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Reaction force on a book resting on top of a table.

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How Fast Must a Basketball Player Jump to Reach 83.7 cm?

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Vertical pendulum, mass of object

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How Does Adding Weight Affect the Distance a Cart Moves?

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Calculate Velocity of Joint Closing w/ Trig

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How Fast is Spaceship A Traveling Relative to Spaceship B?

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Velocity in a Vacuum: Is A or D Correct?

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How Is Acceleration Calculated for a Hollow Cylinder Lawn Roller?

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Solving for Fp: Bucket and Crank Problem with Unknown Forces

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Elastic collision find max height

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Calculating Electric Fields and Acceleration

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How Much Sand Triggers Motion in a Friction-Influenced System?

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Special relativity spaceships time question

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Solve Momentum Problem: Find Value of 'v

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Newton's laws conceptual questions

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Linear Algebra reflection question

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What is the relationship between the period and length of a pendulum?

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The Blasted Elevator Questions; General Physics- Please help

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Propagation of uncertainty calculations

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Potential Energy & Conservative Forces #21

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Seemingly incomprehensible Wave motion

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Determining velocity of frame in spacetime

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How Can I Solve These Vector Problems for My Homework?

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Potential Energy & Conservative Forces #20

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Identifying the Forces Acting on a Box: A, B, C, D, E?

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What is the minimum speed required for a man to catch a moving bus?

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Find the Central Force on an Electron in a Hydrogen Atom

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Physics 218: Tension in Cords with Suspended Object Weight w

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How Is Tension Calculated in an Atwood Machine?

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How long can a Snickers bar power the human brain?

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Relativity: disagreement between two results

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Determining Flow Type: Turbulent or Laminar?

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Calculating Plane Height When Stone is Thrown at It

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Proof of dU=TdS-PdV: dw=PdV Not dw=PdV+vdP

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Gibbs Free Energy: Why Must It Be >0 for Reaction?

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Thermodynamics: Cp Variation with Temperature Limit

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Understanding Mgh = 1/2mv^2: Conditions for Equal and Unequal Energy on Slopes

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Solving Circular Motion: Find Time & Position of Breaking String

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How to Calculate the Range of a Projectile on a Sloped Surface?

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Solving a Circular Motion Problem: Is Something Wrong?

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2-D kinematics/Forces (weight up an incline)

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Question about spring compression

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Calculating Jet Drag and Maximum Speed in Level Flight

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Calculating Solenoid Turns: Magnetic Field, Current, and Dimensions

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Solve the Physics 101 Problem: Golf Cart and Walking Speeds

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If the buckets are at rest what is the tension in each cord?

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Are My Answers on Electromagnetism Correct?

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Water Flow from 17.0mm Faucet: When Does it Narrow to 10mm?

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Apparent Weight of 59.3kg Student in Elevator Forces

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How Does Projectile Angle Affect Flight Time on an Inclined Plane?

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Acceleration towards a the centre of a circular motion

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Calculating Force of Link 2 on Link 1 in Chain of 5 Links

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Linear momentum as a vector - help

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Calculating Coyote's Canyon Landing Point with Acme Power Roller Skates

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How High Can a Salmon Jump Using Its Maximum Speed?

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Change in Kinetic energy and final speed

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Blocks and Spring Mechanics Question

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Centripetal Acceleration of astronaut

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Solve the Golf Cart Physics Problem & Find Total Trip Time | Physics 101 HW Help

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Graphing Velocity vs Time for a Falling Rope

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How do I apply basic physics principles to solve problems in sound?

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Newtons Law of Motion/Free Falling objct

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Help with forces homework, check please?

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Critical mu_s friction value homework.

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Gravitational Potential Energy of a swing

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How Far Will a Box Slide on a Frictional Surface After Being Pushed?

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Calculating Acceleration and Velocity of a Saturn V Rocket

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How Does Electric Potential Change with Distance from a Charged Sheet?

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Egg Launch: Solving a Physics Problem

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Projectile Motion: Understanding Theoretical vs. Experimental Values

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What is the magnitude of the contact force between the boxes?

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Average Forces and Newtons Laws

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How Long Must Zorch Push to Extend Earth's Rotation to 29 Hours?

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Stuck on Elevator Weight - Analyzing the Readings

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Calculating Work and Spring Stretch in Hooke's Law

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How Is Net Work Calculated When Pulling a Boat?

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Correct use of is proportional to symbol (alpha)

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Solve Vector Problem: Find Magnitude & Angle of A+B+C

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How do Newton's Laws work in these situations?

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Convert 477 rev/min to Radians: Answer & Explanation

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Solve Flywheel Question: Magnitude & Direction of Resultant Linear Accel.

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Frictionless Bank: Normal Force vs. Weight

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At what angle must you point the jet ski if your velocity relative

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Determining angle and ratio in 2d motion

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Vector 2D Problem: Solve for Horizontal Range & Time in Motion

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How to Solve Problems Involving Relative Velocity: Hints and Tips"

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What is the tension in the string for a frictionless pulley-incline system?

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What Is the Initial Velocity of a Body Thrown Up on a Slope?

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How Can a Pelican's Dropped Fish Illustrate Physics Principles?

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Understanding Standing Wave Sign Conventions

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How Does a Positive Charge Affect Magnetic Field Components?

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Quick question, acceptable way to solve for acceleration?

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Electric fields and acceleration

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How Long Does It Take Two Accelerating Objects to Meet in Space?

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How many digits to use in calculations.

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