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Projectile Motion Calculations: Ship's Shot at an Enemy Ship and Island Peak

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Is There Buoyant Force at the Base of an Object in Water?

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Calculating Tension and Motion in a Three-Box and Pulley System

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Help with linear momentum conservation problem

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What is the tension in the cords of two hanging paint buckets?

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Calculating Kinetic Energy in Alpha Decay: Thorium to Radon Nucleus

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Coefficient of Friction problem

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What Potential Difference Will Cause the Thread to Assume a 30° Angle?

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Particle dropped on platform with spring - Compression of springs

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Max height given angle and distance

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Solving a Pulley Forces Problem: Tension in B and C

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Launching a projectile into Orbit

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2Qs - Average Frictional Force & Velocity

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Force on a diving board, work to stop a flywheel

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Explanation of how a capacitor works?

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Projectile Motion - Incline Plane

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Impulse Momentum Theorem and space probe

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How to Calculate Vmax in a Circuit Equation?

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How Much Force Must a Bicyclist Apply to Climb a Hill at Constant Speed?

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Coefficient of static friction question

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Why Acceleration is Always Squared | Newbie Question Answered

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Spring compression distance from a block sliding down a ramp

  • Reverend Lee
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Understand Rotational Inertia for AP Physics C

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Solving A = (B + C) / D - Isolate for C

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Faraday's Law and magnetic field

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Car crash collision calculation

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What Is the Correct Angular Speed for Doubling the CD's Kinetic Energy?

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How to Solve a Tension-Pulley Problem with Acceleration and Force

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Proving the Law of Conservation of Energy Using a Pendulum

  • physicsgal
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Action/reaction pair Newton's law

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Understanding Forces and Acceleration in Newton's Laws of Motion

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What is the acceleration experienced by the puck?

  • petal5
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How to derive the kinetic gas equation?

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How Fast is the River Flowing in the Fisherman's Problem?

  • PPonte
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Suvat Question - seemingly too little info

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Calculating Line Strength to Stop a Salmon

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How Do You Calculate the Energy of an Electron Beam in an Electron Gun?

  • joker_900
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Calculating Work Done by a Rope on a Sled

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Charge density, electric fields

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How Do You Derive the Differential Equation for a Parallel RLC Circuit?

  • piano.lisa
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A problem about spring constant

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Finding tension in tarzan swing

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Circular motion with tangential acceleration

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Calculating Acceleration on a Slope with Friction Coefficients

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What is the total rotational kinetic energy of the wheels?

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How Do I Calculate the Average Force Exerted on Bicycle Pedals?

  • Liatana
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Speed and Mechanical Energy Lost in Railroad Car Collision

  • TrippingBilly
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How Do You Determine the Spring Constant with Mass and Displacement?

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Elastic potential energy of two blocks of mass

  • TrippingBilly
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What is the Maximum Mass that Can Be Hung Before the Block Moves?

  • Destrio
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Simple Laws of motion question

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Applications of vector dot product in physics

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How Far Does a Coin Roll Before Stopping Given Its Angular Deceleration?

  • physics1234
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Understanding Kirchoff's Laws: Troubleshooting Common Application Problems

  • junior_J
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Solving the Length of Ramp for a Box Weighing 200N

  • perryrb
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Spring Constant of ping-pong ball

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Frictional Force: Find Accel. of 3kg & 2kg Blocks

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Discovering the Energy of Accelerated Electron Beams by Jonty

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Calculating Air density as a function of height?

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Learn How to Calculate cos^2 (53) with Easy Steps | Expert Tips

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Physical device with both inductance and resistance

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Paraglider acceleration problem

  • spoonthrower
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Physics Major Help: Calculating Coasting Speed of Coupled Railroad and Flatcar

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How Is Tension Calculated Between Train Cars During Acceleration?

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How Is Force Calculated on Bicycle Pedals When Cycling Uphill?

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Calculating Work Done by a Force Using Integration

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Max Force Applied to System of Two Masses Connected by Rope w/o Breaking

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A problem involving two velocities (special relativity)

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Heat Absorbed to Melt Ice & Warm Water to 10°C

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Calculating Potential & Kinetic Energy of Springs & Mass: Help Needed

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How Do You Calculate the Constant k for a Bungee Jump Rope?

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Conservation of energy - pendulum

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Solving a Motor Lift Problem: Find Out What You Need to Do

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Help with conservative/non-conservative forces

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Calculating Power for a Motorcycle on an Uphill Slope: Step-by-Step Guide

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Pendulum problem in KE chapter

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Newton Third Law general equation

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Constant velocity and acceleration problem

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Solving Energy Concept Problem: Masses m1, m2, m3 Speed of m3 After 2.5m

  • BunDa4Th
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Yes, your calculations are correct.

  • petuniac
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How Does Friction Affect the Acceleration of a Rolling Cylinder?

  • John O' Meara
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Circular Motion of a car on a curve

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Solving Physics Problem 4: 24840 N/C?

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Single slit diffraction, from an angle

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Help w/ review of lab conclusion

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Simple Energy Problem Im missing something

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Trig. identities method problem

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Circular Motion and speed of mass

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Calculating Resultant Force: 60N East + 40N North | Magnitude & Direction

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Moment of inertia uniform plate problem

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Solving for Salmon's Speed: vi = ?

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How Can Jane Calculate the Minimum Time to Climb the Vine?

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Tennis ball hitting a wall and rebounding - contact force

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Calculating Forces on a Block Against a Wall

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