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Quick physics (motion) question:

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Image formed by a convex mirror

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How Do You Calculate the Mass of All the Water on Earth?

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Force and Motion: Physics Homework Help

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Atmospheric pressure and density.

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Solving Planck's Uncertainty Problem for Baseball Motion

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Michelson-Morley's Experiment: Examining the Ratio T1/T2

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Electric field strength in a square.

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Work & Horsepower: Pulling a 65 kg Skier Up a 30° Slope

  • netprincess
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How Do Electric Charge and Electric Potential Energy Differ?

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Electricity and Magnetism in a veloctiy selector

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Electric Field Distribution in a Charged Hollow Metal Sphere

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Solve Long John Silver's Pirate Treasure Puzzle: Find Coordinates

  • rcwha
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Calculating Temperature Change for Steel Rod Stretching

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Zobel network in parallel with a speaker

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Where Am I Going Wrong in My Fluid Mechanics Faucet Problem?

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How Do You Calculate the Time a Ball Stays Above a Certain Height?

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Questions dealing with the Second Law of Motion

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Am I missing something? (stored energy U=.5QV)

  • runran
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Which angle are they asking for?

  • rcwha
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Number of images formed by 3 mutually perpendicular plane mirrors

  • Amith2006
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Solving a Trolley Acceleration Dilemma: Power vs. Time

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Rotational Motion and acceleration Question

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Coefficient of Friction Between Axe and Grindstone (Torque & MI)

  • Luis2101
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Force in a dynamics of rotation problem?

  • erik-the-red
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Nature of image formed by a plane mirror

  • Amith2006
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What is the gravitational field of a flat disc?

  • speg
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Calculation involving Parallel Plate Capacitor

  • popsune
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Help calculating charge of Cl- and K+ ions

  • runran
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Grating Equation & Light Beam: d sin θ = mλ

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Calculating Velocity of Propelled Object Using Bernoulli's Equation

  • pavadrin
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Energy differences when climbing a flight of stairs

  • pavadrin
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O Physics:How does jumping work?

  • rantermanter
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Determining Currents and Potential Difference in a Circuit

  • jg95ae
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Moment of inertia of a rod about an axis

  • Supernerd2004
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How Does Wind Affect the Velocity of an Aircraft?

  • oaky6
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Help calulating the monent of inertia

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How Fast Must a Puma Jump to Reach 11.5 Feet?

  • rcwha
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Final Displacement of 4.5 km SE, 3 km E, 6 km N & 30° NW

  • kyleharvey7
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Terminal Voltage Battery 12V - 1.90A 6W Resistor

  • endeavor
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STAR: Comparing Ionization and Thermal Energy in the Sun

  • Brewer
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How does friction affect the distance of a sliding object?

  • cukitas2001
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Escaping Imprisonment on Earth or the Moon?

  • jmccray
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How Do You Choose the Correct Kinematics Equation for a Problem?

  • PhillyGixxer
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Essay of fluid dynamics for IB diploma

  • Srinand
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Identical Springs: Stretching 0.160m with 50 Coils

  • jmccray
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Finding Tension in a Piano Wire Wrapped Around a Tuning Peg

  • jmccray
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Decrease in intensity of light on undergoing successive reflections

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Image formed by a convex mirror

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Why Does a Unified Atomic Mass Unit Differ from Calculated Values?

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RC Time Constant and Average Slope

  • Trista
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What is the average velocity equation?

  • Helicobacter
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Problems dealing with calorimetry

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How Does the Bohr Model Explain Ionization Energy in Hydrogen Atoms?

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How Do Momentum and Impulse Impact Your Golf Swing?

  • bolson07
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Finding the Torque in a 3000 lb Car Acceleration

  • Supernerd2004
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Help! Understanding Faraday's Law

  • arnesmeets
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Frequency of vibration of air column

  • Amith2006
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Calculating Cost of Digging 900 m Tunnel: Comparing Companies 1 & 2

  • Sivasankari
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Finding Displacement through integration

  • GregA
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Experiment utilizing Fourier Analysis

  • cscott
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Deriving Velocity Expression for Angular Impulse in Polar Coordinates

  • littleHilbert
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How Do I Double Integrate Discrete Acceleration Data to Find Displacement?

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Reading on Newton's law of universal gravitation

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How Is Lambda Max Derived from Planck's Law?

  • georgeh
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Do All Engines Have the Same Efficiency as Carnot Engines?

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What is the voltage across the capacitor plates

  • flower76
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LAB - capacitor discharge and time constant

  • Trista
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How Do Forces Distribute in a Block and Tackle System?

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How Do Forces Affect the Center of Mass Displacement in a Two-Object System?

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Electric work and potential difference

  • jg95ae
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Lower Specific Heat Capacity: Why Does It Transfer Heat Faster?

  • danago
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How Do You Calculate the Magnitude of a Daughter Nucleus's Momentum?

  • sophzilla
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Weight & Mass (My Science Book is Wrong?)

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Snells Law and the Refraction of Light

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Finding Friction Coefficient to Stop Big Box: Explained

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Electromagnetics - Two long wires carry equal, but opposite currents

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How Do You Calculate the Frequency of Microwaves Using Standing Waves?

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How Do You Calculate the Angle for Skiing Down an Incline?

  • elizabethR
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Do Sinusoidal Equations Represent Different Wave Types?

  • Amith2006
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Power of a Source: Calculating Intensity & Power

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Calculating Planck Constant and Work Function in Photoelectric Experiment

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Calculate the heat during the canon ball rise

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How do you calculate electrical energy?

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Solving a Difficult Physics Problem: Induced EMF

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Do linear and angular momentums overlap?

  • boris16
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Calculate Current in B-Field Loop @t=8s

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Equipotential surface

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Increase in frequency of tuning forks

  • Amith2006
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Finding the Distance: Charge Particle Motion

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What Defines Coherent Sources?

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