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Rigid Objects in Equilibrium and Center of Gravity

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Need help with explaining surface tension

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Pressure of balls bouncing on area

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Wavelength of "Whip" CB Antenna on Car

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Merry-go-round angular momentum conservation?

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Constructing an Energy-Collecting Apparatus for Physics Experiment

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E-field of an ununiformly-charged rod

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Need help for a lab due tommorow

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How to find decceleration of the car

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Swinging Pendulum and Conservation of Energy

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Calculating Hot and Cold Water Mass for Temperature Equilibrium

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How Do You Calculate Angular Acceleration from Car Deceleration?

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Elastic Collision is outer space

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Can someone explain how a magnetic field generates an electric current?

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Circuit Analysis: Voltage Across Resistor vs. Time

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Combining Results and Errors - A Forum Saviour!

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Geometrical Optics: Construct Ray Paths for Lens-Mirror System

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Find R: Internal Resistance Equation

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How Do You Calculate a Bird's Average Acceleration?

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Zero Potential In Uniform Electric Field

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Finding the acceleration of an object w/ kinematic equations

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Calculate the moment of inertia of the system

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Solve Physics 101 Practice Exam 2 Problem 21: Total Kinetic Energy

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Why does the potential drop in this case?

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Understand Kirchoff's Loop Law: Voltage & Circuit Elements

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How Much Force is Exerted During a Push-Up?

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Need Help Solving Physics Problem Regarding Green Light

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How Is Force Calculated on Turbine Blades by Water Impact?

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Will Latex make a comeback someday?

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How to calculate forces in a looping

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Problem about conservation of energy

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Calculating the distance of a sliding block

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Baseball Curveballs: Explanation & Bonus Tips

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Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum of Earth

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Mirror Equations: Derivation of Newtonian Form

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Could you check these for me - please

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Help with Steps 1 & 2 of Math Problem

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How can I find the mechanical advantage of this pulley system?

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Finding the Moment of Inertia of a System

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Why is my torque calculation incorrect for this simple force problem?

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How Long Does It Take for a Grinding Wheel to Reach Its Final Speed?

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How Does Charge Affect Spring Compression in a Frictionless System?

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RC Circuit Voltage: Why So Low?

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Finding Electric Field at Rectangle Center: A Problem

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Making insulator that keeps water at the same temperature

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Two Masses, a Pulley, and an Inclined Plane help

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Can You Solve These College Physics Problems on Energy and Momentum?

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Calculating Time for Immersion Heater to Raise Water Temperature

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Help with magnetism/electromagnetic inducion/ac circuits

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How do I resolve the moments into vectors and forces?

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How Does Energy Transfer Occur Between Ice and Steam?

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Angular speed of rotation problem

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NOt sure what stage I'm suppose to look at this circuit, finding RC

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How Much Power Does a Climbing Person Develop?

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Need Help with Physics Homework? Learn How to Solve a Simple Work Problem Here!

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Some misunderstanding i've about waves

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Moments: Problem with question itself

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English System Units and R value

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Doubts in modern physics photoelectric :mad: effect

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Force Applied by 0.145kg Baseball to Catcher's Mitt

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How Do I Report an Error of 119.45 to One Significant Digit?

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Coulomb's Law and insulating fiber

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X-Ray photon/wavelength question

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RL circuit fun am I drawing this circuit correct at different times?

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Calculating Change in Kinetic Energy After Mass Separation

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Calculating Work Done: A Physics Question for All Levels

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Two Power / Work / Energy Questions

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Centripetal Acceleration of roller-caster vechicle

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Calculating Lead Shielding Thickness for Radioactive Sample Transport

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Why is Infrared Radiation the Most Effective for Thermal Effects?

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How Do You Calculate Momentum for a Falling Dancer and a Space Probe?

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Force = mass x acceleration and related subject

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Understanding Differential Angular Speeds in Wheel and Axle Systems

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How Does Centripetal Force Affect Roller Coaster Dynamics?

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What did i do wrong? Am i on the right track?

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Math Help: Cherry Blossom Height, Earth's Circumference & More!

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Calculating Final Temperature of Mixtures

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Average force and a ball of mass

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Snell's Law and the Refraction of Light

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Calculating force on a string and harmonics, something doesnt add up

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Calculating Final Velocity After Inelastic Collision: Car vs Van

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Finding the wave length of glass, plug and chug but messing up somewhere

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How to Calculate Horsepower and Torque for a Gear Motor Winch?

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Find Value of 2nd Capacitor in Series w/ Known 1st

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What is the change in momentum?

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How Does the Stern-Gerlach Experiment Reveal Quantum Angular Momentum?

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Find Forces at Hooks on 42N Flexible Chain

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