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Resolve all the Tension into horizontal and vertical forces

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Vector Scalar Product and KE questions

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What kinds of energry conversions

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Heater causes room temp to rise

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Heat engine/max height person can climb

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Calculate Period of Planet X with Kepler's Third Law

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Solving an Inelastic Collision with a Spring: Maximum Compression

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What is the difference between double torque and single torque?

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KE of electron being attracted by 2 protons

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Why does squeezing a hose make the water go further?

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Mass Dilation and Velocity Question

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How does the force on a bar magnet change as it moves through a loop?

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Bernouilli's principle and downforces

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Gravitational Potential Energy of a planet

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Focal length of concave lens using convex lens

  • Amith2006
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Solving Electrical Currents Equations

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Superposition net gravitational force

  • sophzilla
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Tension in Chain in Multiple Pulley Station

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Temp rise due to hammering nails

  • Bradracer18
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Simple force question that I cant get

  • mikejones2000
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Electromagnetic induction question

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How Should Impulse Be Applied to a Rod to Make It Land Upright?

  • Saketh
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Qns On The Equations Of Momentum

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Understanding the Energy Conservation Principle in Roller Coaster Physics

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If anyone's awake projectile motion

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Solving Triangle Problems with 3D Coordinates

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Counting Particles Passing Through a Hole

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Head on Collision: Physics of X & Y Spheres

  • al_201314
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Feeling Ignored: Why Are My Queries Being Overlooked?

  • Amith2006
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Friction forces to keep board from slipping

  • rcwha
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Help Solving/Creating a Question

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Moment of inertia, Sphere. New method.

  • jaeoos
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Can Anyone Help with These Physics Assignment Problems?

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How Does Adding a Spring Affect Collision Outcomes?

  • chandran
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Does Point A Have Maximum or Minimum Intensity?

  • al_201314
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Analyzing Superhero Physics: How Fast Can Superman Really Go?

  • atOnz
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Conservation of energy - the elevator question

  • jamesm113
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Help Needed: Solving A.P. Physics Homework Problem

  • vinny380
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Calculating the radius of a nucleus of a Pd-118 atom

  • Lt.Saccharine
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Find the Initial Height of a Falling Block

  • c4iscool
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Calculate Wavelength of 3.85 MeV Gamma Radiation from Technetium-99

  • missy~needs~help
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Answer Projectile Velocity when Hitting Ground: 15.3 m/s

  • conkle08
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Change in position of image due to insertion of glass slab

  • Amith2006
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Solving a Problem: Combining Two Vehicles Masses

  • c4iscool
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Fundamental Frequencies and Standing Waves

  • Lil ze
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Solving a Statics Problem: Finding Reactions Forces

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How Can I Test Relativity or the Photoelectric Effect for a Science Fair?

  • Quantum1332
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I know what mol is, but what is kmol?

  • allok
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Why Isn't My Physics Experiment Calculating Distance Correctly?

  • lucky_boy
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What is the Geometric Relationship Between Vectors and Their Components?

  • nothing123
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Investigating Evaporative Cooling with a Lab Experiment

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Help with torque and equilibrium

  • mrtheshaggy
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The Impact of Measuring the Magnetic Field on Electron Interference Patterns

  • stunner5000pt
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Concept of quantization-Schroedinger equation

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What is the variational principle and how does it apply to physics?

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Did I Calculate the Correct Angle for TIR in a Glass Prism?

  • Alain12345
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What Makes a Proton's Velocity Relativistic?

  • jimmy_neutron
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Air bubble inside a glass sphere problem

  • Amith2006
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Power of a spherical refracting surface

  • Amith2006
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Convex Lens Image: Solve Problem & Describe Image

  • Alain12345
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@ould the elevator be moving up or down?

  • elizabethR
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Innacurate movie physics project

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Would someone me out with this question?

  • yabadabado111
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Calculating Moment of Inertia with Examples for Beginners

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Circuits & EMF: Understanding Internal Resistance

  • Lil ze
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Solve Free-Fall Problem: A Ball Dropped from Rest

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Help on my Final: Thermodynamics, optics, waves

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HELP Induced Voltage question

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Invisibility of flint glass rod in carbon disulfide

  • Amith2006
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How do you insert equations on the forum

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Griffiths (electrostatics) problem

  • Kolahal Bhattacharya
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Finding Density of a Point in Sphere Using Mass & Radius

  • Yanah
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Confused on mirror/lens sign conventions

  • Amith2006
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Checking Your Work: Calculating Equivalent Resistance

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Problems On Work-Energy Theorem

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Electric Charge on a uniformly charged disk

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How Do You Calculate the Angle for a Reflected Ray to Become Vertical?

  • Amith2006
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Calculate the torque on the pedal

  • masterofthewave124
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Number of reflections undergone by light ray between 2 plane mirrors

  • Amith2006
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Moment of Inertia | Solve a Problem with Centroid & Steiner's Theorem

  • HERiTAGE
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Boats A & B: Speed & Separation

  • VinnyCee
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Understanding Radioactivity: 3 Common Questions Answered

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Electric Charge and Electric Fields

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Measuring wind speed with ball and string Newtons 2nd law

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Revs per min from metres per second

  • Taryn
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Relative-Motion analysis between two particles

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Pulley Problem for Engineering Dynamics Course

  • VinnyCee
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Conservation of energy questions

  • jamesm113
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Position of Block on Incline w/ & w/o Friction

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Uncharging RLC circuit, critical & overdamped case

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