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Radial Force on a Spinning Merry-Go-Round

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Calculating Velocity of Clothes in a Dryer

  • Dorothy Weglend
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Understanding Centripetal Force Lab Calculations

  • Stevedye56
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What is the original kinetic energy of the player?

  • needhelp83
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Vectors and Forces: Aircraft Mass, Velocity & Drag Force

  • CathyLou
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What are the forces acting on the tow-truck?

  • matthew77ask
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Pullin a string to add energy to a wheel

  • thinktank75
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Find the Angle of a Sliding Solid on a Ball: Step-by-Step Guide

  • mohlam12
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Why Does a Compass Needle Dip Downward?

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Force and Projectile Motion Questions

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What Is the Jet Stream Wind Speed Affecting East-West Flight Durations?

  • jdlenner
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What does the moment of inertia depend on?

  • Meowzers
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Rocket Experiment: Why Calculations Were Off

  • jnimagine
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Can a Metal Box Effectively Shield a Sensitive Magnetic Instrument?

  • Amith2006
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Calculating Frictional Force on a Sliding Bead

  • rkslperez04
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Momentum problem : bullet and chair

  • bigredd87
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Graphing rotation & linear quantites

  • thinktank75
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Why Does an Aluminium Rod Slow Down When a Current is Produced?

  • L89
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Find Coefficient of Friction: Grindstone Problem

  • Arielf04
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How to Calculate Determinants for a Matrix with Linear Algebra?

  • Perrry
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Distance Rolled by 2.2cm Coin in 9.034s

  • starfish794
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Angular acceleration of a softball

  • physics1234
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Calculating Mass of Cart After Transfer of Energy with a Running Boy

  • Pizall
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How Do You Calculate Electric Potential with Opposite Charges?

  • ngkamsengpeter
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Work Definition: Force x Distance vs. Force x Displacement

  • Fizziks_Fan
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Rocket experiment: conservation of energy

  • jnimagine
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Velocity of Wind: Calculate Direction & Speed

  • lia
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What is the Lagrange Point Between Jupiter and the Sun for a Space Probe?

  • Forceflow
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Work Force Questions: Explaining Why Work Done is Zero

  • parwana
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Two skaters with masses of 62 kg and 50 kg

  • nx2000
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What is the approximate diameter of the moon.

  • zman459
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Calculating the Angle Between Two Vectors

  • needhelp83
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How Do You Calculate the Height of a Wedge in a Physics Problem?

  • parwana
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Projectile motion skateboarder help

  • NIZBIT
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Momentum and Impulse during a collision

  • kirbykirbykirby
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Conservation of Momentum in Collisions

  • TheHamburgler1
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What Is the Angle Where a Mass Leaves a Frictionless Sphere?

  • Newton's Protege
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Calculating Average Force: Hockey Goalie Stops 59m/s Puck in 0.0021s

  • TheHamburgler1
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How Do Phase and Group Velocities Behave in Relativistic Electron Waves?

  • Mindscrape
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Explaining the Ripple Effect in a Circular Wave Pulse

  • Mindscrape
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How Does Angular Momentum Affect a Skater's Spin?

  • mikefitz
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Difference between hooke's law and the work done in a spring?

  • dnt
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Solving a Block and Inclined Plane Problem

  • konichiwa2x
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What Is Being Disturbed in a Wave of Light?

  • Jozers
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Rolls down a ramp and bounces back up

  • Captain Zappo
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Motion of ring/body down an incline

  • konichiwa2x
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Projectile Motion #3: Cross River in 47s at 3.64 m/s

  • Kildars
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Solving Hard Problems in Physics: Finding Minimum Force and Acceleration

  • allblonde
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Damped Oscillations: Mass 300 g, k=1.50 N/m, b in kg/s

  • physicsgurl123
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Center of Gravity Question: Pretty Tough Conceptually

  • cheechnchong
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New to Physics? Get Help on Roller Coaster Speed Question

  • Pizall
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Resolution of forces(tension force)

  • bkvitha
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Rubber wheel (angular acceleration)

  • FossilFew
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Solving Weight Distribution for Iron Bar: 2 Man Problem

  • konichiwa2x
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Calculating Velocity of a Block After Release from a Spring

  • youxcrushxme
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Understanding Forces in a Bosun Chair System

  • OVB
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Find the moment of inertia of a hoop

  • trajan22
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Impulse and momentum of a cart down a ramp

  • ysk1
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Question;weights,faulty balance

  • konichiwa2x
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Help with internal energy please

  • student85
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Spting Balance in Space(no calculations)

  • Fusilli_Jerry89
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Spring-launched rollercoaster problem

  • mst3kjunkie
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Kinetic friction between the box and the ramp

  • allblonde
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Conservation of Energy - Swing Problem

  • AVD
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The Utility of Apparent Weight in Accelerating Reference Frames

  • Dorothy Weglend
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Solve for Projectile Motion: Maximum Altitude, Time of Flight, and Range

  • Kildars
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Torsional Pendulum Uses and Experiment Re-Testing

  • Aleksandar
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Calculate Speed of Light & Heavier Car After Collision at Intersection

  • bobby3280
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Circular disk rotates with student on it

  • bearhug
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Action-Reaction Pairs: What Are They?

  • OVB
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Why Was Our Rocket's Calculated Height So Different from the Actual Height?

  • jnimagine
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What is the initial speed of the ball as it rolls up an inclined ramp?

  • bearhug
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Projectile Motion of a ball shot into the air

  • Kildars
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Friction and Forces: Solving Physics Problems with Newton's Laws

  • adventq
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Solving Physics Question: Momentum Change of 0.42 kg Ball

  • draconicspectre
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Solve Connected Blocks Problems: Magnitude of Force & Tension Calculations

  • S_fabris
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Space Elevator - Your take on an exam question

  • Stevecgz
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Electric field and potential at a point

  • Amith2006
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Energy Transformation equation for a free fall

  • jman1114
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Measuring refractive index of liquid using lens and mirror

  • blackcat
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Conceptual question; cylinder moving up an inclined plane

  • konichiwa2x
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Projectile Motion - Seems easy.

  • Kildars
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Centripetal and Tangitial Accelerations: Some Help please

  • cheechnchong
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Calculating Force of Hail Stones on a Roof

  • binicle
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How Is Acceleration Calculated in a Frictionless Pulley System?

  • mst3kjunkie
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Trying to find Velocity and Kinetic Energy

  • Rhaen
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Calculating Tension in a Pulley Weight System

  • konichiwa2x
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How Far Does a Rolling Coin Travel Before Stopping?

  • physics1234
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Verification needed - Rollar Coaster

  • rkslperez04
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Why is the coefficient of friction unitless?

  • Fusilli_Jerry89
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How Does Raindrop Angle and Speed Change with Car Direction?

  • bobbarkernar
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How Do You Derive the Work Formula for a Mass Moving Against Gravity?

  • metalmagik
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A bullet droppet and a bullet fired

  • TSN79
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Calculating Baseball Travel Time and Distance: 165 km/h, 18.3 m

  • Kildars
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