhancement Effects

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How Do Capacitors Affect Charging Time in a Circuit?

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How Is the Sensitivity of a Ballistic Galvanometer Determined?

  • Amith2006
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How Do I Calculate the Electric Field of a Charged Copper Plate?

  • kingwinner
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Calculating Friction and Velocity for a Slowing Object

  • Peach
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How Much Heat Does the Range Element Transfer in an Isovolumetric Process?

  • interXdragon
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Find Net Electrical Force of Electrons on Proton

  • merlos
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Amplitude, frequency, and energy?

  • Stert
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Proton's Closest Approach to Mercury Nucleus

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How Do You Calculate the Electron's Energy in the Bohr Model?

  • Soaring Crane
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Are Tensions Represented as Unit Vectors in Physics Problems?

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Sinusoidal Oscillator Quick Question

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Magnetic flux through a solenoid problem

  • Amith2006
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I don't know what to do in this problem

  • elton_fan
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How Does an Imperfect Spring Affect the Velocity of a Released Ball?

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Calculating Turn Time for a Banked Airplane

  • ataglance05
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Resistance due to temperature change

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Solving Problem with Vectors - Velocity & Accel.

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Calculating # of Electrons in a Ping-Pong Ball w/ Charge of 3.2x10-5C

  • AaronLosAl
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How Do You Calculate the Couple in a Force-Couple System at Point O?

  • Bradracer18
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Equipotential Lines and field mapping

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Homework questions, help or hints much appreciated =D

  • moshilover
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Speed in still water/ throwing object horizontally.

  • future_vet
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Solving the Sliding Rod Equilibrium Problem on a Wall

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Amplitude of Sinusoidal Motion for 0.269 kg Mass on 80.3 N/m Spring

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HELP problem involving force of friction and normal force

  • namit05
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Standing Wave Frequencies in Wire & Pipe: Similarities & Differences

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How is the construction of an ac ammeter different from an dc ammeter

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Simple conservation of momentum question

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What Is the Amplitude of the Third Harmonic in a 200kHz Square Wave?

  • bengaltiger14
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Fuse Wire Length and Capacity: A Discussion

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Solving Charge on Capacitors | C_1, C_2, C_3

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Pair production photon electron problem

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How Do You Calculate the Output Power of a Laser After Multiple Adjustments?

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Understanding the Meaning of 'p' in Equation: p^2 = (4pi^2)(a^3)/G(m1+m2)

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Current/Voltage relationship for a filament lamp?

  • Diamond Dog
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Converting (having major trouble)

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How Can Polarizing Lenses Minimize Glare from Reflective Surfaces?

  • MattsVai
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What Is the Weight of a Spherical Metal Object If Made of Pure Gold?

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Uniform Circular Motion Question

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Understand the momentum and velocit

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Pressure Variation on spacecraft

  • Bradracer18
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Solving Variable Resistance Circuit: Ohm's Law

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Help with Centripetal Acceleration

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How Does Adding Particles Affect Entropy in a Multi-Level Energy System?

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Wire melts because of high current - help

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Elastic Collision shuffleboard problem

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What Is the Center of Mass for a Rod with a Sphere Attached?

  • FizzixIzFun
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Can a Water Tank's Weight Efficiently Compress Air in a Cylinder?

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Problem with Classic where do they meet Problem

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Static and Kinetic Friction. Box sliding in the back of a truck.

  • robbondo
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Solving Vector B in Polar Notation: -3.85 and -4.59?

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Finding the Speed Needed to Propel Packages Up an Inclined Ramp

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Calculating Work with Electric Field & Charge

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Free Fall Rocket Acceleration Problem

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