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Two stacked masses with applied force and friction

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Need confirmation- Energy and PEgrav

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Calculating Electric field strength

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How Much Work Is Done Against Friction?

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How do I solve this mechanics velocity problem involving a hanging chain?

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Air escaping from a heated cylindrical tube open at top

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Calculating Theoretical Time with the T = 2 (pie) Formula

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Work-energy with constant radial force on a spiral rod

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Resistance of a light bulb question

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AC circuits: inductors, capacitors, and RLC circuits

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Program that calculates distances of a rocket

  • Tom McCurdy
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How Do I Solve for the Normal Force in this Cart Problem?

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Radiation and heat transfer stuff

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Does electrostatic potential depend on the sign of the test charge?

  • Tony11235
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Superstrings theory help would be appreciated.

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Rubber ball losing energy on each bounce

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Velocity to the east, acceleration to the west

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Skydiver acceleration with air resistance, then constant descent with parachute

  • confusedaboutphysics
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Newton's law problem have attempted it

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Average force on a catcher's mitt with 8.0 cm stopping distance

  • mastac741
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Experiment Results: Projectile Motion and Velocity Analysis

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How High Did the Catapult Launch the Block on Mars?

  • pqnd1987
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What's the Force on a Coiled Rope Pulled with Constant Speed?

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AP Physics Lab: Coefficient of Friction

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Bragg's equation error analysis for ball bearing spacing

  • bayan
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Force Analysis of 3 Blocks on Horizontal Surface

  • brad sue
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Solving for Maximum Spring Length With a Dropped Clay Ball

  • maki
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What angle yields the maximum horizontal range for a projectile?

  • TickleMeElma
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Why Does a Car Behave Erratically When Its Back Brakes Are Locked?

  • shahalam
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Pressure/force hydraulic lift problem

  • huskydc
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Rotational Dynamics and angle of theta

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Calculate Elevator's Acceleration with Person on Bathroom Scale

  • confusedaboutphysics
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Solving Projectile Motion Displacement

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Approximate the minimum kinetic energy of an electron

  • ussrasu
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What Is the Total Force on a Charge at the Center of a Semicircle of Charge?

  • thenewbosco
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Work done lifting a safe and kinetic energy in shot put

  • jakeowens
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Determine the tension in the cable attached to the chair

  • abstrkt
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Calculating Activated Speed in a Cylindrical Tube

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Work done and motion of 4 kg block with friction

  • Tabe
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Motorboat Downstream Velocity: Point A to 6km Away

  • JAIN JAIMIK
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Why is earth's rotation period < 24hrs

  • dowjonez
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Solving Spring/Work Problem: Find Min. Work Required

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Calculating Buoyant Force on a Boat

  • PhunWithPhysics
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How to Calculate Fn, Highest Point, and Acceleration on an Inclined Plane?

  • killerinstinct
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Football kicked at unknown angle travels 45 meters horizontally

  • Bucky8624
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Finding acceleration in y-direction on a tilted air hockey table

  • firebug
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Special geostationary orbit condition

  • JamesJames
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Solving Physics Problems: Ball Drop and Race Calculations

  • dmasports
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Newton's law and two blocks on vertical inclined plane

  • SpicyQ
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How Much Tension Is Needed to Lift a 1800 kg Car Upward at 0.60 m/s²?

  • confusedaboutphysics
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Question involving beats and finding an unknown frequency.

  • insertnamehere
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Ear Damage from a Small Firecracker

  • hotmail590
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Football Projectile Calculations

  • courtrigrad
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What is the coefficient of kinetic friction for the incline?

  • missyjane
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Calculating Plank's Velocity on Frictionless Ice Surface

  • willworkforfood
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Frictional force and largest angles

  • missyjane
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I need a formula for Height equals length of arc.

  • SPiZ
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How to calculate the rebound distance of the bungge jump

  • superkui
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TENSION: how do you calculate it?

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Solving the Blackbody Problem for Main Sequence Stars

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Solving Resonance Problem in Air Columns

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Incline Equilibrium with Unique Applied Force

  • gasapple
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What Force Must Be Exerted at 35 Degrees on a 30 Degree Hill?

  • Hitokiri
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Mass Spectrometer and Electric Field Problem

  • jena
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Work required to pull a hanging chain

  • Ginny Mac
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Finding tension between two fish hung from a fishing line

  • Kristin
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Solve Angular Acceleration Prof's Puzzle: Conservation of Energy

  • pagal_punjabi
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How Does Kinematics Calculate the Trajectory of a Thrown Ball?

  • tiarakiyoshi
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Find the net charge on the shell

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Force needed to push a 3.8 kg block up a vertical wall at 35 degrees

  • Kumar9
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Projectile motion with air resistance proportional to velocity

  • don_anon25
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How Do Velocity and Acceleration Relate in Circular Motion?

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What Is the Maximum Car Acceleration Without the Book Slipping?

  • Elysium
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One Dimension Free-Fall Problem

  • CinciBCAT34
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Finding time and initial velocity from projectile launcher distances

  • barry89
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Calculating Net External Force in a Two-Body System with Gravity

  • missyjane
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Skier coasting down slope with initial speed and friction

  • BriannaUND
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Trouble with Harmonic Oscillator Problems in Quantum Physics

  • Tuneman
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Tuning fork resonance in variable length tube

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Solving 3sin(x+10)=4cos(x-10)

  • brandon26
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Final speed and compression in a kinetic-potential energy problem?

  • erik-the-red
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Problem with charge distribution and potential

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Volume of a cone is 10 cubic cm

  • LauraJane
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What is the temperature of the bath?

  • lw11011
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How to find the time elapsed between successive resonances?

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