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2 problems in Dimensional analysis

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Why is the cross product defined the way it is?

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Center of mass acceleration for a dropped and fired cannonball

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Calculating Force at Left Point of Support on Bridge

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Normal force on bridge supports with truck at 29m

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Problem about rc and lr circuits

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Mercury flowing through horizontal tube with three different cross-sections

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Finding tension in connected blocks on an incline

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Concave mirrors and reproduction of an actual object

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Electrostatic force on the particle

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Heat required at constant pressure

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What does moment of inertia actually mean?

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Why is the magnitude of velocity equal to speed

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Volume of vessel occupied by molecules

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How to Calculate Distance and Speed in a Uniformly Accelerating System

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How do fuel cells separate electrons from protons without extreme heat?

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Find the smallest diameter of an opaque object

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Angular Velocity Dynamics (Easy?)

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Mass in rotating circular tube and spring extension problems

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Several Energy Related Questions

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Solving Fourier Series for Periodic Functions

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Elastic potential energy of toy car

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Focus moonlight wth a mirror system

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Monkey and sled moving up an incline with friction

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Finding the fulcrum position for a lever lifting a moose

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Power of Water Pump (from continuity?)

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How Does Cutting a Spring in Half Affect Its Oscillation Period?

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Hoop Rolling Up Ramp: Confirm if Altitude Higher Than in Part A?

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Calculating Satellite Height and Velocity for Geostationary Orbit

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How Does Tension Affect a Bicycle on an Incline?

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Conservation of energy (rotation+translation)

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Need Assistance with Physics Paper on Shuttle Launching

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Construct a Device to Move Across a Wire

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Calculating Angular Speed of a Bar/Glob System After Impact

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How do you calculate half-life for radioactive isotopes?

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Calculating Acceleration of an Object with Drag

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Physics 11 work done by friction

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Falling object (gravity + kinematics)

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Physics 11 kinetic and potential energy2

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Physics 11 Force and potential energy

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Mechanical Energy Transfer in a Spring System

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How Much Force Does Pam's Rocket Pack Generate?

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Increase power consumption with a capacitor

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Physics 11, kinetic energy problem

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Where can I find information on torque?

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More friction-related wackiness

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Projectile fired at 38 degrees with 3.3 m/s horizontal velocity

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SHM: Half Energy at Displacement

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Bicycle and Pulley: What Will the Scale Read in Two Different Examples?

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Spring-mass system with nearest neighbor couplings

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Why Does the Cord Break at 200 N Tension in the Elevator Problem?

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Finding magnetic flux between two coils with mutual inductance

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Why doesn't a roller coaster fall at the top of a loop?

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What is the Largest Possible Radius for a Safe Vertical Loop?

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Calculating Diaphragm Acceleration in a Loudspeaker

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Calculating Artificial Gravity for Different Radii on a Space Station

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How Do You Analyze Motion Using V-T Graphs?

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Gravitational force on one sphere from three others in a square

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Solving for Kinetic Energy at Top of Loop-the-Loop

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One more: three block, a table, and a pulley

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Max Acceleration of Oscillating Platform

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Does a bouncing rubber ball or stuck clay apply more impulse to a door?

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Why Doesn't Water Spill from a Bucket Tied to a String in Circular Motion?

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Force and potential energy of a particle

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Stone fired at 5.5 m/s with 2.3 J kinetic energy at maximum height

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What is the formula for calculating the speed of light?

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Accepting/Rejecting Measurement of 58mm Using Cahvenenet's Criterion

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Changing components back into general

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Pressure - breathing through a reed

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Acceleration of 1.53 kg mass falling with rotating pulley

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Torque Problem: Solving for Angular Acceleration and Velocity | Homework Help

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Average Power delivered to Engine

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Why Does Sphere's Angular Velocity Differ with Different Reference Points?

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Force of friction on a sled pulled at 53 degrees

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Calculating the coefficicent of friction

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Easy question, I'm sure its something simple I'm overlooking

  • Animal
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How many 60 Hz wavelengths span 5000 km?

  • samdiah
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Calculate Interference in thin films

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Do I use a system of equations for this projectile motion?

  • phantomcow2
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How Do You Calculate the Acceleration and Tension in a Pulley System?

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Diffraction of Light through Single Slit

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How far is the football displaced from its original position?

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Rope Tension in Static Equilibrium

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Why use sine instead of cosine for SHM equation

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Calculate the potential energy of a rope hanging

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What Happens to a Copper Wire Carrying 400A at 12V After One Second?

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Incidence angle in a Fraunhofer single slit problem

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Calculating the Minimum Velocity of a Pygmy Blowgun Dart

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Drag racing (a symbolic power problem)

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Electricity: series and parallel circuit

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Question on Temperature/Kinetic Theory in AP Physics B

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Calculate the average force exerted on the driver by the seat belt

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Analysis about the First and Second Law of Thermodynamics

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