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Calculating the wavelength for series limit for the Paschen series

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Finding a counterfeit coin among 12 with a balance scale in 3 weighings

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Circular Motion Problems and Solutions

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Can a particle have zero acceleration when its velocity is zero?

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How Fast Do Protons Travel in a Tevatron Accelerator?

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How long does a braking train block a crossing?

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What is the surface charge density of the plane?

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Why do rolling objects lose so much energy?

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Can a radioactive element decay by emitting more than 1 particles at once?

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Truck slowing from unknown speed over 40 m to 2.05 m/s

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Particle's maximum height in liquid

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Spring scale reading with upward force and hanging mass

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Calculating Rocket Velocity with External Forces

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How to Calculate the Force Needed to Move a Roller Over an Obstacle?

  • John O' Meara
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Question re: constant velocity,zero acceleration

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How to solve this physics problem

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Do two 5psi water pipes meeting at a tee increase exit pressure?

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Converting 286.6 mm, 760 mg, and 60.0 ps to other units

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Difference between speed and celerity?

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How Do You Calculate Initial Velocity for Vertical Motion?

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Mirror image approach speed and mixing water to target temperature

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Galvanometer to Voltmeter Question

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About a screw (circular motion)

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Gravitational Fields - is this the right way to solve it?

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What Converts Energy into Sound and Electricity?

  • brandong
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How many cubic centimetres are in a cubic metre?

  • Emmi
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Power in 6.0 Ohm Resistor - Circuit Related Q

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Significant Figures: How to Properly Round Numbers

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Help with 8 kinematics problems for homework due tomorrow

  • Chutzpah
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F’r=50 Nsin 23.53F’r=14.07 NSolving Fr with Law of Sines

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Determine the vertical components of the launch velocity

  • blrdey
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How Does Muzzle Velocity Affect Bullet Trajectory?

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How far does he run during the acceleration phase?

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SLORWhat is the first derivative of a sinusoidal function?

  • music_man05
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Electric field from charged disk and infinite plane problems

  • DetroitDJ
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Setting up acceleration problem

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Point source of light beneath water.

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Number of atoms that fill fit into 1cm^3

  • paulhunn
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How Do I Solve These Algebra Problems About a Propelled Object?

  • RubyRed
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Basic Kinetics Question [Secondary]

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Calculating Electric Field for Three Point Charges on Y-Axis

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Conical Pendulum Problem -Right Way of Solving?

  • webren
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Average acceleration of an object

  • physics newb
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Forces acting on charged oil drops

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The least constant acceleration

  • physics newb
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Does a Light Bulb's Current and Voltage Follow Ohm's Law?

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Constant Acceleration of a train

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How Do You Calculate Percentage Error in Period Measurements?

  • cowking
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How Fast Does Mercury Travel Around the Sun?

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Solve Distance Question: Cheetah vs. Antelope

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What is Sabrina's position and velocity relative to Lauren?

  • ktshad
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Speed of light; distance from earth to sun

  • lonelyassassin
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How long does a kangaroo stay in the air jumping 2.7 m high?

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Circular motion of a loop-the-loop machine

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Algebra Question: Finding Distance When a Train and Car Meet

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Rotating water forms a parabola - why?

  • JTressy
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Will the Field Goal Attempt Clear the Uprights?

  • Ready2GoXtr
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BJT systems and circuits for assignment

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Volume of water rainfall problem

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Find the Forces in a Hinged Ladder System | Torque Ladder Question

  • John O' Meara
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Speed of Body After 2.06s with -3.93 m/s2 Acceleration

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Finding resultant when a vector lies on the negative x-axis

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Calculating Drop Time from 105m in a Helicopter

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Solving the Vertical Throwing Object on Moon vs Earth Gravity

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Tetherball rope tension and pole force

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Net force on charged particles at square corners

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A ping-pong ball attached to a string in a jar of water

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LED battery circuit needing 250mAh at 4.5v for 504 hours

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Car roll on a 24-degree banked turn at 160 mph

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How Much Work is Needed to Pull a Skier Up a Slope?

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Finding Maximum Height in a Projectile Trajectory

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Calculating Horizontal Projectile Displacement and Speed

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Two charged spheres repel (attached to strings)

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Ball thrown upward: finding max height above window

  • UCrazyBeautifulU
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One-Dimensional Kinematics: Speed and Velocity

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Deceleration when jumping 2.07 m and bending legs 0.510 m

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Just joined, not expecting answer to question just how to do it

  • Ready2GoXtr
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How Do You Solve Basic Electric Field Problems?

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AS Physics course on units help

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How Strong is the Stopping Force for a 1.5×10^4 N Car?

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Projectile problem with no angles

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Verifying Electrostatic Charges: Q and q

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Electric Potential of Two Spheres

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Electric Flux through the semisphere

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Drunken student (circula motion)

  • fara0815
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Electric field due to 3 charged sheets.

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