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Trouble Drawing Diagram: 10 A Current North, 42° East Magnetic Field

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Maximizing sum of distances to power alpha on a sphere

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Calculating Speed of 4kg Block using Energy Methods

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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?

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Calculating Volume Displaced for Sinking Objects

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Moment of Inertia of a particle

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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

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Decomposing B_{ij} into Symmetric and Antisymmetric Tensors

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Solve for -3/(2t^-2) - 2t + 7/2

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A few integral questions i with

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Flagpole Stability: Calculating Maximum Tension

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Objects Moving with a Constant Velocity & Constant Acceleration

  • Naeem
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Help with Physics: Get a Deeper Understanding

  • Memphis_Physics
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Area between sin(x) and πx/12 curves

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Calculus: Solve the following differential equation

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Moment of Inertia: 3 Point Mass, Massless Rods, Rotational Motion

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Second partial derivatives of z² + sin x = tan y

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Horizontal hinge forces on a suspended door

  • MAPgirl23
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Tension and height of flagpole

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Proving Linear Operators and Matrix Similarity

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How Do You Calculate Jet Mass Using Force and Acceleration?

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Photodiode carrier transit time

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How do forces on a proton and electron compare near a point charge?

  • Aprilshowers
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Energy needed to boil mercury vs. water

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Why do champagne bubbles rise in straight lines at constant velocity?

  • Raparicio
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What were the speeds of the pedestrian and the cars?

  • DivineNathicana
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Boat crossing 50 m river perpendicular to shore with 3 m/s current

  • AnthonyC
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Two charged spheres hanging 40° apart—how to find the charge

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Force on train wheels from track while braking on a curve

  • amose093
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If Ax = 0 has one solution, show m>=n

  • WY
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Solving a Differential Equation with a Fourier Series

  • VinnyCee
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How Do Mirrors Form Images and Affect Their Orientation?

  • chase222
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Picture hanging on a nail with string at 45 degrees

  • chynawok
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Epsilon Delta and The Triangle Inequality

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Two masses on a single spring how far will each go when released?

  • michaelw
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If a·b = c·b for all vectors b, show that a = c

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Solving Collision Problem: Velocity and Force

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Why does ∫|x|dx from -2 to 0 equal the integral from 0 to 2?

  • ktpr2
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Understanding Integrating Factors and Differential Operators

  • Tom McCurdy
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Why is there no visible light interference from two light sources?

  • bullroar_86
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Fundamental Frequency of Helium-Filled Pipe

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I'm sorry, I'm not sure what your question is. Could you clarify?

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Probabilities of molecules being somewhere

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Conceptually ok problem, but very difficult to solve

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How Does Temperature Influence Charge Carriers in Semiconductors?

  • sh0x
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How Do You Solve the Limit of (e^x * tan^-1 y) / y as (x, y) Approaches (0,0)?

  • schattenjaeger
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How Do You Minimize the Squared Distance to a Line Using Linear Algebra?

  • Mathman23
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Solving a Beam Question: 3000 kg, 6000 kg*m, Calculate Force & Tension

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How do I find the index of refraction?

  • chibi_lenne
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Force and oscillations of 2.12 kg mass on spring

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Concave mirror image distance with 24mm object at 12cm

  • mhl2188
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Calculating Average Force of Friction on a Roller Coaster

  • Frank_Horrigan
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Difficulty With Wording of a Problem

  • verd
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Proof of the Theorem: Omega and D Relationship

  • Terrina
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Solution to (D+2)(D+3)y=4t+5e^t with Initial Conditions y(0)=4, y'(0)=5

  • RadiationX
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Which Formula Calculates Gravity's Force on a Block on a Ramp?

  • J_o_S
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Find Force at Support Point of Diving Board

  • MAPgirl23
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How Does Atmospheric Pressure Influence Boiling Point?

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Double checking needed on 2 Differential Equations

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Here i am again Newtons second law

  • badman
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Vector Diagram for Frictionless Inclined Plane

  • AnthonyC
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What Units Should Acceleration Be Measured In?

  • J_o_S
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Measuring temperature profiles

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Why do things not float in a airplane like they do on a satellite?

  • michaelw
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Primitive Function: Finding the Right Direction

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How Can You Build a DC Electric Motor with Coils and a Magnet?

  • akademiks
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Ball rolling without slipping to reach the top of a loop

  • mprm86
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A planet with mass m, and radius r .

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Why Do Some Odd Numbers Fail to Be Prime?

  • vroman
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Gravitational Potential Energy: Does it Really Rise?

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Angular momentum eigenstates and total mom. S?

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How much gold is deposited in 6 hours of electrolysis at 0.540 A?

  • ~angel~
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How to take a complex conjugate of a 5*5 matrices?

  • qqchico
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What physics concepts can improve my mini-project design?

  • ballahboy
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Maximum Friction Force on a Ladder: Calculations and Results

  • MAPgirl23
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What Are Bow Shock Waves and Why Do They Matter?

  • Raparicio
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Proving Velocity Vector Orthogonal to Position Vector on Sphere Surface

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Series Diff EQ problem: (3 - x^2) y'' - (3x) y' - y = 0

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Calculating Rearview Mirror + Amusement Park Mirror Images

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How Does Changing Phase Affect Water Wave Interference Patterns?

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Trouble Finding Charge Ratio for 3 Charged Particles in Line

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And here i come again friction

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What number of passengers will maximize revenue?

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DiffEQ 2nd order series sol'n problem: (1 - x)y'' + y = 0, x0 = 0

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Rate of image separation from a convex lens with moving object

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Why Are Some 3 p-Electron States Excluded by the Pauli Principle?

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Vector Addition: Components and Length of Vectors V(1) and V(2)

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