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E Field Calc: 2 Charged Line Segments

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Solve the Stone Drop Problem: Acceleration of 9.8m/s^2

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Time taken for Bullet to pass Through Block

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Help Me Understand: Why Do Soldiers Out of Step on Bridges?

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How Would a Reduced Earth Radius Affect Its Rotation and Orbit?

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Calculating % Error on Atwood's Machine Lab

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Calculating Horizontal Force to Prevent Rice Packet Slippage

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AC vs DC: The Lethal Debate of Constant Voltage

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Understanding Interference Patterns in Three-Slit Diffraction

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Solving Momentum Questions: Two Rolling Golf Balls Collision

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Law of Refraction: Angle of Reflection & Refraction

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Solving Force Exerted on Mass by Spring Constant k

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Magnetic field questionwhat did i do wrong

  • kevinlikesphysics
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Functional Analysis: Help With Magnetism Problem

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Energy Loss in SHM: Piano Wire (262Hz) - Help Needed!

  • capslock
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Current & Voltage Relationship in LCR Series Circuit

  • physicsprasanna
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Is 1000 m/s² a Realistic Acceleration for a Potato in a PVC Cannon?

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Relative Velocity - I know the answer - But how to arrive at it?

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Solve Banked Curve Problem: theta=21deg, Mu=0, r=150m

  • N_L_
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CCD Overexposure: Causes & Effects

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Anti-Reflecting coatings on a glass lens

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Circular motion and gravitation question

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Is the Difference of 4x10^-21 Significant?

  • sauri
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Ciruclar motion and gravitation question

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Calculating Angular Displacement of Ball Bearing

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Plotting T vs M for Hookes Law: Find k

  • sauri
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What is the pressure of outer space?

  • capslock
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How Do You Calculate Freeway Carrying Capacity with Kinematics?

  • smbascug
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Satellite orbit question: does mass affect this problem?

  • N_L_
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Projectile + Circular Motion Help

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One last river problem that has me confused

  • nyclio
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Help Me Solve a Physics Homework Problem - Lagrange Points

  • Meistro
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Emf, current, electric fields what direction is everything moving?

  • dak246
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Solving Resistor Problems: How to Find Equivalent Resistances

  • robphysics
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Calculating Speed of Sound: 480 Hz & 33.34 cm

  • Alec
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What quantity is measured in grams/second?

  • shepwarp
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Help with Newton's Rings Homework Questions

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Calculating Charge Distribution on Isolated Conducting Spheres

  • BananaMan
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What is the escape speed of a rocket on the far side of Ganymede?

  • Meistro
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Charge on Capacitors in Series After Switch Flipped

  • eridanus
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Potential due to two infinite parallel planes

  • Lisa...
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Little question on the potential in a conducting spherical shell

  • Lisa...
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Calculating Power Needed to Push a Box Across a Floor with Friction

  • lailanni
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Ideas for an experiemnt/practical?

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What is the acceleration of the ball?

  • chrish
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How Does Earth's Diameter Influence Tidal Strength?

  • Francis Oliver
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Crazy Optics Phenomenon (NEED HELP )

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Comparison of Rotational Kinetic Energies on an Inclined Plane

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Easy question on wave mechanics

  • mmh37
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Gauss' Law: Discrete vs Continuous Charges

  • physicsprasanna
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Help Me Solve a Difficult Physics Problem!

  • Erik_at_DTU
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Who First Described the Phenomenon of Resonance?

  • lilcupcake
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What is the height to which that ball rebounds?

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How High Must a Diver Jump to Experience a Force Five Times Their Weight?

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Solving Difficult Problem Involving Blocks and Pulley

  • Kenchin
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Sound Waves: Help Solving Problems

  • motherlovebone
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What Is the Pressure Difference in a Pipe When Diameter Changes?

  • mrjeffy321
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Compare acceleration to free fall acceleration

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How Do You Calculate the Component of Force in a Given Direction?

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Verifying Proton Removal from Sn and Sb Nuclei

  • kidia
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What are some unique senior project ideas in the field of physics?

  • thegreenone63
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How Does an Electric Field Cancel Out Magnetic Force on an Electron?

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Velocity and kinetic energy of moving block

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Optimizing Two Cyclists' Speeds at a Perpendicular Intersection

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Magnitude and direction a uniform magnetic field

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The Amount of Energy released by a tropical thunderstorm

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How can I calculate the speed of a block dropped on a spring?

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Find Resonant Frequency of L-R-C Series Circuit

  • jakeowens
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What is the Time for an Object to Orbit the Sun at a Radius of 3*10^6 m?

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Problem with gravitational acceleration

  • Alain12345
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Calculating Net Force on a Mass in an Equilateral Triangle

  • Finns14
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Does Standing at the Earth's Poles Affect Your Balance?

  • skeletonic
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What is the charge on each sphere in an electrostatic pendulum system?

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A test question that has been bugging me all day.(cant figure it out)

  • HappMatt
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Hammer: Lever Type 2 for Greater Mechanical Advantage (IMA= dl/de)

  • furia
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Finding force when given momentum

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Tiny question on differential (?) equations.

  • Lisa...
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Solving Gaussian Surface Problems - Get Help Here!

  • maria curie
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How do I go about finding the ratio of the electric force?

  • atomant
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The Electric Flux through a Cube with a Uniform Electric Field

  • badtwistoffate
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Calculating Angular Acceleration of a Rotating Disk

  • nahya
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What Is the Potential at an Infinite Uniformly Charged Line?

  • ExtravagantDreams
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Gravitational Force: Sun vs Earth

  • atomant
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Length in relation to fusing current

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Calculate Weight of 1.0 kg Mass on Earth's Surface

  • rachael
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What are the forces acting on an object sliding down a hill?

  • sauri
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