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What Is the Time Interval Between Photon Pulses Observed from Earth?

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Calculating Time to Melt Substance at 80 C

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Why Does Segmenting Thermistor Data Create a Linear Relationship?

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Find Work Done on 3.0kg Object: Calculation Explained

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Superposition - broadcast antenna question

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Solve Rotational Motion: Distance and Time

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Slope of the position vs. time graph

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Help What's wrong with this picture?

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A question about fluid pressure

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Calculating Boat's Speed After Package Throw

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Pressures on a tube filled with water

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Final answer: How fast does the block of wood move after being hit?

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How Do You Choose the Right Formula for Linear Momentum and Collisions?

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A Man and His Shadow: Velocity and Relationship with Sunlight

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What is the initial projectile speed of the ball?

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Calculate Fountain Power for a 28.8m Stream Using Bernoulli's Equation

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How Does a Potter Stop a Rotating Wheel Using Friction?

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Kinetic energy of runner race question

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What is the initial speed of a juming flea?

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How Do Parallel Current-Carrying Wires Affect Each Other?

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Calculating Energy Requirements for Placing a Space Shuttle in Orbit

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How to Determine Unknown Masses in an Atwood's Machine?

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Momentum Lab Help: Calculate Friction, Coefficient & Work

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Stopping distance of an automobile skidding on dry and wet pavement

  • msesulka
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What Causes Clock Desynchronization in Relativity?

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Position, Displacement & Force Vectors: Solving 3D Vector Problems

  • Physicus2
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Conservation of angular momentum problem

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Find Force of Friction on Wedge: Shm Physics Help

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MgF2 Thin Film Reflection: Visible Intensification?

  • FizX
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Can You Calculate the Reaction Time Needed to Avoid a Deer at 18 m/s?

  • meggy8716
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How buoyant force and atmospheric pressure can be helpful in life ?

  • CANH_N2000
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Electric field (easy at least I thought so)

  • Kalie
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Uniform Electric Field Calculation: Proton and Electron Motion

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Calculating Time in Air for a Thrown Ball

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Freefall motion: velocity, acceleration, momentum, kinetic energy

  • SA32
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Can a 500g Glass of Water Tip or Slip?

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Help with Physics: Critical Angle and Refraction Questions

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Electric fields equalling zero

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Circular Motion: Solving for Distance Traveled in an Hour

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Solving Thin Lens Formula Problems

  • Alain12345
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Calculating Tungsten Melting Temperature Using Circuit and Ohm's Law

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Gamma factor in legth and mass demostration

  • Littlepig
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How do you calculate current in a changed parallel circuit?

  • bobtheubs
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Motor Force Calculation for Remote Control Toy Car

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Calculating Cliff Height from Sound Time Delay | Kinematics Question

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Projectile Motion: Solving for Velocity Components

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Calculating Velocity of Water in a Circular Pipe

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Acceleration of a Sphere with a Charge

  • The Matador
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What is the Intensity of Light at a Point Composed of Multiple Phasors?

  • Amith2006
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Is Pressure on an Item Underwater Equal in All Directions?

  • 2112
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Thermodynamics Question - Entropy etc

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Electric current and forces problem

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What Are the Key Physics Concepts Involved in the Study of an Egg?

  • anjanp
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What happened to the kinetic energy?

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Change of momentum of a trolley

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Questions about Potential Energy and Magnetism

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Finding the Charge for a Specific Electric Field at the Origin

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How can I determine the magnification of a lens?

  • Johnny_99
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Solving 2 Mass System w/o Diagram: Find Acceleration, Force & Time

  • pivoxa15
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How Does Frictionless Surface Affect Gyroscope Precession?

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Physics concepts of a trebuchet

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Electric Field and Distance From Particle

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Optimizing Motorbike Jump Over Slope: Solving for Minimum Speed

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Energy and calculating vaporization of water

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Calculating EMF Induced Current in a Circular Loop of Wire

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Rich Man Freezes to Death on Frozen Lake

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A submerged ball pretty simple but im just learning this

  • biggy135
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A water tank on mars helpp pressure related

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CIRCUITS: Four resistors and a voltage supply (very easy)

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Achieving Equal Velocity: Dropping 3 Ball Bearings

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Momentum of Tennis Ball Question

  • The Matador
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Tarzan swings down to save Jane

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Charge Density and Neuronal Cells-Help

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Finding Resultant & Angle of Homework Statement

  • Bradracer18
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Underwater Pressure sunken ocean liner

  • velvetymoogle
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Calculating Weight of Concrete Column

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Vector question, concerning direction

  • Spydermonkey
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What Does Kip Mean in Measurements?

  • Mesmer
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Solving for Charges on Suspended Spheres

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Conservation of Energy/Angular Momentum

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Sphere rolling down a ramp linear acceleration

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How Do You Calculate Displacement in a Standing Wave Problem?

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Bullet through block and spring

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Identifying Action Reaction Forces: A Newton's Third Law Analysis

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Polarisation of electromagnetic waves?

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What is Bose-Einstein Condensate and Why is it Important?

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Calculate Impedance Magnitude & Phase of VR

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Electrostatics calculation help

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A child jumps off a rotating platform

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What Causes a Rocket's Upward Acceleration of 4m/s² Despite Gravity?

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What is the Maximum Energy for a Child on a Pogo Stick?

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Can Elastic Collisions Be Solved Quickly with Minimal Steps?

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How Does Conservation of Energy Determine Final Speed?

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