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Brass ring and aluminum rod thermal expansion problem

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Creating a sorted linked list with duplicate removal in C++

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Finding where Fahrenheit and Celsius scales give equal temperatures

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Calculating Surface Charge Density in a Uniform Electric Field

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Does the acceleration due to gravity ever change?

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Newton's 2nd Law and Orbital Motion

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Are These Statements About Limits True?

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Is R^+ a Vector Space with Non-Standard Operations?

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Proving x is a limit point iff a sequence in A converges to x

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Finding maximum dog pen area with 600 feet of fencing

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The Parabola Opening Up and Merging Roots

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Surviving a Car Crash with Airbag Deployment: Calculating Stopping Distance

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Math derivation of Hawking radiation for a solar mass black hole

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Solve Friction Problems: 3.00 kg Crate on 35° Incline

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Struggling with a Physics Problem: Calculating Meson Velocities

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Normal Force: When is mg not Enough?

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Dopper Effect in Special Relativity

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The Gravitational Force (between two spherical objects)

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Tangent line to a particles path at a specific time?

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Is it Logical to Have Both dp/dq and dq/dp in the Same Formula?

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Physics-Conservation of Momentum

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Is Your Calculation of Average Velocity Correct?

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Light refraction problems with geometric optics

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Physics problem from image - need help with solution

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Succeeding in calculus-based physics and calculus 2

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Is filling a football with helium really beneficial for hang time?

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Infinite square well: showing average energy exceeds E_1

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How Does Collision Affect Car Velocity?

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motorcycle accelerating up a 30-degree ramp with air resistance

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Finding Nv to calculate Ef - Ev in doped silicon at 300K

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Proving Limit of x^4 as x→p is p^4

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Static and Kinetic Frictional Forces

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Can a vector of magnitude zero have a nonzero component?

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Why is tension zero in part of a suspended steel wire?

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Electric field magnitude between dipole charges and parallel plates

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Converting from square to polar coordinants

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Is T = T^-1 in Lorentz Transformations for 4 Vectors?

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Finding weights on other planets

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Thermodynamics Question heat through a wall

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Force Formula: Find Out How to Calculate Force

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Solving John and Mary's Handshake Problem

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Answers to Questions on Work and Energy

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What Are Binomial Coefficients and How Are They Derived?

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Ranking electric field magnitude in equipotential surface diagrams

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Can the Extended Euclidean Algorithm Solve Equations in Number Theory?

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Solving complex number equations

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Find a vector equation for the line

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Having Trouble with these 2 problems

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Greatest commen divisor question

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How Does Piston Movement Affect Gas Compression in a Cylinder?

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E-Field Lines and Equipotential Surfaces

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How to solve for f_n(x) in Stewart Calculus text's review section?

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Thermodynamics maximum and minimum temperatures

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Still having problems with vectors

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Solving the Integral of (4-x)√(4x-x²)

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Finding total acceleration for a passenger on a ferris wheel

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Finding launch angles for a projectile to travel 560 m at 82 m/s

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How Do You Solve the Inequality |x-8|<|2x+1|?

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Is y=(x-c)^2 the Only Solution to the Differential Equation (y')^2=4y?

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Is a Vector e=(0,1) a Basis in R^2?

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Radius Ratio of Crystal: Interstitial vs Large Atom

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How Do Nurses Calculate the Weight of a Patient Using Newtons?

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Particle motion under constant force in 3D

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Net Ionic Equations verification

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Efficiency of a 265W motor drawing 4.30A from 120V line

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Sum of the series with ratio -3/7

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Does a freight car's velocity change as sand leaks out?

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Implicit Differentiatoin question

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How Can I Solve ∫[6/(x^2+3)^2] Using Substitution?

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Finding constant c for parallel vectors and equal magnitudes

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Which Surface Does X=cos(t), Y=sin(t), Z=t Lie On?

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Calculating Force Needed to Accelerate a 7.00g Pellet from Rest to 175 m/s

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Acceleration, friction, pulleys

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Interest rate comparison trouble

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Showing something is not a function

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How Do You Solve 4x^2 - e^x = 0 Using Numerical Methods?

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Calculating Forces and Acceleration in Motion Problems

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How Can Algebraic Definitions Help with Proving Things?

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Numerical Methods: Calculate 4/5 + 1/3

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Will the Cannonball Clear the Cliff at 25 Meters High?

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Rock dropped from cliff heard hitting water in 3.4 seconds

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EMF induced in rotating coil in Earth's magnetic field

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Unit conversion between m/s² and km/h, and tension on accelerating elevator

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How Do You Balance Complex Redox Equations with Multiple Oxidation Changes?

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An ordered field in which N is bounded.

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Satellite, magnitude/acceleration problem

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Elevator acceleration with mass

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Finding a vector to add for a resultant in the -x direction

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Physics discoveries and events from 2005

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How Many Moles of Ions Are in These Aqueous Solutions?

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Why Does Implicit Differentiation Give Contradictory Results for u_z?

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