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Pressure on a Dam: Calculating Force & Torque

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Why is the magnitude of its acceleration less on the descent

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Radius from Radial Acceleration

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What Formula Do I Use to Find Instantaneous Velocity?

  • Iceclover
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Problem with Rotational Inertia

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Solve Adiabatic Process of Ideal Monatomic Gas (γ=5/3)

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Help with problems General physics

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Question about the sun and the earth

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How Does Tension and Moment of Inertia Affect an Atwood Machine?

  • hatingphysics
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Swing Higher on Circus Trapeze: Solve Physics Problem

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Wright Brothers Flying Machine

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Collision of block with spring w/ friction

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How Does an Exploding Firework Affect Projectile Landing Distance?

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How Do You Solve These Classic Meter Stick Rotational Motion Problems?

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What is the girl's speed before and after grabbing the box on a trampoline?

  • kenau_reveas
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Energy Conservation in Pendulum Swing: Finding v for Complete Circle

  • mirandasatterley
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Resonance need explanation (No maths)

  • goku999
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Which Mass Reaches the Bottom First When Rolling Down an Incline?

  • hatingphysics
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What Steps Are Involved in Deriving Stokes Law?

  • THE 1
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Torque on a spherical planetoid galaxy

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How Do You Calculate Lift Force on a Banked Airplane?

  • Visual1Up
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Angular Momentum - Wheel with unequal radius

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Skier Challenge: Analyzing Newton's Equations for Alpha

  • amcca064
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Finding m/s with revolutions and radius

  • Visual1Up
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About the uneven sharing of charges

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Component of magnetic flux density - huh?

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Youngs Modulus and angular speed.

  • Shlllink
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How to Calculate Work Transfer in Steady Flow Conditions

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Thermal Expansion of thermometer in ice water

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Distance under constant acceleration

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Is Holding a Weight at Arm's Length Considered Work?

  • blackout85
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Are Metallic Vessel-to-Shore Bonding Cables Connected to Oil Tankers?

  • lingling
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Solving Force & Momentum in Collision of 3.0kg & 4.0kg Masses

  • tha-wanderer
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How Do You Calculate Velocities Using the Cosine Formula?

  • jkh4
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Understanding Sound Interference

  • team31
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Fluid Dynamics Pressure Difference

  • SNOOTCHIEBOOCHEE
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Solving the Frequency of Small Oscillations in a Spherical Dish

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Trailer being pulled, where to put origin re: torque?

  • lizzyb
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Impulse and Momentum of a collision between a block and bullet

  • twotaileddemon
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Solving a Skiing Problem: Finding the Angle of Loss of Contact

  • amcca064
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Block dropped onto a spring down an incline

  • esoteric deviance
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Blocks stacked on an edge - max dist. b4 they fall?

  • lizzyb
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Relativistic particle collision

  • Max Eilerson
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Solving a Take Home Quiz: Determining Gas Density

  • Cheapo2004
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See-saw, force exerted up by pivot?

  • lizzyb
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Another conservation of momentum

  • ownedbyphysics
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Why does mass have no effect on stopping distance?

  • samdiah
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RLC Circuit with damping questions

  • totallydesperate
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S: Thrust vs Gravity & F22 Raptor

  • AstroNOT
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Potential Engery as a Function of X

  • muna580
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Work with Pulleys: Questions & Answers

  • mbrmbrg
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Block on slope with spring at bottom HELP

  • AznRico
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Potential Energy: Suspended Person, Force of mg(3cosθ-2cosβ)

  • mirandasatterley
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Calculating Compression of a Concrete Stand Under a Heavy Statue

  • mikefitz
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Centripetal force of a rollercoaster

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Another Diffcult Bone Compression problem.

  • shaka23h
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Figure Skating and Angular Momentum

  • parwana
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Beam hinged to wall with a cable (torque, etc)

  • lizzyb
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Conservation of momentum problems

  • ownedbyphysics
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Determine Speed & Acceleration of Spring Motion

  • mikefitz
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Is a Spring Constant of 0.005 N/m Plausible for a Spider's Web?

  • metalmagik
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Momentum/Impulse Graph Finding Velocity

  • duke1
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Puzzle On Current Of electricity

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Understanding Potential Energy Functions: A Brief Overview

  • muna580
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Estimate Weight of Plane & Air Speed Above Wings

  • mikefitz
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Skier on a hemispherical mountain

  • amcca064
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Young's Modulus of Wire with 0.94 kN Load

  • mikefitz
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How Do You Construct the Wavefunction \(\psi(x,t)\) from a Given \(a(k)\)?

  • Mindscrape
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Find Force to Topple Right Circular Cone of Mass m & Angle a

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General Concept Question-work done by gravitational force.

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Mutual Inductance and wire coils

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Specific heat ratios of water, air, and related questions

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Calculating change in angle from an impulse force

  • jacobh
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Energy Calculations please check work (thanks)

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Work Due to Tension: U1 + K1 - W?

  • rleung3
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Bone CompressionTension problem

  • shaka23h
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Finding Momentum w/ Mass and Height

  • duke1
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Energy work calculations (please check over)

  • blackout85
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Static equilibrium boy walking on beam

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EMF, Voltage, Current, Potential Difference etc.

  • danago
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Find the refractive index of different objects using Snell’s law

  • australianschoolkid
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Viscosity Troubles: Solving a Physics Dilemma

  • Mystery_Man
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Calculating Tension of Rope for Scaffold with 690N Worker

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Torque with Symbolic Notation Problem

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Relative velocities at high speed

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Magnetic fields around electric current

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Understanding Electric Motor Theory for First Timers

  • australianschoolkid
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Learn How to Draw Free Body Diagrams for Various Physics Problems"

  • jenn3999
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Solving Ski Slope Friction: Find Speed & Distance

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How Did a Ski Diver Survive a 360m Fall into Snow?

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Understanding the Science Behind Gravitational Potential Energy

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Spider's Web Vibrations: Mass, Freq., & Spring Const.

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Angular Momentum of Rod Question

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Force of 1.5kg Crate Falling onto Spring Scale

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