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Acceleration as a function of RPMs using power and work

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What is the average density of the duck floating on a lake?

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Stokes' theorem over a circular path

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How Does Changing Mass, Length, or Gravity Affect a Pendulum's Period?

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AP Physics B Multiple Choice Newtonian (1 prob)

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Simple harmonic motion pinball problem

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Calculating Normal Force for Student on Ferris Wheel

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Speed of a particle that can pass through plates

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Charged balls suspended by strings in electric field

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Solve Indeterminate Forms with Binomial Expansion

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Pendulum involving conservative energy

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(Projectile Motion)How to derive the equation?

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Hockey puck sliding down a ramp: kinetic friction lab

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Magnetic field strength and direction from force on a current-carrying wire

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Formula for potential energy store din a strained solid?

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How does Fortinbras regard Hamlet and what final rites does he order?

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Should I use alpha or alpha/2 in two-sided hypothesis tests?

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Magnetic linear Accelerator + Newton's Balls

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Decreasing Function: Understanding Why g is Decreasing at x=2 and x=-2

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Determine when y = x^2 + bx + 17 has horizontal tangent

  • gillgill
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Order of magnitude of the magnetic force

  • Nimmy
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What is the solution to the Atwood machine problem with given variables?

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Got a question with substitution?

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Calculating Energy Waste of Making 4 Coffee Cups/Day

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Stability of a given structure composed of three rods and a string

  • JohanL
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Difficulty with Parallel Batteries

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Magnetic flux density and Hall probe

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Is \( e^{i\theta} \) an Eigenfunction of the Given Operators?

  • QuantumMech
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What happens if a add the following acids

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Simple Harmonic motion problems

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Simple Harmonic Motion and free-fall accelerations

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Building an egg lander that survives 4-foot drops on any surface

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Does this limit exist lim e^(r^2)/(cos(t)sin(t)) for (r,t)->(0,0)

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Gravitational Potential and Total Energy

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Why is the cross product a × b negative?

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What Is the Planck Radiation Formula for Wavelength?

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How Do You Calculate Torque in a Fishing Pole Scenario?

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Capacitor and Variable resistor

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Resistance of a wire coursework

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Is the Relationship Between Voltage and Electromagnet Strength Exponential?

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Implicit Differentiation: Understanding Higher Order Derivatives

  • krusty the clown
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How does beakman's electric motor work?

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Show Two Positions of Converging Lens for Sharp Image Formation

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Calculating Moment of Inertia for Compound Pendulum

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Divergence theorem on Octant of a sphere

  • Reshma
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Cross Section for Asteroid Impact on Earth

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Calculate the directrix of (y-7)^2 = 8(x-6)

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Tsunami amplitude change question

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Calculus - taking the limit type questions

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Kinetic Energy and Momentum in Air Track Puck Collision

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Greens' Theorem (finding area) -

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Improve Your Related Rates Skills: Practice Questions for Success

  • laker_gurl3
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Need to research an interesting topic for my tutor.

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Is it safer in a car crash to have a bigger or smaller impulse?

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My profesor gave us this (I think) impossible problem to do.

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Optics - Glass lenses in other mediums

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How Can I Prove p*q = 0.25 Given p + q = 1?

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Calculating Force of Friction on a Sliding Block on a Ramp

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Is there a site to do conversions of measurements

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Energy Question [The Millennium Force]

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Calculating the Kinetic Energy and De Broglie Wavelength of an Ejected Electron

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Why Does Charge Q Not Appear in the Equilibrium Equation for Helium Balloons?

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Solving Torque Equation: Door with Mass 20kg, 2 Hinges

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Finding bucket speed from 118W power output

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Is the Maclaurin series for sin(2x) the same as the one for sin(x)?

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Calculate Average Energy Use/Month

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What is the total acoustical power output of the siren?

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Molar mass of butane from experimental data at given conditions and STP

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Which halflife formula is correct?

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With what speed does the stone leave the slingshot?

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Differentiating y = x(x-1)^1/2

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Calculating Moment of Inertia of a Cuboid about the Z-Axis

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Maximum compression of spring from dropped block

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Formula for combined spring constant.

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How Do I Solve These Physics Problems on Center of Mass and Momentum?

  • lonelygirl
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Solving Math Ratio Questions: Find the Answer (Option B)

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Air-track glider amplitude and position calculation

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Angular Velocity of Merry-go-round

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Proportionality of T to R, m1 and m2

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What is the torque exerted on the disk by the two applied forces?

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How Does Heavy Hydrogen Affect the Wavelength of the Balmer Series?

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Calculate Pressure Underwater for a 1cm3 Air Bubble at 291m

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Calculating Net Torque on a Circle with Multiple Forces

  • physicsCU
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What is the wavelength of the satellite signal?

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How Does Light Behave When Passing Through Multiple Lenses?

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Ray diagram for 1-cm arrow 2 cm from 7-cm focal-length lens

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Bounds of g(t) = 2sin(t) + cos(2t) and complex equation solutions

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Ft = m*a = 3 kg * (9.81*26/1.5) = 441.13 N

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When did Einstein move to America?

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Help with 4 torque questions from a lab

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Converting hydrated manganese nitrate and calcium acetate

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Does circular motion affect different points on a car's wheels differently?

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How Is the Period of a Pendulum Affected by Inertia and Center of Mass?

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Calculating Interference Pattern Intensity for Double-Slit Experiment

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Mirror formula problems with concave and convex mirrors

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How Does Changing Magnetic Flux Induce EMF?

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