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Is Acceleration Affected by Direction and Speed Changes?

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Speed v Velocity v Acceleration

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Check my 1D kinematics homework: 8 problems on velocity and acceleration

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Is Average Velocity Equal to Instantaneous Velocity for Constant Motion?

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How do I evaluate c1c2 and 2b in this energy equation?

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Is the Velocity of Water at the Top of a Glass Really Zero?

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Model rocket pushed off 40 m wall with engine thrust

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Conservative and non-conservative forces

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How Does Angular Velocity Change in a Swinging Rod with Masses?

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How can absolute humidity stay constant when cooling air isobarically?

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Why does water flow at constant velocity between two reservoirs?

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Two tuning forks are producing sounds of wavelength

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Why can't I use Compton shift with energy change formula?

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Power consumed by heaters connected in series

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How to Solve Vertical Acceleration Problems

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Electric Field due to Line of Charge

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How are standing waves formed in open and closed pipes?

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At what height does a ball's kinetic energy drop to half when thrown upward?

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Force, Electric Field, and Positive Particle

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Find the Potential as a function of position

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Mass of solid water and gaseous water?

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Proton-antiproton plasma collision wavelengths and annihilation

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Need an idea for COURSEWORK research project

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Introductory Physics Learning Sources. Reliable?

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Electric Field of a Charged Spherical shell

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Electric Field and total energy

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Current in a copper cylinder with given current density

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Power Dissipation: Calculate Total Power

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Find Thevenin Equiv. at a-b for Transistor Model

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Flash of a laser moves a mirror hanging on a rope

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How Can Cos(x) Be Expressed Using Tan(x)?

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Electric Field of Earth problem

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Solving Force of Tension in Tightrope

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How Do You Calculate the Depth of an Object Using Sonar Echoes?

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On error analysis of my practical

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Electrostatic/gravitational force q

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Linear Expansion of Solid problem

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Derivation of Moment of Inertia Equation for Solid Discs

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Rod in rotational motion. Not sure how to account for potential energy.

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Angular speed and revolutions question.

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How Do I Calculate Equivalent Resistance in Complex Circuits?

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Finding velocity in terms of variables

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How to manipulate Snell's law to find the angle of refraction

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How Far Must a Proton Be from a Charge to Balance Its Weight?

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Differentiating Lorentz factor with respect to time

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Finding Equilibrium Position for Third Charge in Line of Point Charges

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Calculating Jet-Missile Catchup Time

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A duck, some Newtons, and other fun stuff

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Angular Momentum and velocity problem

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Solving a Car's Acceleration in a Quarter Turn

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Kinematics: finding acceleration

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Work and Force on a block of mass

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Calculate absolute value of A+B

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Maximum KE, Compton Scattering

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Photoelectric effect with Rb: electrons from 500nm laser pulse

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Particle dropped into oil with acceleration a = g - kv

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Gravitational Energy Homework: How High Does it Go?

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Gravity and Height: Find the Height of a Physics Problem

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What Is the Net Electric Field at the Midpoint Between Two Charged Particles?

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How Does Current Flow Affect Entropy in a Resistor and the Universe?

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Finding the Lagrangian for a Two-Mass System Connected by a String

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Calculating Vectors: Displacement, Radius & Skating Distance

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Burglar pushing a safe with angled force on frictionless floor

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Fundamental question unable to find answer

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Hubble's constant, critical density, and length contraction thought experiments

  • Olivia Grace
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Ideal gas law + Newton's 2nd law problem

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How to Calculate the Speed of a Pendulum Using Tension and Weight

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Converting Between Component and Magnitude-Angle Notations

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Solving for Coefficient of Kinetic Friction in Physics: Fnet=ma

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What is the force exerted by the water on the bottom of the tank?

  • kingwinner
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Are My Electric Potential Answers Correct for These 7 Cases?

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What is the angle of a hanging dice during acceleration?

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Significant Figures in Conversions: How to Apply the Rule in Physics?

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Parallel and perpendicular force

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Particle motion in xy-plane passing through a wire hoop at r=20i m

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Safe Parking on Icy Days: Calculating Friction

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Electric potential energy and point charges problem

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Dimensional Analysis of an object

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Mass-to-charge ratio of toner particles and carbon atom count

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How High is the Hedge in the Skier's Path?

  • samdiah
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Exam Questions: Solving for Pressure, Force, and Density

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Force to push a 26-kg bobsled down a 4.1° incline to 70 km/h over 73 m

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Calculate the acceleration of the elevator

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Electric field from two charges at equilateral triangle corners

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I Have an Exam Tomorrow and I so here are some question

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Movement of Charged Particles in a field

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What is the Principle of Least Action?

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How far does a 760kg car travel before stopping with 0.55s reaction time?

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Free Falling Object's Initial Height

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Work Energy Concept Homework: Solving Statement

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Building a kinetic/potential energy vehicle for 5 meters

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