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Fluids Problem: Calculating Oil Layer Depth for Floating Soap Bar

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Calculating Magnetic Field of a Solenoid: Where Did I Go Wrong?

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Calculating Earth's Core Current: 6.2E8 A

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What is the angle between the string and the vertical?

  • BrimmZERO
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Kinetic Pressure: Explanation and Questions

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How Do Length Errors Propagate Through Different Operations?

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Help with Solutions for Mechanics Book by Kleppner & Kolenkow

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How much mechanical energy is lost in a car-truck collision?

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Physics Problem: Flight Attendant and 70N Bag

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Find Electric Force Using Mass, Gravity & Angle

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Does it matter how many turns it makes for dingint he moment and torque?

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Demonstration dips his wettened fingers into molten lead

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Calculating Maximum Kinetic Energy from Potential Energy

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Vertical circle, miminum radius

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What Happens to Voltage in an Electric Circuit?

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What is the magnitude of the torque acting on the loop? T = IAB

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Solving the Acceleration of a Charged Particle

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Moment of Inertia Calculation for Conic Disc with Hole in Center

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Solving Elevator Question: 50kg = 300N

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Finding a Science Project: 11th Grade Physics Edition

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Difference between Generator and Alternator

  • Shameel
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Kinetic energy, work pirnciple. (?)

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How Do You Calculate Current Through a Resistor in a Parallel Circuit?

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Is a 1A Current to the Right Equivalent to -1A to the Left?

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Angular acceleration of a skater

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How is the Range of a Projectile on an Inclined Plane Derived?

  • zanazzi78
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Calculating Forces: T1, T2 & EF

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Potential Energy of a Pendulum Explained

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What Can a Force-Displacement Graph Tell You About an Object's Properties?

  • Herman Cheung
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Solving an Automobile Cooling System Question: 18L to kg Conversion

  • Ryan231
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Grade 12 physics - one mass on incline and other hanging

  • an_mui
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Convert g*cm^2 to kg*m^2: Explanation & Help

  • azure.hubris
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Solve the Black Mamba Physics Problem and Ace Your Physics Midterm!

  • Groovy_Duck
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Will the Car Stop in Time to Avoid Hitting the Child in the School Zone?

  • rafael_josem
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Is the Work Done by Gravity Calculated Incorrectly?

  • suspenc3
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Ballistic Pendulum Problem: Solving for Bullet and Block Speeds

  • lando45
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Force vs Time Graph: Impulse of a Soccer Ball Kick

  • Punchlinegirl
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Rotational Motion Questions from 1st year university help

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What Is the Left Turning Point of a Particle in a Conservative Force Field?

  • physixnot4me
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Solving Trajectory Problem: Castle Wall Cannonball

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Grade 12 Physics - mass on an inclined plane (different question)

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Help Needed: Calculating Rotational Inertia of a Spool

  • brad sue
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Measuring Acceleration Due to Gravity: Planetary Details

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Determine Length of Water & Height of Mercury Rise in U-Tube

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Calculate Work on 8kg Block: Kinetic Energy Method

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Canoe Movement Calculations: 45kg Woman in a 60kg Canoe

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Groundspeed of Plane in 10km/h Headwind: 90km/h

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What does a scale read in an elevator at rest?

  • Jedi
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But what happens when the object is on an inclined surface?

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How Far Will a Bullet Travel When a Block Is Free to Slide?

  • dowjonez
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Uniform cricular motion ( HELP ME PLASEEE)

  • heelp
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Calculating Centripetal Force? (car moving in circle on a sloped road)

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Why does vertical component of normal force

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Mechanics-related car question

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Kinetic Friction: Stopping a 2500kg Car on Icy Road

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How Many Stair Climbs to Burn 500 Calories?

  • chris22
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Spring Constant and Temperature

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Block and Wedge (all frictionless)

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Solve Gravitational Field Problems: Earth Satellite

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How to Determine the Woman's Mass in a Constantly Accelerating Elevator?

  • ledhead86
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Calculating the top speed of a train (almost there)

  • Diresu
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Which equation do I use to find time to a certain speed?

  • Diresu
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What is the energy lost to friction?

  • Kumar9
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Question on kinetic energy transferred by a bow

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Finding Kinetic Energy of an Electron with 100keV X-Ray Wavelength

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Solving Projectile Motion: What Step Does Ball Hit First?

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CCD image processing - Astronomy

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Non uniform circular motion and friction

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How Does the Temperature of a Body in Space Change Over Time?

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Solving 3 Sphere Collision Problem: Help Needed

  • marialo
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The Acceleration Due To Gravity

  • Snake
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Law Of Universal Gravition (am I Right?)

  • heelp
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Uniform circular motion (I DON'T KNOW)

  • heelp
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Projectile and conservation of motion

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Calculating Work and Friction in a Horizontal Surface: A Practical Example

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Calculating Final Speed of a Sliding Block of Ice on an Inclined Plane

  • ledhead86
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Help with a collisions question

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How Many Flights of Stairs to Burn 500 Calories?

  • chris22
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Solving Cancer Tumours w/ High Energy Ions

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Finding Equal Force Distance from Moon

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Friction/Dynamic Equilibrium Help

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Mass Ratio Problem: Solving for M1/M2 in Equal Acceleration Scenario

  • PhunWithPhysics
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Kinetic Theory Of Temperature Problem

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Help velocity distance question

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2 problems- center of mass & momentum

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Converting Electron Mass from kg to MeV/c^2: A Quick Guide

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Solving a Swing Problem: Finding the Tension

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