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How Far Does a Block Fall When Released from an Unstretched Spring?

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Estimating Work on the Ferris Wheel: George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.

  • jonlevi68
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Solving the Ferris Wheel Problem: Estimating Work Requirement

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REALLY NEED A PHYSICS EXPERT IN CIRCUITS, if you can help

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Stumped: How to Calculate Force of Car-Wall Collision

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Conservation of Momentum: Examining Collisions in a System

  • wakejosh
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How Do I Solve This Work/Energy Problem?

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Calculating Pressure for Stacked Books on Glass Coffee Table

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Calculate Average Power: 60kg Woman Running Up 4m Stairs in 6s

  • wakejosh
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Calculating Water Volume for Energy Storage in Electric-Power Plants

  • bosox3790
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What is an electron energy level?

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How Do You Calculate the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction on an Incline?

  • aeroengphys
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Kinetic Friction ProblemNeed Help

  • mixedtape_15
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Fletcher's Cart Lab: What is it?

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What is the Work Done by a Pitcher on a Baseball?

  • goalieguy
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Solving a Physics Problem: Block Sliding on Hemisphere without Friction

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Why rubber should be used for plane wheels?

  • john89
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Find the total mechanical energy.

  • YMasoud
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What is the force exerted on the liquid by the pot?

  • Northstar
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Centripetal Force of a tied ball

  • Touchme
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How fast must you throw a snowball against a wall in order to make it melt?

  • twotaileddemon
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Calculating Blood Velocity in the Aorta

  • mikefitz
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Difference between pendulum with a peg

  • *best&sweetest*
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What is the velocity of a wrecking ball at a 20.0 degree angle?

  • xrotaryguy
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A problem from giamcoli ( it is )

  • oahsen
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Forces, velocities, and angles

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Is this 2D collision elastic or inelastic? Calculate to find out.

  • Touchme
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Finding average force with out taking mass into account

  • xrotaryguy
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Help with a simple conversation of energy problem?

  • the_quack
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Bullet Hits Disc: Velocity of Inelastic Collision

  • satishinamdar
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How Does Projectile Angle Affect Range in Motion Physics?

  • Cole07
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Understanding Forces on a Box: Basic Physics Question"

  • MattsVai
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Calculating Speed from Acceleration and Time

  • wakejosh
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How Do You Calculate the Radius of the Sun Using Its Angular Size?

  • needhelp83
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Pulling on a cylinder and energy lost to friction

  • ThisIsWhyImABioMajor
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Spherical Aberration: Causes of Image Appearing at Focus

  • jnimagine
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Calculating Angular and Radial Acceleration in Circular Motion

  • SUchica10
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How much thermal energy is produced in this collision?

  • bosox3790
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An emf self-induced in a solenoid of inductance L changes. .

  • Adn4n
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Discover the Conversion Rate of Grams to Kilograms - Simple Guide

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Solving for Block Position After 3.3J Work on Spring-Block System

  • mbrmbrg
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What is the percent of energy lost in an inelastic collision?

  • *best&sweetest*
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Find Spring Position After Attaching 2.7kg Mass

  • bosox3790
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Calculate Angular Acceleration of Cooling Fan | 850 rev/min to Stop

  • vinny380
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Calculating Momentum Change with an Impulse of 25 N~s

  • you too
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Conservation of momentum (should be easy)

  • gbdusty
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Why Is the Polar Form of the Position Vector Defined as r = r\vec{r}?

  • sherlockjones
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What Are the Three Basic Formulas in Physics?

  • Physics_n00b
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What is the minimum work needed to push a car

  • bosox3790
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Solving Physics Problem: Find Distance up Incline (Grade 11)

  • RebWal
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How Do You Calculate Initial Speed on a Frictionless Incline?

  • bosox3790
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How Long Will It Take for a Car to Accelerate from 55 km/h to 75 km/h?

  • Sportsman4920
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Position of CM for 3 Cubes Along a Line

  • vinny380
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Calculating Torque & Work on a Flywheel of Mass 183kg & Radius 0.63m

  • bobby3280
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Calculating Fraction of Kinetic Energy Transferred in Head-on Collision

  • stunner5000pt
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Torque with pulleys and bucket of water

  • mikefitz
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Which Friction Coefficient Applies to a Skidding Car on Ice?

  • wakejosh
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Understanding Vector Rotation and Derivation of Angular Velocity Formula

  • sherlockjones
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Convert Feet to Foose: Ann & Rachael's Heights

  • wakejosh
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Calculating Tension in a Rotating Hoop

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Help on Kinematics: Trip Time Calculation w/ 60km/h Wind

  • ellusion
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Maximum Depth for Organisms Under the Sea

  • mikefitz
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Torque? Rotation it has the Word Pivot

  • Kalie
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How Does the Deltoid Muscle Maintain Arm's Static Equilibrium?

  • Kalie
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Conservation of Momentum and Energy in Elastic Collisions

  • mathewings
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Will moving closer to the fulcrum impact the balance of a see-saw?

  • bengaltiger14
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Can you me with this conceptual question?

  • *best&sweetest*
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Calculate Velocity of 100 lb Block Dropped onto Stiff Spring

  • the_d
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How Does an Electric Field Affect the Stability of Gas Induced Dipoles?

  • stunner5000pt
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One more impulse problem Hopefully

  • TheHamburgler1
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Basic Electricity: Learn Basics of Electricity

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How would I find the reversal potential for conductance

  • madbeemer
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Calculating Frequency for a Vertical Circle

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What is the Kinetic Energy at Point A?

  • muna580
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Particle undergoes a displacement

  • sherlockjones
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Experimenting with a Concave Mirror and a Candle

  • jnimagine
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Find the Tension: 2-m Rod with .6kg Mass and 2kg Suspended Mass

  • catenn
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Projectile launch point problem

  • SA32
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Help Not sure what im doing wrong

  • BunDa4Th
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Calculate Magnitude of Target Body Momentum After Projectile Collision

  • kbyws37
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Conservation of angular momentum on a piano stool

  • map7s
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Zero Torque and static equilibrium

  • map7s
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Which Has Greater Impulse: Sand or Water?

  • TheHamburgler1
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Orbital Radius of Earth Satellite: Solve for r

  • Bernie Hunt
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Conservation of Momentum in a Moving System

  • kbyws37
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How Do You Calculate Spring Length and Ball Speed in Circular Motion?

  • mathzing
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Conceptual Problem with Springs and Energy

  • Dorothy Weglend
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Elastic Collision of hockey pucks

  • americanforest
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Solving for Work Done on Compressing Spring: What Am I Doing Wrong?

  • dcgirl16
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How Does Passenger Movement Affect Airplane Momentum?

  • BigMann
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Calculating Energy Absorption of 2.0kg Bag of Ice

  • Zeitgeist
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Spiraling Towards the Center: Solving the Orbit Equation

  • UrbanXrisis
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Solving Gauge Pressure: Automobile Tire at 20C and 50C

  • ch3570r
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Center of mass and velocity problem

  • kbyws37
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