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Solid disk rolling up a hill problem

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Definition of radius of sight optics

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Heres a highschool physics question thats got my g/f stumped Need help

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Calculating Friction Force on 18.8kg Box on 38° Incline

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Calculating Mass and Weight of a Planet

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Vertical spring energy transformation

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AP Test Problems: Solutions and Checks for Fatty Packet Questions

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Solving Dynamics Problem: Tension & Friction w/ 3 Blocks

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How Do You Calculate the Mass of a Cart in a Momentum Problem?

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Mean Free Path: Definition, Impact of Size & Density

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Why Are Initial Conditions x(0) and v(0) Preferred Over a(0) in ODE Solutions?

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Horribily Interesting Measurement Qns

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Relationship between velcity, wavelength, and frequency

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Rolling with and without slipping

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Will Changing the Air Column Length in a Pipe Create Resonance in Helium?

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What Is the Total Stretch When Two Springs Are Combined?

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Identifying Unknowns in a circuit

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Sound wave spreading radially question

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Solving the Pressure Change in a Gas Experiment

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Linear RPM vs Time = ? Horsepower

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Treating parallel electromagnets as current carrying wires.

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What is the output of a photodiodes?

  • the Physic freak
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How Do You Calculate Object Fall Times with Air and Water Resistance?

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Whats the characteristics of a photodiode?

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Are Seatbelts a Danger to Safety?

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What is the Derivation for Pressure at the Centre of a Star?

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Find tension of a string on the ceiling of an elevator

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Need tutorial of interference between two waves

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How Efficiently Can a 500 Watt Motor Heat Water?

  • danago
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Is the Solution to the Equivalent Impedance Problem Correct?

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How Does Velocity Magnitude Affect Circular Motion?

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Specific Heat Capacity Problem.(Please check.)

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Solve for Displacement in Harmonic Oscillator

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Which Brick Is Harder to Keep in Place: Brick A or B?

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Magnetic Compass Needle: Remanence & Airgap Effects on AC Performance

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Young Experiment: Why is Central Fringe Always Bright?

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Electrical field at the center of a hemisphere

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Help with centre of mass please

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Apparent Magnitude of Sun at 8000 Parsecs from Galactic Center

  • Toad
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Finding the mass of stars that evolved away.

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Calculating wavelengths of photons / photospheric temperatures

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Problem dealing with a chapter on relativity

  • jrd007
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What is the uncertainty in its mass?

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Calculate AC Circuit Power: Toaster 3A, 240V, 50Hz

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Solving Quantum Questions with Bohr's Theory

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Voltage Ambiguity: Alternating Currents HW

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Spacecraft Traveling Past Space Station: Length and Radio Signal Timing

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What is the Impact Angle Equation for Colliding Objects at an Angle?

  • JenadaeX
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Calculating Initial Velocity of Object Connected to Wall by Spring

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Plane landing on barge (momentum)

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Will a Compressive Force Bend a Bimetallic Rod Toward Brass or Copper?

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What is the average power in accelerating this car

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How Steep a Hill Can You Park a Car With Static Friction of 0.8?

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How does a wave move along a rope?

  • Dunkaroos
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Calculating Horsepower/Torque from Acceleration/Mass

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Easy rotational motion question?

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Estimate Spring and Damping Constants of 1700kg Automobile

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Calculate Force F at Point B for Slider along Guide

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Homework: conservation of momentum

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Calculating Decay Lifetime of Unstable Isotope

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Investigating Beat Frequency in Pipes with Different Temperatures

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How Do You Calculate the Change in Momentum of a Billiard Ball?

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Planck's Formula - Help undressing the question needed

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Calculating the age of a radioactive source

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Confusion regarding sin and cos

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Solve Physics 12 Help Problems: Change in Momentum & Diagrams

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How Deep Must a Steel Ball Sink in Oil to Reach Velocity v?

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Understanding Capacitance: Answers to Common Questions Explained

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Ideal gas pressure to net force

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How Do I Calculate Time to Lift an Object with Given Force, Mass, and Height?

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How to Calculate Acceleration of a Proton in a Magnetic Field

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Calculating Final Velocity with Acceleration and Normal Force

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Very simple high school phisics question

  • God64bit
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Plotting Resolution Against Lux in Excel

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How Does Current Flow in a Circuit According to Kirchhoff's Law?

  • app
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Explaining Newton's First Law & the Dropped Weight Trolley

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Differential equation- (haven't had any courses on diff. equations yet

  • Lisa...
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Solving a Heat/Energy Problem: Final Temp of Steam

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Calculating Wave Velocity with Frequency and Amplitude

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Magnetic Flux and Pole Definition

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Interference & Diffraction Questions

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What is the Power Output of a Bird's Song?

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Electric force distance problem

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Preparing for a Career in Electrical Work: Sample Physics 11 Questions

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F=ma, what is m actually means?

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Velocity of the water flowing through the pipe

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The Strong Nuclear Force: Increasing with Distance?

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Find Sweet Spot for Elastic Collision w/ Rod of Mass M & Length L

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Calculating Earth's Absorbed Solar Power Using Stefan's Law

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Understanding the Vis-Viva Equation for Elliptical Orbits

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