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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?

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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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What net external force is requiered?

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How Is Capacitance Calculated in a Charged Parallel-Plate Capacitor?

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How Does Tension Affect Work in a Pendulum Swing?

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Calculating Difference in Speed of Light in Glass: Help Needed!

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Finding the wave face angle from acceleration down a slope

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Banking Angle Calculation for Highway Curve with Given Velocity and Radius

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How Much Force to Stop a Car on a Dime?

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Painting half a house black in Quebec

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:Determining Flow Rate/Velocity of Fluid in Low Vacuum

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Derivative of relativistic momentum

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Understanding Copper Density and Volume

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How can I determine the speed of a bullet using rotation?

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Calculating Altitude Using Gravimetry

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Finding time given acceleration and velocity

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Find Coefficient of Friction for Physics Exam Problem

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Find Current I1 in 7.5 Ω Resistor with Kirchhoff's Rule

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Electric potential energy of a pair of point charges

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Nanoseconds and Time for Light to Travel

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Heat conduction in nuclear reactor (introductory question)

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Fixed charge inside a metallic sphere

  • student85
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How Does a Bullet's Mass Change After Penetrating a Wall?

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Advantages and disadvantages of both AC AND AD?

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How Do Series and Parallel Resistor Configurations Affect Current Flow?

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Electric Fields of straight wire

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Simple Harmonic Motion (tuning fork)

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How to seal a fish tank divider for a diffusion experiment

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Can force affect the speed of an arrow leaving a bow?

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Friction Problems Involving Force Vectors.

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Finding resultant force from three forces using law of cosines

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Disk and Electric Field's Direction

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Distance of closest approach of alpha particle

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Understanding Lorentz Transformations: The Role of \bold \tau

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Reflection grating calculation with wavelength 600 nm

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How Many Excess Electrons Cause a 4.57 * 10^-21 N Repulsive Force?

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Uniform Distributed Electric Charge

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Finding Max Spring Compression for Firefighter Fall

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What are the tensions in the cables for a 750lb weight at the origin?

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Calculating Height of Lift in Free Fall with Thrown Object

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How Long Does It Take for a Dropped Packet to Hit the Ground?

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Find distance of image from the mirror

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Finding Minimum Mass for Slope Block System

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CIRCUIT ANALYSIS: Use superposition to find the current I

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Find the force of the rope on the block

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Angular Momentum: Role of Mass in Rotational Motion

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Calculating the Magnitude of Charge Q (in μC) for an Object

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Average Velocity During a Collision

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Jaguar XK8 cylinder compression stroke temperature

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Place third charge so that it experiences no force

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Is Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation Proven Wrong by a Simple Experiment?

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Fluid Mechanics: Point like sink

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How far does a bird travel flying between two approaching trains?

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What Is the Minimum Mass M1 to Prevent Slipping on a 19.1° Slope?

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How Is Work Calculated in a Gas PV Diagram for Path a-d?

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Temperature and internal energy question

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Electric Force Acting on Alpha Particle and Gold Nucleus

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Two cyclists taking different routes to a campground

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How Do Spring Constants Affect Oscillation Frequencies and Block Dynamics?

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Astrosat - find maximum delay of light arrival from moon

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Weight of air-filled balloon vs empty balloon

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Solving a Frictionless Cart Problem with Rain

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How Does Friction Affect Energy Conservation in Rolling Motion?

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Kinematics: Solving Problems in Motion

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Find the velocity of each object after the collision.

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Solving Gravitational Forces on a Circular Disk with String Attached

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Meeting Time and Distance between Two Towns

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How Far Does a Ball Travel When Kicked Off a Slope?

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Two blocks on a pulley with friction and a 30-degree ramp

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Electric Field Question (Very Difficult)

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How Do You Calculate Rocket Acceleration and Speed in Kinematics?

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Ice at 0°C mixed with water at 75°C to reach 20°C

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Solving for Original Speed in a Changing Velocity Problem

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Find the difference in mass between the charged objects.

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Calculating Speed with Kinematics

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Time elapsed between seeing a crash and hearing the crash

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Calculating Muzzle Velocity of a Tank's Gun for a Uranium Projectile

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What's the Speed of the Bird Flying at a 60-Degree Angle?

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Energy pretty simple but I think I'm missing something

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What Speed Must an Electron Achieve to Orbit a Charged Sphere?

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Pendulum acceleration and work done with 1m length and 12.7° angle

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