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Young's Modulus for Two Materials connected

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Damping constant for maximum response in resonant systems

  • sqrt(-1)
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How can we calculate the doppler effect?

  • Raparicio
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Proton Acceleration - Do you Agree?

  • TrippingSunwise
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How Does Acceleration Occur Despite Equal and Opposite Forces?

  • Reugar
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Why do torque and magnetic fields use the cross product?

  • jaalcaam
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How can I calculate the correct velocity for the car?

  • Gughanath
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Why Do Opposite Charges Result from Induction?

  • jackdamack10
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How Accurate Is the Maclaurin Series for \( f(x) = x^2e^{-2x^2} \)?

  • RadiationX
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Magnetic field generated by a metal plate

  • tiagobt
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Find the angle BC makes with the vertical given string tensions

  • Gughanath
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How Does the Height and Width of a Dam Impact the Force Exerted by Water?

  • Dr.Brain
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Rocket Acceleration Calculation

  • jenduncan
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Five group theory problems on cycles, isomorphisms, and Sylow theory

  • AKG
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Why do ice skates slide so easily on ice?

  • Sarahchichi
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Calculating Moment of Inertia of Modified Disk

  • choole
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What is the angle of projection with given initial velocities?

  • benzun_1999
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Quotient ring isomorphism to C and irreducibility over Z_2

  • Oxymoron
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Why does a voltage vs current graph pass through the origin?

  • fomenkoa
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Geometry - Lattice in Circle Problem

  • sfrick
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Calculating Pressure with Boyle's Law: 38 lbs of Books on 0.45 in^2 Syringe

  • Novus Dakota
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Calculating Velocity and Time Using Newton's Second Law

  • 404
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Using Newtons 2nd law in an elevator

  • eoxygurl03
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Escape Velocity Calculation for Orbiting Satellite

  • MiniTank
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How Do I Integrate (x^2 + 7x + 10) / (x + 2)?

  • Guero
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Find the remainder when 1/f(x) is divided by x+1

  • DeathKnight
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Find Coefficient of Friction in Connected Mass on Inclined Plane

  • CanUHelpMe
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Copper ring and aluminum sphere thermal equilibrium

  • squib
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Egg drop with two helium balloons in a grocery bag

  • swimmingfreak
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Can a potential divider output 0V?

  • Abbeyb37
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Can Fourier Coefficient Bounds Under Hölder Conditions Be Improved?

  • Zaare
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What is the dissociation constant for hydroflouric acid?

  • ChemRookie
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How Do You Find the Antiderivative of sqrt(2x+1)?

  • ktpr2
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Angle of dip, pole strength, and magnetic reversals

  • Dr.Brain
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Total internal reflection in a rectangular glass block

  • walker
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Mass suspended from spring in ship - Gravity problem

  • mtong
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Finding the Y-Coordinate of a Rhino at Time t=11.0 s

  • badman
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Gradient equation with retarded time

  • ucclarke
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Is 110 Degrees the Correct Solution for Theta?

  • jai6638
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Modern physics - photon problems

  • avantgarde_
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How can we determine the number of neutrons in an atom?

  • Sithlord586
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Finding Jso for Antenna Array in Vacuum

  • robert25pl
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How do ions get accelerated repeatedly in a cyclotron?

  • lightuplightup
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Finding Electric & Magnetic Field Energy Densities in a Dielectric Medium

  • robert25pl
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Camera focus distance for photographing a bird via plane mirror

  • osustudent2010
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First-order differential equation for ball of mass

  • DivGradCurl
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I've spent 6 hours, still can't get it.

  • hola
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Calculating Power for Active Na+ Pumping During Nerve Conduction

  • Jodi
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How Long Does a Call Take Between Quito and Belem via Satellite?

  • osustudent2010
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Is the Group Velocity of Light Always Equal to c?

  • Raparicio
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How Do You Integrate tan(x)sec^2(x)?

  • scorpa
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Ham dropped on spring scale: amplitude and period of SHM

  • WY
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Can i make an equation for this(practically) or is there already one

  • bunkerking
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Pendulum string and ball question

  • osustudent2010
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What is the Simple Quantity That Determines Standing Wave Energy?

  • ~angel~
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How Can You Analyze the Expression of a Traveling Wave?

  • ~angel~
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Fourier Series Question: Express q(t) as a Fourier Expansion

  • Nylex
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Keplers laws, weight, and revolution of planet

  • jhson114
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What are the key principles of syphons in fluid dynamics?

  • bluepaint76
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Finding a for piecewise function continuous at x=1

  • dwilow
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Induced EMF: Find Flux for Rectangular Loop in z-y Plane

  • robert25pl
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Calculating Volume of Rotated Curve: y=1/x, y=-1

  • ziddy83
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Find electron's acceleration and final velocity

  • 404
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What is the Lie symmetry of this potential?

  • CarlB
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Epitrochoids and Triangles (and some more)

  • jahz
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Does a Compressed Vertical Spring Only Store Elastic Potential Energy?

  • bullroar_86
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How do you derive the volume of a prolate spheroid using calculus?

  • courtrigrad
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Formation of products is strongly favoured in the acid-base system

  • ChemRookie
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Mathematical induction proofs for sums and divisibility

  • evaboo
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How Do Prescription Glasses Affect Vision Clarity at Various Distances?

  • IntellectIsStrength
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Proving Isolated Photon Doesn't Split into Two Photons

  • Xamfy19
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Atomic Number Change in Fermium-252 After Beta Decay

  • Xamfy19
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How do I convert litres to moles?

  • ChemRookie
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Why is a force vs acceleration graph equation really F=ma?

  • 404
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Why Does Concrete Contract Differently in Cold Temperatures?

  • titusdna
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Canoe decelerating with force proportional to velocity

  • VietDao29
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Equation for current carrying coils in loudspeakers

  • juicebox12
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Is E in a Vacuum Considered Free Space?

  • robert25pl
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Solve Statics Problem for Bone Rongeur Machine Force at E

  • cyberdeathreaper
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Prove tan^4(w) + 2tan^2(w) +1 = sec^4(w)

  • mgiddy911
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Determining a formula of a hydrate

  • ~angel~
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Linear Algebra - Linear Transformation

  • Eus
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Verify my working for a math problem

  • Logistics
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Method of successive approximation

  • Tsunami
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Skydiver landing with parachute at 70 kg and 700 m altitude

  • Logistics
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Calculating Work Done by an Ideal Gas in a Three-Step Transformation

  • ~angel~
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A conceptual problem regarding work

  • misogynisticfeminist
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Initial angular speed of a fan decelerating from high to low

  • choole
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Temperature of Asteroid When Sun Emits @ 6000K 350M Km Away

  • babtridge
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Moving 3 numbers to form a pyramid shape

  • bunniesrevil
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Physics ELECTRON IN THE ATOM presentation

  • Sithlord586
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Physics lab problem. Ambiguous directions. What are they asking?

  • tony873004
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What Function Determines the Height of a Rectangle with Variable Base Length?

  • Liquidice_69
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How do you tell what value a power series is centered at?

  • RadiationX
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Why don't I get these free body diagrams?

  • Celestiela
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How to type cos^2(x) = 2 on a graphing calculator

  • Liquidice_69
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