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How Do Pressure and Standing Waves Change with Distance and Interaction?

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Calculating Snowball Trajectories: Solving for Angle and Time

  • dizco29
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Solve Work Formula Problem: Calculate Force Exerted by Man

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Force and work homework problem

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Flux through a hole in a sphere?

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Pulley Question: Clarifying Fnetx Calculation

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Basic trig question for physics

  • laminar
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Having trouble with friction, incline problems

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Angular Speed of a swinging stick

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Solve Compression Distance for Mass Spring Train Collision

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Is earth doing work on the moon?

  • Checkfate
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Circular Motion: Ferris Wheel Dynamics

  • Mehta29
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Is Calculating Z-Axis Components the Same as X and Y Components?

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Calculating Work Done by Kinetic Frictional Force on a Coasting Skier

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I NEED major help, its about getting time?

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Acceleration - Rocket 1d Kinematics

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Electric Potential Problems Need Help

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Maximum Distance? 1d Kinematics

  • Kildars
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Maximum Acceleration for Moon Launch

  • Kildars
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What is the boat's speed after an additional 2.6 seconds have elapsed?

  • Kildars
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Totally lost, any help would be greatly appreciated

  • Tonyt88
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What do I do to get the net force

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What Are Rectangular Scalar Components in Vector Analysis?

  • sunbunny
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Can a 84 kg Climber Safely Descend with a Damaged Rope?

  • samdiah
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How Long Does the Basketball Stay in the Air?

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Solving Shell Dropping Problem: Seagulls & 18m Height

  • XPX1
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Finding the Initial Speed for a Winning Putt at the U.S. Open

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Help! I Need a Problem Involving Free Fall & Relative Velocity!

  • LastBloomingFlower
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Lifting a canister with a pulley

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Kinetic Energy in Racing Question

  • cd80187
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Calculating Work Done on an Object with a Constant Force

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Graphical Velocity Determination

  • mathewings
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Moments Question: Plotting Distance Moved vs Resultant of A

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Component Acceleration/Velocity

  • mathewings
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Calculating Density of Unknown Liquid: Problem and Solution

  • DoubleHelix
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Static and Kinectic Problem Help

  • globalcrook
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Force Vectors and Circular Motion

  • Ronnin
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Need Help with Statics Questions? Get Answers from Cathy!

  • CathyLou
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Kinematics ball throwing question

  • les3002
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Coefficient of Kinetic Friction lab question

  • jman1114
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How Far Should Bond's Truck Be for a Successful Jump?

  • Kildars
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How Much Force Do Arms Exert During a Chin-up Acceleration Phase?

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Centripital Problem: Solving an Old Streetcar Challenge

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What are the forces on the hitch between truck and trailer?

  • samdiah
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The acceleration of a particle on a horizontal xy plane

  • kara
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Universal Gravitation and Satelite Motion

  • Mehta29
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Calculating Centripetal Force on a Banked Corner Track

  • samdiah
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Solve Friction Problem: Max Force on 1.0 kg Block

  • Fusilli_Jerry89
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How Do You Calculate the Initial Velocity Components of a Projectile?

  • kara
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Force as a Function of Velocity (Lorentz Force)

  • astronomophosis
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How Do You Convert Parametric Equations to Algebraic Form?

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Changing from parametric form to algebraic form

  • Burr2
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Need advice on using voltmeters

  • oksanav
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Accuracy of experimental values

  • mbrmbrg
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Solving the Work Energy Theorem for an Observer Moving Left

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Solve Spring on Incline: L, x(c), m, g, θ, μ, & k

  • PascalPanther
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Calculating Ramp Height for Hoop Rolling Up Inclined Angle

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Electric Field and spherical cavities

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Solve Parachute Problem: Stone Drops from 58m Cliff

  • Cole07
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How Does Particle Motion on an XY Plane Change Over Time?

  • kara
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How Do You Calculate Distance and Velocity in Accelerated Motion?

  • sunbunny
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How far was the monitor released by the frustrated computer user?

  • sunbunny
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Ball Dropping vs Throwing (1d Kinematics)

  • Kildars
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Calculating Average Speed: Solving the Wedding Day Conundrum

  • XPX1
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Finding Slope of Average Balance Mass vs Total Mass

  • starfish794
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Find the work contributed by each force

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Solve Strange Problem: Beginner's Guide

  • bluff
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Is the tangential acceleration of any point on Earth always 0?

  • 600burger
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Will the Stone Catch Up with the Parachute Before Hitting the Ground?

  • Cole07
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Vector Question any suggestions?

  • kara
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Solving Collision Problem: Find Speed of 2nd Block After Bullet Stops

  • go2cnavy
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Projectiles launched horizontally

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Calculate Distance Above Earth's Surface: 1.4x Radius

  • Vesper89
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Forces and friction of pushed crate

  • trajan22
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Speed Average Velocity Change Question

  • Kildars
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How Does Relative Velocity Affect Motion on a Frictionless Surface?

  • gaimon
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Can a Cow Help Determine the Mass of the Moon?

  • samdiah
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What is the acceleration of the 5kg block in the pulley and masses problem?

  • konichiwa2x
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What Forces Act on a Ball Bearing Moving Through Oil?

  • soulja101
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How Does Static Friction Affect Car Acceleration?

  • physics1234
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Can Momentum Be Conserved in Different Collision Scenarios?

  • Meowzers
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Inelastic or elastic collision?

  • bearhug
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How Does Recoil Affect the Character in Diamonds Are Forever?

  • cheechnchong
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Rocket's Max Height: Model Rocket w/ 70.0 m/s Initial Speed

  • Kildars
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What is the speed of a satellite in a circular orbit around the Earth?

  • hatingphysics
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Solving for Minimum Acceleration in an Elevator with a Hanging Monkey

  • needhelp83
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What is the speed of the bullet fired into a wood block on a table?

  • madness006
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Calculating Kinetic Friction on an Amusement Park Ride

  • map7s
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Questions about motion in 2-Dimensions

  • dizco29
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Troubleshooting Newton's 2nd Law: Solving for Stopping Distance and Time

  • soulja101
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Average wall stress in an aneurysm

  • tandoorichicken
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Electric Fields, finding a charge

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Solving a Venturi Device for Height of Mercury Rise

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Magnetic Fields and Acceleration

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