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Finding Constants for a Differential Equation

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Finding the center of a conic ax² + 2hxy + by² + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0

  • mattmns
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Mechanical Energy of a Spacecraft

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Calculate the buoyant force exerted by the water on the sphere

  • MAPgirl23
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Can an egg bounce on a single spring from 1.5 meters?

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Calculating square feet of a tent/triangle

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Compressed reversibly and adiabatically problem

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What matters more for chemistry: atomic mass or atomic number?

  • J_o_S
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How can I simplify inverse trig derivatives with fractions?

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Vector Dynamics on an Inclined Plane

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Marathoner running at 11 mph twice using mean value theorem

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How Does Bath Oil Depth Affect Soap Buoyancy?

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Solve the Differential Equation: (1 - x^2) y'' - (4x) y' + (6) y = 0

  • VinnyCee
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Solving Physics Problem: Find Coefficient of Friction

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Finding Moment of Inertia for Rotated Solid: y=sinx, x-axis, [0,pi]

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Light path in reflecting telescopes for research paper

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Help reviewing final exam physics problems

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Airplane magnitude and direction

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Is the Subset S Open, Closed, or Neither in Various Complex Spaces?

  • Oxymoron
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What Is the Maximum Work Done and Thermal Efficiency of a Steam Plant?

  • steamer
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How Can I Solve These Linear Transformation Problems?

  • Mathman23
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Connecting with Other Participants in the International Talent Search

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Circular Motion of a space station Problem

  • kye6338
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What is the shortest path from A to B on the beach?

  • punjabi_monster
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Given height, and velocity thrown upward, find air-time

  • bigman8424
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Why is friction uphill on a cylinder on a slope?

  • ascky
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When does Ax2 + Cy^2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 represent a parabola

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Magnitude of hydraulic force to lift ladder at point C

  • MAPgirl23
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Calculating Final Temperature with Aluminium and Ice

  • ~angel~
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Cathode ray tube(CRT) question

  • F|234K
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Speed of rotor tip with 7.6m diameter at 450 rev/min

  • john_halcomb
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Solve Stone Thrown from 40m Tower at 60° Angle: Find Speed

  • badman
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Simplifying the radical sqrt(6/70q²)

  • xLaser
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Mass spectrometer separation of 24Mg and 25Mg isotopes

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Struggling with Electromagnetics Problem in Cheng's Book?

  • ECE302
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Calculate Volume of Balloon to Lift 3670 kg Package

  • DDS
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Solving 5^(2x) + 4(5)^x = -3 with substitution

  • cscott
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How far does light go in a nanometer?

  • bigman8424
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Can You Prove Simple Harmonic Motion for a Mass Spring System?

  • repugno
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Gravity on Venus and finding the sun's mass from orbital data

  • MAPgirl23
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Downward, find airtime, velocity

  • bigman8424
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How much heat will be generated when a bullet hits a cart?

  • haki
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Measuring Spring Elongation in a Water-Filled Beaker

  • DDS
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Boiling & Freezing water at the same time?

  • futureteacher
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Wave Drag: Is it the Same as Fluid Resistance?

  • Raparicio
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Which Electrode is the Cathode in an Electrochemical Cell?

  • Mozart
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Difficult to understand a wave.

  • bibstha
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What are some challenging chemistry questions and how can they be solved?

  • ~angel~
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Expanding a trinomial using binomial theorem

  • xLaser
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What Happens if CuSO4 is Added Before Connecting the Power in Electroplating?

  • ms. confused
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Partial Implicit Differentiation

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How to Solve Physics Electromagnetism Problems

  • seiferseph
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Solving Equilibrium Constant: 2A(g)⇌B(g)+C(g)

  • jdstokes
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How Does Current Flow in a Direct Coupled Oscillator Circuit?

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Balanced net ionic equation for redox reaction

  • LizziePearl
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What do you think of The Elegant Universe book?

  • Nevek
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Increasing the speed of an ac motor

  • HWeber
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Which class of levers is the most 'efficient'?

  • abbott.121
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Eigenvalue problem what am i doing wrong?

  • qqchico
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Parametric plot of baseball trajectory at different launch angles

  • DivGradCurl
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Display a number, on a single 7 segment LED display

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Having trouble figuring a problem out

  • frankfjf
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Algorithm to check if an integer is prime in Java

  • JasonJo
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Solve Stones and Velocity: 18 m/s, 11m, 0.77 sec

  • jena
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Calculating Distance on a Rollercoaster Using Impulse Method

  • Frank_Horrigan
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Finding mechanical and thermal energy of a pendulum from photogate data

  • homeslice
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Finding object density from buoyancy in water and oil

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Are the Paths of Reparameterized Functions Identical?

  • jessawells
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Calculate Depth of Floating Instrument: 0.219 kg in Water

  • DDS
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Can You Calculate the Mass of a Water Molecule Using Avogadro's Number?

  • Kamataat
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Easy speasy but i dont get it.

  • shimmeringlight
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Calculating Upward Contact Forces of Uniform Ladder

  • m3trj
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Why do cells connected in parallel last longer?

  • DeathKnight
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How many bounces until the ball reaches a height less than 15cm?

  • ms. confused
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Trouble Drawing Diagram: 10 A Current North, 42° East Magnetic Field

  • usfz28
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Maximizing sum of distances to power alpha on a sphere

  • vladimir69
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Calculating Speed of 4kg Block using Energy Methods

  • kitz
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Using gamma spectra to identify elements in rocks

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How Is the Force Between Two Electrons Calculated at a One Meter Distance?

  • Aprilshowers
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Calculating Volume Displaced for Sinking Objects

  • michaelw
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Moment of Inertia of a particle

  • verd
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Understanding X-Ray Spectra Graphs

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Measuring Spheres: How to Use the Formula (4/3 π r3)

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Calculus N00b: Find the Second Derivative

  • gschjetne
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