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How Is the Tension Calculated in the Main Cable Supporting a Piano?

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Newtonian mechanics and capstan

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Calculating Int. Forces: Why the Difference?

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Max acceleration for climbing a rope with limited tension

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Doppler effect ambulance problem

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Sources of musical sound problem

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The Physics of Tension in a Phone Cord

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What is the physical origin of vacuum impedance?

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Electric field due to || CONDUCTING plates

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What does it mean for a battery to be shorted?

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Angular acceleration and velocity of pivoting rod with attached mass

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Pressure applied to a completely enclosed fluid

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How Does a Spring's Work Relate to Frictional Forces in Motion?

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Find value of resistance to get max power in circuit

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Is it easier to push a lawnmover or pull it?

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A pulley and a wedge questions.

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Solving Dissipating Charge Physics Problem

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Calculate Electricity Flow with Two Conductors of Different Diameters

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Force F for Balanced Masses M2, M3 on Block M1

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TWO questions Distance to exp. 120dB AND Depth of Well

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Radiated power, what does this even mean?

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How Does the Doppler Effect Change the Sound Frequency of a Passing Airplane?

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Why is my wave frequency wrong when the boat moves westward?

  • FelicitaH
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Speed of sound/Dectecting insects

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What is the correct force exerted by the seat in a pulley and force problem?

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Which step does a rolling ball hit first on a staircase

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(projectile motion) calculation problem

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Young's Double Slit vs. Diffraction grating

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What Are the Key Physics Concepts in Top Gun's Flight Scenes?

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Deriving the electromagnetic force density from Maxwell equations

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Solving sealed tank and valve equilibrium problem

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Is Momentum Conserved in a Perfectly Elastic Non-Central Collision?

  • John O' Meara
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Index of refraction and electromagnetic radiation

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Mass of spherical balls after adding charges

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The Physics of Rolling Down a Ramp

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Tennis Ball Collide With Train Prob.

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Can Understanding Natural Frequencies Lead to Lethal Resonance?

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How Does the Time Derivative of Electric Field Cross with Magnetic Field?

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Distances between Atoms in a Gas Molecule

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How Do I Solve These Complex Magnetic Fields Problems?

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Equation of Kinematics for Constant Acceleration

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Why Gases are Not Commercially Sold by Volume

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Apparent visual magnitude/brightness problem

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Can Initial Velocity and Angle Determine Impact in Projectile Motion?

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Air Balloon Ballast Q: Find Weight to Rise 105m in 15s

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Total work from two Carnot engines with cascaded reservoirs

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How Does Heat Expansion Affect Gas Temperature?

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Calculating Energy Dissipated in Copper Wire Loop Due to Magnetic Field Increase

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Identifying an element from Emission Spectrum

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Pressure exerted in an elevator

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How Do You Calculate Tension in Each Wire for a Hanging Painting?

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Production of electric current

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Magnetic Field due to a current

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Finding rocket height and range in projectile motion practical

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Solving Physics Problems: Dynamics Troubles

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Pauli's exclusion principle and fine structures

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What Is the Problem with the Electron's Travel Distance in the Field?

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Angular velocity and acceleration of a wheel on a rotating turntable

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Where to find Physics Olympiad answers and similar questions

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Elastic relativistic collisions

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Do paper cups pushed together by blowing move apart or stay together?

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De Broglie Waves: All Moving Particles

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Electrostatics charged spheres problem

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Can You Solve This Relative Velocity Physics Problem?

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Elastic and Inelastic Collision explanation

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Elastic Collision why I am wrong?

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Circular motion, energy transfer, and power on slopes

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Why is a brick pushed against a wall not accelerating?

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Stokes' law and its application in a hydrometer test

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Torque whatmakes a car accelerate

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Physics + Logic = tired brain :biggrin:

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Elastic and inelastic collisions with two balls, and spring separation

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Are De-Broglie Waves Mechanical or Electromagnetic?

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Special relativity from different angle

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Applications of Mass Spectrograph

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Bus acceleration, constant velocity, and deceleration over 400m

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What are some conceptual MCQs on physics?

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Does a current produce an electric field?

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Energy Problems of box acceleration

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How Does Rocket Propulsion Calculation Work with Changing Mass?

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Calculating Spring Constant for Maximum Acceleration of a Car

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Tension in a rope connecting two hanging blocks of different mass

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How Do You Calculate the Time Interval Between Bounces of a Ball?

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What is the tension in the cable?

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What level of precision is implied in a order-of-magnitude calculation

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What is the change of speed over time?

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Why does water pressure from F/A not match the 2.31 feet per psi rule?

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Understanding Vector Magnitude and Direction in Mechanics

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Coefficient of Friction at constant speed

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