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What is the width of the single slit used in the experiment?

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How Does Symmetry Affect Integrals in Wave Equations?

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Is My Calculated Gravity in Diluted Gravity Lab Unusual?

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Solving Physics Integral: V^2_\textrm{rms}

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Friction of suitcase on a conveyor belt

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How Do You Calculate Penguin's Velocity on Frictionless Ice?

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How High Will a Pebble Go When Shot from a Compressed Spring?

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Proving Equivalence Relations: Intersection of Two Sets

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Question of counting and probability

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Solving a Physics Problem: Will the Ball Clear the Fence?

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Need help, but dont know where this post should go

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Solving Systems of Equations: #14 & #15

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Coefficient of linear thermal expansion of a composite bar

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Force-Couple System: Find Resultant, Pitch & Point of Wrench

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Need help simplifying equation to find the laplace transform of it

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2 questions one wave one delta function

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Tangential and Radial Acceleration

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Does Normal Force Equal Weight?

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Solving Ray Optics Question: Thin Prism Refraction Index 1.41

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How Do You Calculate Tension and Acceleration in a Two-Block Pulley System?

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A question on Schroedinguer equation

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Denote the initial speed of a cannon ball fired from a battleship

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Solving for X using Logarithms in Calculus: 2^(2x)-2^(x)-6=0 Explained

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Particle Motion between Parallel Walls: Speed & Angle

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What is the derivative of a constant in a function?

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How Long Should Nancy Invest to Save $5000?

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Astronauts Jump So High on Moon: Weight and Atmosphere Matter

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How Do You Integrate \(\cos^2(x) \tan^3(x) dx\)?

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2-Dimensional motion problem im stuck

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What is the computation of tangential acceleration in circular motion?

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Which Formula Correctly Represents Velocity: V=v0 + 2at or V=v0 + at?

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Unraveling the Mystery: The Battle of the Somme Closing Date Confusion"

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Magnetic field rather than electric

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Where Did My Physics Calculation Go Wrong?

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Calculating Acceleration at t = 2.20 s for a Particle in 2D Motion

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2-Dimensional motion problem once again

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Physics rock off a cliff question

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Finding Standing Waves by Adding Two Waves

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Calculating Escape Height for a Fish Evading a Diving Pelican

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Geometric proof for vector relation-

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Where can I find online resources to help with classical mechanics?

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How Do You Calculate a One-Sided Limit?

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Hilbert Space Help: Showing Norm Does Not Satisfy Parallelogram Law

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Solve 3D Vectors: A, V0, R0, T for r0, V, Vave

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Using the slope of the graph, write an equation for this proportion

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Solving Physics Vector Problems: Finding Magnitude & Direction

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Trajectory of a ball thrown vertically

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How long in seconds was the kangaroo in the air?

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Calculating Force of Friction on a Bicyclist

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Proving Diagonal Trisection in a Parallelogram using Vector Calculus

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Is Every Nonempty Subset with the Property xy^(-1) in H a Subgroup?

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What is the minimum stopping distance for a car on a wet road?

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How Do You Calculate the Motion of Freely Falling Objects?

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Solving Basic Equation: y' + 2y = 4x - Tips and Tricks

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Average speed and average velocity?

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Solve Bowling Ball Weight & Acceleration: 82 N & 99 N Forces

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What is the Magnitude of the Acceleration in This Newton's Laws Problem?

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What does height depend on a projectile motion besides gravity?

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Average Speed: 30km/hr Explained

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Finding PDF of Y from Uniform Distribution of X1-Xn

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What Is the Interval of Definition for This Differential Equation?

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Is AP Considered Equivalent to College Credit?

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Probability of Letters in Envelopes: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5

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Finding electric flux through a surface, simple problem, whats wrong?

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Assignment about Galileo and his contributions to science

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Finding a Solution to a Differential Equation with Complex Solutions

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Is V Perpendicular a Subset of U Perpendicular in Subspaces of Rn?

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Where Does a Cut String Leave a Moving Mass After 4 Seconds?

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Frames of reference/vectors question.

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Solve Griffiths' QM Problem 1.16: Time Derivative of Inner Product

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Normalization constant.

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Uniform circular motion and velocity vector

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Calculating Integrals and Exponentials: Solving Tricky Equations

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Force Problems 3 & 4 [SFHS99 4.P.22 & 23]

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Double-Checking Electric Field Problems

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Potential Difference: Effects of Voltmeter Connection

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Calculate Decay Constant of Sodium Isotope: 2.6 Years Half Life

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Is my solution good? - kinetic friction

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Images and Lenses (explanation needed please)

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Function Composition: Graphing f(g(x)) Without Equations

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Proving Non-Conservation of Force in x-y Plane

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Acceleration of gravity and baseball problem

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Binomial Theorem Application in Cauchy's and Sellmeier's Equations

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Why Does Magnetic Force Not Alter the Speed of a Charged Particle?

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Calculating Ship Mass from Water Density Change

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How Much Runway is Needed for a Plane Towing Two Gliders to Take Off?

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Are There Electromagnetic Waves with Non-Orthogonal Components?

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How Long Does It Take for a Feather to Fall 1 Meter on the Moon?

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Designing a Balsa Wood Beam: Max Strength, Min Weight

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Solving 2D Motion: Find Time & Velocity

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