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Calculating the frictional forces on a sliding box on a ramp

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AC generator -- Understanding coil voltages as function of position

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What Is the Specific Heat Ratio for a Helium and Nitrogen Gas Mix?

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Find the direction of a blob of clay after impact?

  • isukatphysics69
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Diffraction Grating - Calculating Ruling Width

  • Martin89
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Solving Squid Propulsion with Momentum Conservation Equation

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How to linearise translated and dilated surd functions?

  • Stanley_physics
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Normal force between ball and cone?

  • isukatphysics69
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Spring SHM Homework: Solving for Displacement of a Suspended Point Mass

  • Suyash Singh
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Find height of ball rotating in cone without falling down?

  • isukatphysics69
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How to find period of a SHM concerning a cube and spring?

  • Ari
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Find the transient current in this circuit

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Four Bar Linkage Mechanism - Space Diargram

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Homework Help: Find the Electric Flux Through a Hole In a Sphere

  • Pratik007789
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Moment of inertia of a system of masses

  • Pablo
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Determine the work done by the force due to gravity

  • Perseverence
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Do the rail cars move on a 0.499% grade without brakes or external force?

  • Dennis240
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Finding the electric field at point - Can someone check my work?

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Pumping water upwards in a column

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Using Pressure and Temperature differences to find height

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Find the speed of a satellite at a distance R from Earth

  • Helly123
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Thermal expansion of a copper pipe

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Deriving the Lens Maker formula of a plano-convex lens using Fermat's Principle

  • Clara Chung
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Moment of inertia of a meter stick

  • Pablo
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How high was the package above the ground when it was thrown

  • Perseverence
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Maximum electric field from magnetic field

  • Schfra
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Heat and work when temperature increases by 1 degree

  • Helly123
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Perturbation of a Magnetic Field

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Direction of electromagnetic field

  • palkia
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How Do You Calculate Proton Beam Energy in a Lab Frame?

  • FilipLand
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What happened to the negative sign?

  • EastWindBreaks
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Torque lost using Newton's law of viscosity

  • felipe de carli
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Magnitude of the total momentum of both blocks

  • isukatphysics69
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Circular motion - ball in a loop

  • Pochen Liu
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Why Was the Acceleration Positive in Circular Motion?

  • isukatphysics69
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Find the equation y(x) from y(t) & x(t) then find theta max

  • bornofflame
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Ball suspended by a pulley: oscillation

  • inv4lid
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Maximum amount of energy the neutron can lose

  • Sudikshya Pant
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Calculating Motion of a Test Balloon on a Methane Planet

  • robax25
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Why Is Energy Conservation Not Valid in Moving Frames?

  • Jahnavi
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Possible error in Marion and Thornton's Classical Dynamics?

  • Elvis 123456789
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Impulse and momentum problem pool balls

  • isukatphysics69
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Bent rod rotating in a magnetic field

  • Jahnavi
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What is the direction of the impulse in this problem?

  • isukatphysics69
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Must we always use absolute value for lens magnification?

  • Jonforall
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Finding the gas based off of mass

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Moment Arm: Determine Torque Vector & Qty

  • Pinon1977
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Charged particle motion in a magnetic feild

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Resultant force of spring at the instant of release?

  • Poptarts
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Frequency at which no destructive interference occurs

  • prodo123
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Uniform rod pivoting and block/mass energy problem

  • Alcatrez
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Bird & Fish Refraction Homework | See How Many Images

  • harambe
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Number of Images Formed from Reflection & Refraction

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Laser safety / measuring errors question

  • chef99
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Which Point Has a 0 Reference Potential in a Circuit with Two Capacitors?

  • Jahnavi
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Calculating accelerations in Induced Electric Fields

  • Ignitia
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Resistance, current and current density

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How Do You Solve a 2D Elastic Collision Problem with Angle Relationships?

  • chadarebubble
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How Do You Calculate Power from Torque and Angular Velocity?

  • Pablo
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Find B and H everywhere for a magnetized infinite cylinder

  • Potatochip911
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Finding the torque needed to accelerate a wheel

  • Pablo
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How can I plot the electric field vs position for two charges?

  • Jay_sangani14
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Electron in a Quantum State: Finding Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues

  • Taylor_1989
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Where are these directions coming from? (Electric Field)

  • emhelp100
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Time constant of an inductor coil

  • Jahnavi
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Average Momentum: 1552.795 kg m/s

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Frequency of a wave at resonance

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Reviewing Kinematics for AP Physics Exams: When to Subtract Gravity?

  • belledona
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Sound wave Interference from Two Speakers

  • aatari
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An Electromagnetic wave goes from air into a medium....

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Calculating the Feeding Rate of Supermassive Black Holes to Power Quasars

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Magnetic field in the gap of a tapered torus

  • Alettix
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Superposition: Adding two waves together -- amplitude help

  • Toon
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Position of the front of an asteroid using special relativity

  • TheGreatCabbage
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When will the bolt pass the elevator floor?

  • Wrangler_77
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Calculating Resistance of Coaxial Cable with Isolator

  • bolzano95
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Emf in a circuit (multiple choice question)

  • EF17xx
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What Is the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction Between the Ramp and the Crate?

  • physicsquestionboi
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Uniform circular motion question

  • isukatphysics69
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Calculating EMF and Load Resistance for a Motor

  • LuigiAM
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Is There a Displacement Current in a Wire with Increasing Current?

  • Jamie_Pi
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Finding the Magnetic Field of a Point Charge Using Biot-Savart Law

  • Tomi Kolawole
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Direction of magnetic field problem (Right Hand Rule)

  • Tomi Kolawole
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Second Law of Thermodynamics - Radiation

  • Alettix
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Predicting a decrease in fringe distance (equations)

  • chef99
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RC Circuit with parallel resistor

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But is it the same for AC circuits?

  • harambe
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Liquidification of Helium under constant Enthelphy Condition

  • Marcus95
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Using the steady flow energy equation, find the power required

  • JohnSmith236
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How is the emf greater than 9 V in this scenario?

  • eprparadox
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Conservation of energy (Waterfall)

  • mk9898
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What is the formula for calculating force using a spring balance?

  • Suyash Singh
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Equipotential surface and electric field

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Finding the coefficient of restitution

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Statics free body diagram (frames and machines)

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What is the diameter of the cylindrical rod

  • Perodamh
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Mechanical energy lost when child jumps onto merry-go-round

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Calculating flux with a magnet and a coil

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