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Torque problem - game show wheel

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Calculating Power Dissipation in a Wired Circuit with Resistors and a 9V Battery

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Angular acceleration problem - fishing reel

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Angular acceleration problem - masses on massless rod

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Electric Energy: False Claims Debunked

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Solving Vectors Question: Mountain Rescue Post O Receives Distress Call

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Polarization-polarizing filters

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Solve the Circuit: Find R1-R7 to Calculate A to B Resistance

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Bernoulli's Equation on water flow

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How Can David Estimate the Weight of a Non-Uniform Log?

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How Does Projectile Motion Affect a Coconut's Flight from a Tree?

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Help with homework problems please

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What is the maximum speed of the ejected electrons? good times

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Gases and Internal Energy: Questions Answered

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What is the ground state energy of an electron? I thought i did this right

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SHM damping coefficient which envelope sign?

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The Equivalence of Mass and Energy

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What Is the Work Done by the Spring When Extended by an External Force?

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Solving a Physics Problem Involving Two Metal Spheres

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How Do You Calculate Tension and Acceleration in a Towing Scenario?

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Mechanics Question of two balls

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1 Question with regarded to Centripical Forces

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Problem Determine the energy of an electron. Bohrs model fun

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How you put gravity in for the equation

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Specific Heat of Metals/Homework Help?

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How Does Standard Error Change When Inverting a Variable?

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Mechanics Part II: P, Q, and F Forces

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A ladder against a frictionless wall

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SCUnderstanding Sound Waves to Solving Time and Distance Problems

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Circular Motion and Gravitation questions

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Finding Heat Capacity of Metal: Experiments & Ideas

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Inertial frames in special relativity

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Max Magnetic Force Experienced by Electrons Accelerated at 19 kV

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Need help with homework problem - Archimede's principle

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Confirm this problem which involves friction

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Resistor connected in series with a capacitor?

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Understanding Systematic and Random Errors in Scientific Measurements

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Uniform Circular Motion of centrifuge

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Positively Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field

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Circuit Theory: physics vs. convention?

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Quiiiiick Questions about mirrors.

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Solve for Pulley Tension and Acceleration in a Three-Block Physics System"

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What lengths would be measured for two cars passing each other at 0.18c?

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Deriving the lorentz transforms

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Solving Sound Intensities | W/m^2 and dB

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Converting Degrees to Radians on a TI-83+

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How to Calculate the Observer's Viewing Angle in a Refraction Problem?

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How Do You Calculate Maximum Induced EMF in a Coil System?

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Find Solution to Ship Fuel Problem: 1.0 X 10^5 N Drag

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Quantum physics - the wave properties of particles - HELP

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How much charge passes through a part of a circuit?

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Capacitors and Dielectrics of a circuit

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Help Solving Gas Turbine Problem with Polytropic Expansion

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Rainbow Visible to Hiker on Isolated Mountain Peak: 0.49 Fraction

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How much heat is generated from lost mechanical energy?

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Calculating Tire/Tyre Forces in Weight Distribution of 1400kg Car

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Calculating Work Done by a Varying Force: Positive or Negative?

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Index of refraction optics problem

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Solve Propeller Problem: Average & Instantaneous Power Output

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How Is Potential Difference Calculated in a Parallel-Plate Capacitor?

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How Is Terminal Velocity Calculated in a Magnetic Rail System?

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Calculating Time for Inductor Voltage to Drop to 13 V in RL Circuit

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Quick Hello Then Question About Energy

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Damped Simple Harmonic Motion problem

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Understanding Mechanics and Relativity: Two Problems and Their Solutions

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Calculating Frequency, Wavelength, and Tension of a Sinusoidal Wave on a String

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Pulley Problem - Please give me hand here

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Quick Question about the acceleration formula

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Chasing the Speeder: Calculating Time, Distance & Speed

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How Do You Solve These Physics Problems on Work and Roller Coaster Dynamics?

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Max Power Rating for 800:80 Transformer w/ 120V & 15A CB

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I with some fisix questions RE: Forces and Torque Equilibrium

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Conservation of energy of released ball

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Proof of an expression concerning an RLC circuit

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Solve Wave Moving w/ Constant Acceleration: Hi Guys!

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Help with Projectile Motion problem (including air friction)

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Table of specific heat capacity values?

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Need help with a Force problem involving friction.

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Calculating Work Done by a Constant Force

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How does a photo detector detect?

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Understanding Absolute Error & Resistance of Wires

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What Is the Expression for Acceleration in This MCQ?

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Understanding Normalized Equations in Wave Function Analysis

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Using an Ammeter to Measure Illumination of a Photodiode - Step-by-Step Guide

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Gradient Units: For Hooke's Law Graphs

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Is torque a vector or a scalar quantity?

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Dependent motion - cable (rope) velocity

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Understanding Evaporation and Cooling: Physics Problem Explained

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Gravitational Acceleration near a Massive Black Hole

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The Partitioning of Kinetic Energy

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Kepler orbital trajectories and 'effective potential'

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