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Why Does a Skier Go Airborne at h=R/3 on a Hemispherical Hill?

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IB Physics Help: Solving for Magnetic Field in TV Picture Tube

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How Much Force Does Wind Resistance Exert on a Vehicle-Mounted Sign?

  • Taiki_Kazuma
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Help visualizing this problem O.o Heat Prob

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Help with Two Problems: Table Overturn & Cube Sliding/Tipping

  • ninjagowoowoo
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Need help on a partial derivative problem

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Calculating Spacing Using Ideal Gas Law

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How Can I Quickly Solve Basic Physics Problems for My Course?

  • kathryn
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A bunch of MasteringPhysics problems that I don't understand

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Calculating Electric Field Energy

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Help with Determining Planet Density from Orbital Period

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Estimating Speed and Distance for Traffic Light Troubles

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What is the Electric Field for a Charged Sheet at Different Distances?

  • Fanman22
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Very fast right hand rule question

  • michaelw
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Torque, Force, magnetic moment ()

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Simultaneous non-linear equations

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What Is the Integral of Functions Like x^x, e^[x^2], and cos[x]^[sin[x]?

  • abia ubong
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Calculate Fringe Separation in Fabry-Perot Etalon

  • janrain
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Converting kcal to joules: A simple guide

  • jmandas
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Calculating Horizontal Force of Toy Car Wheels

  • saracen
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Why Doesn't Right Hand Rule #2 Work for This Capacitor's Electric Field?

  • michaelw
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Need help with Fluid Dynamics Problem

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Some general questions on elements

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How Do Magnetic Fields Orient Around Perpendicular Current-Carrying Wires?

  • michaelw
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Help Bowling ball slides off table

  • HackaB
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Odd equation relating to springs and SHM

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Solving a Magnetic Field Problem: Find Maximum Force

  • leolaw
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Can anyone help w/ this fission problem?

  • smij44
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Water interference physics help

  • jkom329
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Circular motion and velocity of car

  • dalitwil
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Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph

  • gillgill
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Understanding the Delicate Balance Between Forces in Nuclear Physics

  • endeavour
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How Do You Calculate Velocity from a Position-Time Equation?

  • chound
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Calculate Joules Used by 100W Light Bulb in 2 Hours

  • DB
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Estimating Distance Between Solutions to ODE

  • AKG
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General information about a Pendulum

  • squib
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.Solving the Physics of a Seesaw Catapult

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Answer Altitude Questions on I.S.S., S.S., & Tracking Stations C & D

  • joejo
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Solve Electron Velocity to Find Initial Energy State

  • usfz28
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Derivative & Antiderivative - Graphical Analysis

  • DivGradCurl
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Is It Possible to Prove the Conservativity of These Force Fields?

  • Hoppa
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Total Charge what? potential by line inter

  • Phymath
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Maximizing Capacitance: Series vs. Parallel Methods for Battery Connections

  • bertholf07
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How Much is the Rope Extended When the Circus Performer Hangs at Rest?

  • Punchlinegirl
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Acceleration of a rotating system

  • ahuebel
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Zero to the Power of Eight: 0 or 1?

  • thomas576
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Does the Spectrum Change Underwater When Exposed to Light?

  • stigelsm
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Geosynchronous Orbit and Radius Calculation for Satellite | 8 Earth Radii

  • UrbanXrisis
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Explaining Nuclear Force Saturation: The Role of Helium Nucleus Stability

  • GD_Green
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Please,help with energy and momentum conservation

  • Vasco
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What is the Buoyant Force on a Submerged Ping-Pong Ball?

  • APool555
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Find the final temperature of this system

  • ~angel~
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Can we say that living things have mechanical energy?

  • knownot
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Standing Waves help 30 mins left.

  • evgeniy
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Does the Sequence Converge Uniformly Across Different Intervals?

  • twoflower
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Charged particles moving through electric fields

  • Nissen, Søren Rune
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Kinematics: Calculate Time & Velocity of Bomb from 4000m Altitude

  • bADc
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Physics woes - online course - Rotation

  • epohxe
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Find the minum pts. in a trig equation

  • misogynisticfeminist
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Find angle of a triangle with given sides

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Integration by Parts: What's the Sign of that Last Term?

  • tandoorichicken
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Plotting Derivative Graphs: How to Find f'(x)

  • MiniTank
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Solving ODE: Need Help and Ideas

  • tandoorichicken
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Converting Joules to Quanta: Assistance Needed

  • Jacob87411
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Find the pressure p_1 due to a single particle

  • ~angel~
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AC - frequency affect on RC voltage

  • StonieJ
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What Phases are Present at Equilibrium in a Water and Ice Mixture?

  • ~angel~
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How Do You Calculate Mass and Center of Mass for a Cone?

  • Hoppa
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Solving Corrosion & Heat Transfer Problems on Steel Vat Plated with Zinc

  • omagdon7
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Yay, here's a fun one computational physics, but I already did the comp part

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(LINALG) : Nullspace of transpose : N(A^T)

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Quantum Numbers for a couple of electrons Help needed

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Demonstrating Kepler's Second Law - Equal Areas Swept Out in Equal Times

  • UrbanXrisis
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What Can We Infer About Vector w Given Its Relation to u and v?

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Permutation question (math) [ ]

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Relative speed: Horizontal distance travelled in a collision

  • physicsfun
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Find the following determinants

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Bowling ball with air resistance problem

  • stangeroo
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Understanding the Inverse Square Law in Planetary Motion

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Understanding Regression: Calculating Proportion of Change with r Values

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Understanding Magnetism: Relating Magnetic Forces to Charged Particle Beams"

  • deanchhsw
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Physics 2 exam tomorrow. Need help with a couple more problems and im good

  • LakeMountD
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Rollercoaster ride problem, involving centripetal accelaration

  • Hoppa
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Resistance change under temperature

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Converting W²/NJHz to MKS: Step-by-Step Guide

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Electromagnetism and hydraulics

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Answer A or D for Calc Integration Question

  • UrbanXrisis
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Are there any composite numbers in this equation?

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Atomic Mass Unit: Converting to kgs

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Wave Tank Refraction: Does Depth Affect Refraction?

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Speed of light in different media

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Electric forces and electric fields

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Quick chem. questionacids/bases

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De Broglie Wavelength and Relativistic Momentum

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