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What is the maximum height the pinball reaches on the inclined surface?

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Invariance of length in classical mechanics?

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Thermodynamics - Whcih isotherm has higher temperature?

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Rotating on a small platform attached by massless rods to a pivot

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Calculating Force on Swimming Pool Bottom and Short Sides | Fluid Statics

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Calculate Overall Entropy: Metal + Water @ 76°C

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Calculating Heat Exhaust from a Heat Engine

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Astrophysics distribution question

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Dropping a tennis ball through the earth

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Elementary Question on Relative Density

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Current induction into an antenna?

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Gas Thermometers: Calibration & Explanation

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Magnetism and perpendicular wires.

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Solve the Volume of 4.5kg Water at N.T.P with Zero Intermolecular Forces

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G-Force of Dropping a Stone and Football from 1.5m

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Calculating Oxygen Usage from Ideal Gas Characteristics

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Deriving the 4d continuity equation

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Fourier Analysis: Signal Representation & Non-Monochromatic Light/Sound

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Calculating Velocity & Distance Over 1 ms

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Calculating Water Force at the Bottom of the Mariana Trench: A Physics Problem

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Wave optics interference and diffraction

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Dryness fraction - is anything missing here ?

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Frequency Stride Problem: When Will Two Walkers Be In Step Again?

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F=ma proof and understanding force

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Electric Force, Equilibrium Config of Charges

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Help calculating rotational inertia

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Equilibrium: Electrostatic force and Gravitational force

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Calculating % of X-rays Penetrating Lead with Al Attenuation Coefficient

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Kinematics with an elevator that has 2 acceleration constants

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How Does Trebuchet Arm Design Affect Moment of Inertia?

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What is the correct solution for a nucleus with a diameter of 8x10^(-15)m?

  • prolong199
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Questions regarding magnetism indiction

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When Does a Pendulum Reach Its Maximum Speed?

  • spoonthrower
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Data Analysis Fun: Helping Cow Industrials Ltd Reduce Absenteeism

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Are My Physics Homework Answers Correct?

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How Does Light Wave Interference Reveal the Width of a Spider Web?

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Calculating Average Electrical Energy Dissipated in Copper Wire Loop

  • spoonthrower
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Check My Work: 100kg Mass Moving in a Straight Line

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How Do You Calculate R1 and R2 for Temperature-Independent Resistance?

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Help with entropy change question

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Determining binding energy from latent heat of vaporization

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Temperature & Heat: Equilibrium of 1 kg Aluminium & Water

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Wheatstone Bridges: Which Has Greater Static Sensitivity?

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How Do You Model Building Sway with Trigonometric Functions?

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Point Particle in Magnetic Field

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Wave interference and resolving resultants

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The Role of Gravity in Star and Planet Formation

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How long does it take for air molecules to collide at STP?

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What Was the Original Mass of the Ice Block?

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Magnetic Field and Loop 2: Direction and Induced Current

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Mechanics Questions: Answers to Exam Questions

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How do I correctly calculate linear speed in a tilted pinball machine problem?

  • FlipStyle1308
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Does Voltage Change When Resistance Drops in a Series Circuit?

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Nuclear Physics-nucleus diameter

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Solving Circuit Problem: Currents I_1 & I_2 at t=0 & Long Time

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The sums of forces along x and y

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Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction

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A half-life question, involving 2 elements

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Find the distance between the two third order maxima

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Pendulum Harmonic Motion Help Needed Asap ( work is shown)

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One question regarding magnetism/electricity

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Creating a Simple Electric Circuit: A Homework Question for 11-Year-Olds

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How Does Gravity Influence Star Equilibrium and Planet Formation?

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How Much Mass to Hang for Different Standing Wave Loops?

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Series RLC filter (trap filter)

  • Lisa...
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What is the half-life for spontaneous fission of various nuclei?

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Linear Superposition: Electric Fields Explained

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Calculating Water Pressure: A Puzzle to Solve

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Calculating Frequency, Energy & Power of Sound Waves

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Constant liquid pressure device

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Simple physics analogy question (circuits)

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Damped harmonic motion sinusoid equation

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How to Find Electric Circuit Parameters?

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Solving the Light/Wave Problem: Coyote's Search for a Nodal Point

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Calculating Intensity at a Point in a Diffraction Pattern

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Deriving Magnetic Field of Two Parallel Wires on the X-Axis

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Electric Potential Energy Question

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Solving an AP Spring Problem: Get Answer in 16 cm

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Accoustics Problem 1 - Resonance and Speed of Sound

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Viewing you full length in a mirror

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Min voltage rating of capacitor

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What is the initial speed v0 of the ball?

  • Spruance
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How Do Acceleration-Time Graphs Explain Motion?

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How Do Electron Energy Levels in Mercury Atoms Produce Line Spectra?

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Would like to know a few basic things ^^

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Why Does Sqrt of -1 Appear in Classical Mechanics Wave Equations?

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Kinematics: projectiles question

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Motor Efficiency: Understand Why 0.85 Matters

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How Long Will the Uranium Supply Last?

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Calculating Gravitational Force Between Two Objects

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3 identical springs hanging from ceiling

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