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What is the angle north of east in this kinematics problem?

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Charge induced on plastic by metal

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Block jerked by rotating drum string, angular momentum

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What are the limitations of directional derivatives at (0,0)?

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How Do You Calculate the Spring Constant?

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Dipole moment of non-uniform surface charged sphere

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How much water at 25°C to mix with water at 75°C to get 60°C?

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What would be its net charge after it has 1% of its electrons removed?

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Understanding Forces and Energy in Space Exploration

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Solving Rotational Motion: Find Force on Disc Axis (4m+m)

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Finding fourier transfrom of the following wavefunction

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Finding basis and null space of a 4×5 matrix using spanning set theorem

  • Mathman23
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Solving a Rocket Question with Physics

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Simplifying integral of 1/(sin(x)+2/cos(x))²

  • Yegor
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Particle Mass m in Cube Box: Density of Eigenstates

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How does current flow through a capacitor?

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Ratio of charges in Coulomb's Law problem?

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What is the Formula for Finding the Slope of a Tangent Line on a Curve?

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Understanding Angular Velocity and Curl for a Rotating Fluid

  • danai_pa
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Is L'Hopital's Rule Applicable in Solving This Limit Problem?

  • monet A
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Negation of the limit definition: when does lim f(x) ≠ L?

  • jdstokes
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Hat color guessing game with three players and coin tosses

  • mamamia
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Vector Field: Showing Divergence & Curl A = 0

  • danai_pa
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Simple Mechanics Problem Holds Politicians In Disarray ?

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Nonlinear differential equation (quick)

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Finding torque from power and RPM for a drill

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Conservation of Energy and electric potential

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Understanding Partial Fractions and the Chain Rule in Integration

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When balancing chemical equations

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Threshold Frequency Calculation: 3.33eV Work Function

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I with 3 precalculus problems.

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Build a 200g Egg Drop Package for 10m High

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How do I write a critical response journal for Slaughterhouse-Five?

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Will a precipitate form if I do this

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Understanding Argand diagrams for complex numbers

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Atomic Physics: Representing Quantities without Units

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How to measure light wavelength exactly?

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Max Height of Rolling Hoop w/Radius 0.13m and Mass 8.1kg

  • melissa_y
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Fluid Mechanics - Pressure - U-Tube Manometer

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Xeno is a spherical planet with a diameter of 2160 Kms

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Evaluating predicate logic formulas with truth values and symbolization

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Two watches, one thrown in the air.

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Solving for the Applied Force on a Hanging Crate

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Solving Integration Problem: xln{x}/\sqrt{x^2-1}

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Rolling hoop across floor and up an incline

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Finding the Landing Path of an Airplane Using Cubic Polynomial Functions

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Angular Acceleration of a Cyclist's Wheels: 54 Rev in 10.0 s

  • melissa_y
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Why Does Differentiating y=sin(pi*x) Result in y'=cos(pi*x)*pi?

  • h_k331
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Finding Vx and Vy components

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Distance traveled by block attached to cylinder

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Producing umbra and penumbra with light sources

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Elastic collision when a lighter particle hits a heavier stationary one

  • chynawok
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Why does 7(x³+4x)⁶(3x²+4) simplify to 7x⁶(x²+4)⁶?

  • h_k331
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Is It Safe for Divers to Hold Their Breath While Ascending?

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How Do You Solve for m in a Polynomial Division Problem?

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How does the methyl alcohol cork demo with alligator clips work?

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Deriving the work-energy theorem

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How can I rotate a figure around its center?

  • Mathman23
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How does adding a salt of a weak acid to its solution affect the pH?

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Can someone explain string theory simply?

  • Snow_Unicorn
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Question that seems simple but I cant fully get it

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How long will a 6V lantern battery power a high-speed motor?

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Is Sonoluminescence Capable of Initiating Nuclear Fusion?

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Perpendicular bisectors of the sides in a quadrangle

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Calculating Centripetal Force with Law of Dynamics

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Which substance is more acidic

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Why do canoes have a critical speed and why do jet planes fly high?

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Deceleratation plus reaction time problem

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At what point will a particle fall off a sphere starting from rest at the top

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Having Trouble Finding the Distance

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How do you change the magnitude of a vector?

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Counting functions in a C program file

  • Stanley_Smith
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How Long to Reach Peak Height for a Thrown Object?

  • bigman8424
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Which is larger? the weight or the force?

  • Francis Oliver
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Synchronization of two clocks at 0.8c relative to observer

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What is the Fine Structure Constant?

  • Raparicio
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Gauss-Jordan reduction stuck on system of three equations

  • paulchem
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Does a 0.5A light bulb at 120V use 60W?

  • Aprilshowers
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Velocity of water escaping from a tank leak using Bernoulli's equation

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Proving the Convergence of a Geometric Series with a Tricky Sum Equation

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Can the Spin of an Electron Flip in a Different Direction than Measured?

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Gauss-Jordan Row Reduction for Linear Systems

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What are the main differences between sound and light waves?

  • Raparicio
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Why does an electron spiral in a nonuniform magnetic field?

  • michaelw
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How to Calculate Time and Uncertainty for Rotating Pulsars

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Group velocity for a discrete superposition of waves

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Photons from stars and carbon atoms from burning fuels

  • mohdfasieh
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Solve an Infinite Charge Line Problem

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The physics behind tilting trains - my oral physics exam

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