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How Is Torque Calculated on a Triangular Plate with Pivoted Forces?

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Gravitational Potential Energy and Springs

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What is the Period of Revolution for a Triple Star System?

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Pool ball hits table, find an angle

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Two Falling Stones and Their Center of Mass

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Torque and angular momentum in golf swing analysis

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Static equilibrium and a ladder

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Does Light Speed Vary by Color?

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Calculating Gravitational Force on a Point Mass in a Semicircular Rod

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Density of floating object 14% submerged in water at 0°C

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Circular Motion, and Conservation of Energy problem

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Torque acting on a small plane during a looping

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Block sliding down incline then across horizontal surface with friction

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How Much Force Must a Fireman Exert to Hold a Steadily Ejecting Hose?

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Speed of plane in circular bank given diameter and angle

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Static friction on cars rounding curves with different masses and speeds

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Calculating the Physics of a Windlass System

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I hope this helps.How high did this athlete jump?

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How Does the Normal Force Compare to the Car's Weight in a Circular Valley?

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Will the heat shield material survive shuttle reentry without exceeding 4000K?

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Find angular velocity using angular momentum

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Finding the Distance for Static Equilibrium of a Suspended Rod

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Calculate Angular Momentum of 2kg Object at Time t

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Archimedes's Principle or something

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How Do Magnetism and Electric Fields Interact in Physics Problems?

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EASY PROBLEM - Force to break the string.

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A packet is dropped from the window

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Solving sec²x·tan²x = 2

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Centripetal force on a 2000 kg car rounding a 175 m curve at 50 km/h

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Why Did Ancient Roman Towns Have Fountains Before Water Distribution?

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What is the Designed Speed for a 100 m Radius Curve Banked at 68 Degrees?

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How Does Partial Insertion of a Dielectric Affect Capacitor Voltage?

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Horizontal Harmonic motion and Springs

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Is It Possible for a Cylinder to Roll Freely Without Slipping?

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How Do You Calculate Mass Flow Rate in a Pressurized Tank?

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Why Is the Displacement Graph Parabolic in a Ticker Tape Experiment?

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Physical pendulum and meter stick

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How Does Distance Affect Decibel Levels in Sound Propagation?

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Kinetic Energy, Force, and Collisions

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Calculating Acceleration of a Sphere Thrown Upward

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Surface Gravity of a Neutron Star

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What is the Force Exerted by a Gas on a Container Wall?

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Maximum elevator speed with 1.6g force limit over 3m

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Find the distance the car travels before it stops

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What Is Magnitude and How Is It Calculated?

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How Fast Must an Object Travel to Reach 80 Meters High?

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Spring constant needed to complete a loop in a pinball machine

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Timekeeping Changes with Temperature: Pendulum Clock at 1°C

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Net work done by 50N push on wheelbarrow with 43N friction

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Block moved by spring - Determine speed

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Net work done by forces on a wheelbarrow

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Calculating Total Energy of Block-Spring System

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Head-on Proton Collision: Finding Speed

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Intensity of sound and pain level

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Frequency of violin string fingered one third down

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Net gravitational force on a mass at a corner of a square

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Photon Reflection & Transmission: Calculating Probabilities

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Satellite (Gravitation) Question

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Net electric field at the center of an equilateral triangle with charges

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How would i derive the equation?

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Power of a wave at a specific point

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Impulse magnitudes in head-on sphere collision

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Calculating Rotational Velocity and Force on a Loop-the-Loop Track

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Energy of Oscillation for a Small Line Segment

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Calculating Moment of Inertia of Long, Thin Rod w/ Varying Mass Density

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Ate of energy transfer by sinusoidal waves on a string q

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Constant velocity and the coefficient of kinetic friction

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What is the Mass of the Uniform Disk Used as a Cam on a Vertical Shaft?

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Maximum Applied Force for No Slippage in Angular Motion

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Gravitational Attraction at Equator

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Solving: secx=-5.2, 0≤x≤2π: Why Only 1 Answer?

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Can you cool off the kitchen by leaving the refrigerator door open?

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Force on an electron from changing magnetic field

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Centripetal Force, Tension, Circular Motion

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Is Launching a Satellite Eastward More Efficient Due to Earth's Rotation?

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Satellite question. find mass of planet and weight on planet?

  • physics1007
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Why do longer barrels increase projectile velocity in superguns?

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Tension between two objects hanging

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Max speed of wave on a string from elastic limit given density

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What is the Equation for Momentum in a Rifle Firing a Bullet?

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Does Equal Force Result in Equal Momentum for Different Masses?

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Is potential energy equal at max height and spring compression?

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Velocity and angular acceleration

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Calculating Acceleration on an Inclined Plane without Sliding

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Solving Biomechanics Question: Hip and Knee Velocity Calculations

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How Do You Calculate the Moment of Inertia for a System of Perpendicular Rods?

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Uniform beam hinged at one end with block and rod on scale

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Bullet is fired and hits a block. find KE and Speed?

  • physics1007
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Spring cylinder system question

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