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Simplifying Complex Circuits for Resistance Calculations

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What Is the Electric Force Between Two Charged Plates?

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Homework questions, hints please?

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Bulletproof Glass: Physics & Properties

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Desert Nights & Days: Why So Cold & Hot?

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Electric Potential and Field of a Uniformly Charged Ring

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How Long Would It Take to Explore the Milky Way at 1G Acceleration?

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What Voltage Is Required to Melt Lead with a Capacitor?

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Does Gravitational Acceleration Change with Distance or Object Size?

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Calculating Forces on Cylinders on Inclines

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Anyone familiar with graphical analysis?

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What is the force exerted by each support on the beam?

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Question on Waves and Interference

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Acceleration on an inclined plane

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Weigh heavier at the equator or at the north pole?

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How Do You Calculate the Tension in a String With Hanging Mass and Pulleys?

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Atwood Lab Report: Evaluation & Conclusion

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Electric Potential Homework: Find ∆V from E = 2xî - 3y²j N/C

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Projectile Motion Homework: Find y(x) & Graph -45, 45 deg

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How do I show the 100N force is cartesian form?

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Projectile Launch Angle & Flight Time: Questions Answered

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How Fast Must You Drive to Average 22 km/h Over 24 km?

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What was the original temperature of the water

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Momentum: Find Height to Receive Same Output for Mass m/2

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Find Position of Charge 3 in Two Charge System

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How come we can't walk through walls?

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Electron's Speed and Electric Field

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Solve 0.700 Ohm Resistance Wire Length w/ 0.900 g Copper

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Calculating Potential Difference for Electron Acceleration

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Find the final speed of the box

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The relativity of time: Time dilation

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Determining Moment of Inertia of a sphere.

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Distinguishing Between a Magnet & Soft Iron

  • ritwik06
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Help with Newtons Law Pulley Problem

  • ludakrishna
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Need help w/ Acceleration of a Freight Train problem

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Need help - Average Speed-Interval Problem

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Potential versus potential energy

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Need help w/Speed of a Slingshot problem

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"Explaining Frequency of Vibration of Stretched Wire

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What is the power loss due to resistance in the line?

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Electric Potential and Electric Field

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How Do You Solve a Center of Mass Problem on Frictionless Ice?

  • schern42
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How Do You Calculate Net Gravitational Force on Aligned Particles?

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Calculating Temperature Change with Ice Cube in Coffee

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Solve Mountain Climber Rope Tension Problem for Exam Prep

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Calculate Upward Force to Keep Torque Balanced on Tray for Barry

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Solving a Parallel-Plate Capacitor Problem

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Need help w/ Acceleration problem

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Need help w/Speed of a Slingshot problem

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What is the speed of each object 2.00 seconds after release?

  • tnhoots
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Electric Energy and Spring Constant Problem

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Which Book Best Prepares for USAPhO: Halliday and Resnick?

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Constant Acceleration in a Runner's Straight Line Progression?

  • elton_fan
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Solving 210 V Homework Equations with Multiple Loops

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Good Hypothesis for Atwood's Machine Lab

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Calculating the Speed of Charged Spheres Moving Away from Each Other

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Friction force of a car rolling down an incline at constant velocity.

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Is Average Velocity a Vector or Scalar?

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Uniform Electric Field:finding Voltage

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Electron acceleration and kinetic energy

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Tug of War: Real Quick does anyone have any ideas?

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CIRCUIT ANALYSIS: 8 Resistors, 1 IVS, 1 Differential Op-Amp - Find Vo

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Solving Weight Equations: Jar & Stone

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Calculating equivalent capacitance, a question

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Magnetic Strength and Uniform Magnetic Fields Explained

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What is meant by uniform magnetic field?

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How Do You Calculate the Speed and Centripetal Acceleration of a Satellite?

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Kinematics - velocity of golfer

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Helicopter Rescue Device - real application

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Why Store Bar Magnets in Pairs with Iron Keepers?

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What is the velocity of sound in air at the temperature of the experiment?

  • pivoxa15
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IB 11 Question: Circular Acceleration Problem Involving Forces

  • JerusalemLuver
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Question on an object falling 10 m

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Electric fields of infinite line & electric dipole

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Calculate Position & Acceleration Vectors of Bird in xy-Plane

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What Altitude Above Earth's Surface Would Result in Half Your Weight?

  • Jaerik
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Solving Two Identical Conduction Spheres Problem

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Max EMF Induced in AC Generator?

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Designing a Mousetrap Car with Weapons for Physics Project

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Uniform Circular Motion of a train

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What is the height at which the ball starts to move on a ramp?

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How Does Charge Redistribute When Capacitors Are Connected in Series?

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Why is the electric field intensity zero at only one point?

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Solving the Physics Problem: Pilot Flying Over Sloping Ground

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How Do You Calculate Charge and Radius from Maximum Potential?

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Projectile Range: Initial Speed, Gravity, Mass, Angle & Volume

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What is the Velocity of the River's Current?

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