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Power delivered to a lightbulb during startup vs steady state

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Should I round on each step when solving a physics problem?

  • G-Man
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Vectors, New Student, probably very basic

  • stevie
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Final pressure and mass of ethane in a flask heated then cooled

  • ovoleg
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Calculate Loss of Energy from Bouncy Ball Lab

  • reliquator
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Electric potential and free fall acceleration problem

  • Punchlinegirl
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How Long Does It Take for a Pulse to Travel Across a Stretched Cord?

  • thschica
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Calculating Muzzle Speed with Embedded Bullet and Friction

  • chris568
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Solving Electrical Energy Dissipated in Wire Circuit

  • tj03
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How Do You Calculate the Change in Magnetic Field in a Coil?

  • tj03
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Speed and centripetal acceleration of a rock in a rotating tire

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How Does This Energy Conservation System Work?

  • DeathKnight
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The Physics Behind Fanning The Flames ?

  • Erwin Schrodinger
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Why does the back emf effect increase with frequency?

  • Just some guy
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Particle Kinetic energy problem

  • Punchlinegirl
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What is the magnitude of the x-component of the electric field at point P?

  • Punchlinegirl
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How Do Bolts Handle Engine Weight and Turbulence in Flight?

  • mb85
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De Broglie wave direction and computing F/G from partial derivatives

  • UrbanXrisis
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Can You Calculate Tension and Earth's Angular Attributes?

  • iloveuok
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Calculating Forces on a Skier Pulled Up a Slope

  • mb85
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Friction force on a decelerating skater

  • Moomba44
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How Can the Area Under a Velocity-Time Graph Determine Displacement?

  • telko
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Solving 2D Collision Problem with Equal Masses and Elastic Collision

  • thecluelessphysisist
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Couple questions on work and conservation of energy

  • brop52
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A very tricky problem that im just not getting

  • ajc9387
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Kinetic-Molecular Model of Ideal Gas: vrms/vav

  • verd
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How Do Energy Principles Explain Space Capsule Re-Entry and Hull Temperature?

  • amyheartgrl
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Focus Axial Ray: Can It Pass Through Glass?

  • UrbanXrisis
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Which soup can would hit the bottom of an inclined plane first?

  • cherica48
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When does the green van overtake the red car?

  • Hollysmoke
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Springs, Restoring Force, and Hooke's Law

  • xxdrossxx
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When to Use Kg vs G in Physics Problems?

  • pureouchies4717
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How can we calculate the centre of mass using integrals?

  • T7
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What Was Johnny's Initial Speed Sliding Down the Slope?

  • pureouchies4717
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Simple Projectile Motion of ball

  • RedBurns
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Work Done on Sled by Rope in 15s: kJ Answer

  • natedebar72
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Voltage Required for 10A Through 6 Ohm Light Bulb

  • jimmy_neutron
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Electric potential at midpoint of isosceles triangle base with three charges

  • Punchlinegirl
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How Is Energy Calculated for a Temperature Increase in Neon Gas?

  • truckerron1
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Thermodynamics I have been working on this for 3 hours

  • ovoleg
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How Do You Calculate Tensions T1 and T2 in a Two-Cable System?

  • Demianu27
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Current drawn from car battery to heat up water

  • confusedbyphysics
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How Does Mud Impact the Angular Velocity of a Pivoted Meter Rule?

  • Harmony
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Mechanical Energy in a Closed System

  • Sisyphus
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Finding pendulum length and speed at the bottom given period and angle

  • yosup231
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Tension question (this should be basic)

  • pureouchies4717
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Calculating Tangential Acceleration of an Astronaut in a Centrifuge

  • pureouchies4717
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Time to boil 19L of wort with a 1500W heating element

  • BrewMasterJim
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Finding Normal Modes in Coupled Oscillations

  • blackbody
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Centripetal Motion: Resolving Mistake with Diameter

  • pureouchies4717
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Does Glass Thickness Affect Light Focus and Virtual Image?

  • UrbanXrisis
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Collision Problem, not even sure where to start.

  • Moomba44
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Finding wind speed from airspeed and ground speed vectors

  • Hollysmoke
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Can unequal forces satisfy Newton's third law, and does net force determine damage?

  • something_about
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Pedestrian chasing bus with uniform acceleration

  • forevergone
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Force on a dipole from a point charge and dipole-dipole interactions

  • Lisa...
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Basic arrow projectile motion problem

  • pureouchies4717
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How Does an Electromagnetic Bell Work?

  • blackicerose
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Helicopter rescue: child's speed when rope snaps and fall begins

  • Hadjiev
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How can I accurately time a circuit without a stopwatch?

  • I_love_Physics
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Why do oscillations deviate from T² ∝ l³ at longest beam lengths?

  • lozzyjay
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When and Where Will Two Stones Meet: A Motion Word Problem Analysis

  • forevergone
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Uniform circular motion; radial and lateral components?

  • Signifier
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Projectiles - how high is the ball

  • Huskies213
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How can Faraday's Law be used to calculate induced voltage in a coil?

  • kahless2005
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What Are the Differences Between Gun Propellant and High Explosives?

  • lemd
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Solving Coulomb's Law Problems with Equilateral Triangles

  • heelp
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Calculating Nuclear Density of Oxygen Element

  • kidia
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Can friction cause torque?

  • killerdoxie
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How much energy would neon gas absorb to increase the temperature

  • truckerron1
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Calculate wavelength to frequency

  • dervast
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(2) Pulley Problems (Acceleration)

  • stopyoukid
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Ridiculously complex mechanics problem

  • DaMastaofFisix
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Electric Potential: Finding Points of Zero Potential Along X Axis

  • brad sue
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Simple Potential Difference Question

  • stallion
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Moment of inertia of disk with four holes using parallel axis theorem

  • DaMastaofFisix
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Calculate the total distance traversed by the car

  • angina1
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Model that demonstrates conservation of mechanical energy

  • furia
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Why is friction essential for jumping from a platform?

  • vaishakh
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Where to find explanations of physics principles and when to apply them

  • Adamantus
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What is 0.5 times 234.987 - Significant Figures?

  • Indigo Prophercy
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Frame of Reference vs. Coordinate System

  • 'AQF
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Algebra of two equal positive charges

  • Lisa...
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Unit Vector to Verbal Representation

  • eggsandbakey
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Calculating Volume Charge Density in a Sphere of Charge

  • psingh
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Max Height for Pole-Vaulter with Speed 6.00 m/s

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Total electric potential of systems of point charges

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Do I need to use trig and is the 10 centimeters an angle

  • Ilovmyjeep
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How to Calculate a Car's Speed from Skid Marks on Wet Pavement

  • Moe_slow
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Solving Spherical Insulator Problem: Tension & Angle

  • BoogieL80
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Calculating Original Vectors: Solving for Net Force"

  • JEscribir
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Finding magnitude of a-b and height of ball after 1.4 seconds

  • Huskies213
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Solve Distance: Baseball Player Sliding w/ 7.9 m/s & 0.41 Coefficient

  • Huskies213
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