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Can I Factor Equations for Diff. Eq. Solving?

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How Does Running Two Heat Engines Affect the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

  • Erik Horwath
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Adiabatic expansion of argon gas

  • Erik Horwath
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F(t) = square root of 3t+2 / 4t-3

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Calculus problemwork needed to produce a pile of sand

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So, it looks like your method may be wrong.

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Autonomous differential equations

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How Is Spring Compression Calculated When a Mass Is Dropped on It?

  • John O' Meara
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What is the Constant Volume Specific Heat for Diatomic Gases?

  • melanie
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Solve Classical Mechanics: Find Force, Stable & Turning Points

  • danai_pa
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If you find the scalar potential of a conservative vector field

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Conservation of Energy w/ Tarzan & Jane

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Calculating Puck Speed After Collision

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How Can I Solve These Math Problems for My Exam Tomorrow?

  • GrP
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How Does Beam Sag Affect Belt Tension in Metric Units?

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Calculating Work Due to Gravity on a Mars Spacecraft

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What went wrong in calculating the mass of planet Mongo?

  • ninjagowoowoo
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Stacking height of plastic bottles crates

  • chi
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How Does Horizontal Force Affect an Object's Vertical Velocity?

  • Eiano
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How to Solve Cx^3-2Ex+2k=0 Equation?

  • danai_pa
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Determining Linear Independence: Use Coordinate Vectors

  • Benny
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What is the speed of light in AU's per hour?

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Line tangent to an elipse given one point

  • thursdaytbs
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Why Can Human Eyes Only See Visible Light?

  • Spastik_Relativity
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Can x be expressed in terms of a?

  • wisredz
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Electric potential, Resistance , Capacitor

  • a_aziy
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Understanding Fluid Pressure: How Deep Can a Snorkeler Safely Dive?

  • physics noob
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Need some expertice on rotational motion

  • physics noob
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How to calculate this determinate

  • jdstokes
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Quantum Mechanics, one-dimensional box problem

  • danai_pa
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How Does Heron's Ancient Steam Engine Calculate Angular Acceleration?

  • Phoenix314
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Physics Problems: Rainfall Power, Gravitational Force, and Lever Efficiency

  • GJBenn85
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Need help vector dynamics problems

  • glarredondo
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Understanding Maxwell's Equations: Gauss, Faraday & Ampère Laws

  • tiagobt
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How can you use a substitution to solve a quartic equation?

  • stupidkid
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Q Find the curve whose polar subtangent is constant

  • himanshu121
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How Many Typing Orders Are Possible If Letter 8 Is Typed First?

  • Gtotheiles
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How did defining an inch with barley grains have both pros and cons?

  • frozen7
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Solve Satellite Altitude Above Earth's Surface | 16.7 kN, -1.43e11 J

  • ninjagowoowoo
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Understanding a Challenging Combinatorial Identity

  • Pietjuh
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Electric Field/Magnetic Field Questions

  • lightuplightup
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What Happens to Atom Speeds and Directions in an Elastic Collision?

  • John O' Meara
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Calculating Pressure in Two Connected Vessels

  • ice888
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Derivation of formula - electrons in an electric field

  • synthesized
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Calculate Your Speed after Elastic Collision on Ice in Buffalo

  • badman
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Is a Homogeneous System of Linear Equations Inconsistent When n Exceeds r?

  • jdstokes
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How Does Angular Velocity Change When a Girl Moves on a Rotating Turntable?

  • physics noob
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Is Every Eigenstate of L^2 an Eigenstate of Lz?

  • Henk
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Solve Physics 12 Problem: Helicopter of 5500 kg Reaches 5500 m in 900s

  • seiferseph
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Solve for xy in Algebra 1: 3x+4y=7 and 2y=6x+6

  • staples82
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What is the Blood Pressure Difference in a Narrowed Artery Segment?

  • texasgrl05
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What Steps Can Solve the Frictional Force in a Banked Curve Problem?

  • HeatherH
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How Do You Derive the Q Value Equation for a Forced Harmonic Oscillator?

  • e(ho0n3
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Solving the Helicopter Problem - What is the Answer?

  • Viper2838
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Why Do Passengers Lurch Forward When a Car Brakes Suddenly?

  • stupidkid
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Calc Elastic Deformation of Copper & Brass Stack

  • texasgrl05
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How to Convert Volume in Feet to Acre-Feet

  • Enos
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Simple rotation/elasticity problem

  • ninjagowoowoo
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Is Your C++ Character Range Check Correct?

  • gringo
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What Formulas Should I Use to Calculate the Speed of an Object Before Impact?

  • laker_gurl3
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Where Does a Bullet Strike a Target 200m Away?

  • frozen7
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Why Is 60 the Key to Timekeeping and What If Earth Rotated Slower?

  • flesym_deredrum
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Help with Dirac Delta Function Problem

  • danai_pa
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Solving 3x Cos = 2x Sin: A Struggling Student's Guide

  • misogynisticfeminist
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What Type of Reaction Occurs Between Propene and Br2 or HBr?

  • J_o_S
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Solve Bug Spiral Problem with Parametric Equations

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Applications of Integration - Work.

  • JohnRV5.1
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Calculating Angular Speed of Amusement Park Ride

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Why Don't the Vectors (1,2,-5), (3,8,-19), and (1,-2,3) Span R^3?

  • Benny
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Proofs for recursive sets using induction

  • evanx
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Finding the gravitational force

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Finding Volume of Cone & Torus in Spherical Coordinates

  • eok20
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What Formulas Do I Need to Ace My Physics Test Tomorrow?

  • nissanfreak
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Is This Wavefunction Suitable for a Free Particle in Quantum Mechanics?

  • danai_pa
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Another rotational motion problem

  • naznad
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Linear first order differential equations - just a question

  • DivGradCurl
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Calculating electric field at a point due to 2 charges

  • mr_coffee
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Can a radar detect a plastic object?

  • panthera
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Seesaw: simple statics problem?

  • ninjagowoowoo
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Sink and Sources in Fluid Mechanics: Attraction, Repulsion, and Vortices

  • Raparicio
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Unleashing the Power of a Mousetrap Engine: max Velocity of 50g Car

  • Craig113
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Separate Ag^+, Ca^2+, and Ni^2+ ions from a solution

  • howie222
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How to Find the Sum of Arctan Series?

  • Yegor
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How to integrate int (x^2 + 4)^(-1/2) dx Is it a substitution?

  • gordda
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Is this Expression Dimensionally Consistent?

  • tony873004
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Fluid Mechanics - Torque at hinge of closed vessel

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Percent Uncertainty in Volume of Spherical Beach Ball

  • Struggling
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Angular Acceleration of Solid Cylinder: Mass, Force, Time

  • melissa_y
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What system does this lagrangian represent?

  • Jamoo
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How Does Adding Mass Affect the Angular Velocity of a Merry-Go-Round?

  • melissa_y
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Where Can I Find a Free Font with the Electric Field Symbol for Word?

  • El Hombre Invisible
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3 charges arranged in the form of an equilateral triangle

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