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Solve Dynamics Problem: Find Accel. & Net Force

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Calculate Specific Gravity: Weight, Buoyant Force & Density

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Solving Currents & Magnets Practical Problem

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Utterly lost - internal torques

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How Does Friction Affect Speed on a Sloped Ramp?

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Can Two Interfering Waves' Intensities Simply Be Added for Maximum Intensity?

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Photos of Basic Parallel & Series Circuits

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Kinematics Car Distance Problem

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Calculating Forces: Door Acceleration and Friction on a Horizontal Surface

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Calculating Electron Energy, Momentum, Wavelength

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How Much Water Can Lightning Boil Away from a Tree?

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Crystalline diffraction problem

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How Does Weight Loss Affect the Orbital Period of a Satellite?

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Solving Static Structure: Find Forces in B & C

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Please somebody help me with this problem

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Homework Help: Equations of Motion & Gravity

  • GraduateStillLearning021
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Basic Thermo Help: Work Done by System is Positive?

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Pumpkin Tower Challenge: Calculating Velocity at Launch & Landing

  • Huskies213
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Force-Gravity Problem [Parachute & body]

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How Slow Should You Go on a Wet, Unbanked Turn?

  • gsr_4life
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How do I attemp such a Question?

  • ilovephysicssomuch
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Calculating Mass and Wave Speed in a String System

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How Does Integration Affect Particle Acceleration Calculations?

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Determining the Efficiency of a Fuel

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Understanding Interaction Forces: Getting Help with a Frustrating Topic

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Speed of Muon: Conservation of Momentum/Energy

  • Tony11235
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Initial Velocity for X displacement with air resistance

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Calculating Electric Field of a Solid Sphere with Nonuniform Charge Density

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How Far Away Did the Earthquake Occur Based on Wave Time Delay?

  • Saifz
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What are the possible lengths of organ pipes based on beat frequency?

  • FishieKissie06
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What is the current of the 8.0 ohm resistor in this circuit?

  • Firestrider
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Concurrent And Parrallel Forces 3

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Rotational Motion around a Fixed Axis

  • Ollie359
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Electromagnetic Induction Question

  • Erwin Schrodinger
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Kinematics / forces - Young girl swinging on a rope

  • Huskies213
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Destructive Interference Problem

  • nutster
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How Do You Calculate Charges and Forces Between Two Corks?

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How Do You Calculate the Maximum Height of an Object Thrown Upward?

  • finlejb
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How Does Satellite Orbit Duration Affect Gravity Calculation?

  • Physics103
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Calculating Angular Speed: Simple or Complicated?

  • angel_romano
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Calculate the Wavelength of Middle C on a Piano | 512 Hz Frequency

  • aricho
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Piano Tuner: Loosen or Further Tighten String?

  • allabout42
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Question on calculating RMS speed

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Measuring Heat Energy from Biodiesel Combustion: A Scientific Approach

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Calculating Significant Figures: 43.49 cm to Meters

  • Shay10825
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AP Physics Lab Ideas for High School

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Is My Understanding of Basic Relativity Concepts Correct?

  • fasterthanjoao
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Circular Motion of a heavy object

  • KD
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How Does Diffraction Grating Explain the Vivid Colors in Nature?

  • UrbanXrisis
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Electrostatic Force Between Conductor and Insulator

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Why Does the Sine Function Create a Squiggly Line on the Number Plane?

  • aricho
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Stroboscope and string vibration

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Need help (not answer just help) on a problem

  • Pyroblaze
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Discover How to Measure Laser Wavelength with Modern Physics - HELP 911

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Circularly polarized light of intensity through a polariser

  • Amith2006
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What is the charge on the other sphere after adding electrons?

  • red ink
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How Do You Calculate Frequency and Period in ASK Modulation?

  • dizzzzy23
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Coulombs law stuff I dont know what they are asking

  • red ink
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Why Is the RMS Coefficient of a Triangle Wave \(\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}\)?

  • gulsen
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Calculating Distance: Solving a Velocity Problem with Runners A and B

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Deep space object in zero gravity subject to forces

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Calculating Braking Distance for Trains: 72 km/h and 133 km/h Speeds

  • somnium
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Heat and final temperature question

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Solving for Acceleration on an Inclined Ramp

  • SS2006
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Maximizing Wall Force on a Dumbell: Solving a Challenging Physics Problem

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How Do You Calculate Deceleration and Projectile Motion Problems?

  • somnium
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CD's have little bumps on them that act like a grating right?

  • UrbanXrisis
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Is it just translational motion or also rotational?

  • boris16
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Potential Difference at Center of Square with q = 0.1uC

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Open-Book Tests: Pros and Cons for Students

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Understanding Torque Truss Problems: Examining Question 3.22 with Diagram

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Quick Question about Electric Fields

  • jakeowens
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Estimating water volume(so lost)

  • TMNT
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Solve Physics Problems: Draw Picture of Building & Runner

  • civil_dude
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How Much Water Evaporates to Remove Heat from Basal Metabolism?

  • that1grrl
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Calculating Speed to Catch a Ball Thrown from a Building

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Can Four-Wheel Brake Pads Decrease Stopping Distance for Cars?

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Understanding Scientific Notation and Exponential Functions

  • TMNT
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Calculating Tension and Reactive Force in a Leaning Ladder System

  • Geoff
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Free Body Diagrams: All Forces Acting on Cart & Mass

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Calculate Height of Falling Roof Tile

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Decibel / Intensity Problem, How do I approach it? .

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Momentum Vectors: Adding or Subtracting in Isolated Systems

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Proving the Relationship Between Projectile Motion Angles Using Graphs

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What is the height of the wedge?

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Comparing Moment of Inertia of Wood and Iron Spheres

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Number of Electrons on Sphere: Can't Figure It Out?

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Non-constant acceleration not sure how to solve

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Diffraction grating white light problem

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How long does it take the object to reach the ground?

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