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Solving a 3D System with Spiraling Confidence

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Transducer terminology question

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Can Experiments Confirm the Wave-Particle Duality of Light?

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Reasoning problems on kinematics without numbers

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How Do You Calculate Instantaneous Velocity at Point 2?

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Proving Unbiased Estimator: E(2/n*sum from 1 to n of Y(i)) = theta

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Where does one term end and the other begin?

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Calculating Average Velocity in Spring-Mass System

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Parallel Plates and charge density

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How to Calculate Multiples Within a Specific Range?

  • trigger352
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How Did I Solve My Tech Issue?

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Difference between static charges and circuit charges

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Resolution of a circular aperture

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Have 2 Questions: Measure Perihelion of Venus & Pendulum in Elevator

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If ∫_a^b f(x)dx = a+2b, what is ∫_a^b (f(x)+5)dx?

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Solving for Maximum Speed of Ball in a Pendulum Swing

  • UrbanXrisis
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Abstract Algebra: Groups of order 21

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Solving 5-Stone Counting Problem w/ Restrictions

  • lesquestions
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Two charged particles accelerating toward each other

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Period of Oscillation for a Meter Stick Suspended by a Light String

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Work done throwing a 0.5 kg ball to 20m height

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Vector addition and relative velocity of perpendicular motions

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Solving sqrt (Y+6) - sqrt (3y) = 3

  • perpetual-burn
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Time deritivate of the expectation value of p

  • cyberdeathreaper
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How to Calculate Force and Acceleration in Physics

  • jpmaster
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What frequency of light is recorded by a detector attached to the moving mirror

  • stunner5000pt
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Calculating Power for Pumping Water to a Tower

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Solving 3z/2=z/6+4: Is it Right?

  • thomas576
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Angular Momentum/Rotation Problem

  • Felix83
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Why doesn't the characteristic count in significant figures for logarithms?

  • mathzeroh
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How Do You Calculate Centripetal Forces on a Merry-Go-Round?

  • imnotsmart
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What is the linear thermal coefficient of expansion for the container?

  • wildrjetta
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Fundamentals of Engineering Problem

  • Naeem
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Setting up a triple integral in cylindrical coordinates?

  • VinnyCee
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Understanding Arctan: Solving for 0 and 1/0

  • hotmail590
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Rocket car problem, find final velocity.

  • stangeroo
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What is the Limit of the Sequence a_n = (n^2)(1-cos(5.2/n))?

  • ProBasket
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How Much Kinetic Energy is Lost in a Completely Inelastic Collision?

  • ~angel~
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Finding radius when circumference is 6π

  • thomas576
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How Can You Make a Compass Without Iron?

  • chase222
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Waves and Energy transfer problem ( am desperate)

  • Alexielle
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Deriving temperature time evolution from radiative cooling equation

  • fasterthanjoao
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Spring compression: finding height and max velocity of 16lb weight

  • VSCCEGR
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Wave function for Hydrogen and Probability

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Thermodynamics - A Real Pressure Cooker

  • UltraC
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Two masses connected by spring falling under gravity

  • Mohammad
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Pushing Blocks: Solving a Friction Problem with Four Blocks on a Table

  • Naeem
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Magnetism and Electric Potential Problem

  • bbbbbev
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Ok soon to be algebra teacher i can feel it last one i think

  • thomas576
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Solving the inequality 3-3(x-4)<4-3x

  • thomas576
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Ok easy algebra kicking my kids butt and im new to this again

  • thomas576
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Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals

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Does a Hot Gas of Hydrogen Emit Radiation of a Single Frequency?

  • vangto
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Why does ∇·A = 0 for the magnetic vector potential?

  • AKG
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Hydrogen vs. Doubly Ionized Lithium: Which Has More Optical Spectrum Lines?

  • Jacob87411
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Calculating Forces on a 2000kg Elevator Suspended by Single Cable

  • Power24
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How Do You Calculate Phase and Group Velocity from Refractive Index Data?

  • stunner5000pt
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Calculating the Recoil Energy of 57Co Emitting a 14.4 keV Gamma Ray

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What is the height of the wine column in Pascal's barometer?

  • imnotsmart
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Calculating Slit Width for Diffraction Pattern

  • Jacob87411
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How many terms are in this series?

  • aisha
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Piecewise functions how to graph it

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How to Calculate Photon Strike Rate for Monochromatic Light?

  • Jacob87411
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Calculating Speed and Time for a Sliding Disk on an Elevated Air Table

  • Vanity
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Derivative of (t-1)^1/2*(t^-2) using product rule

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What is the rate at which the cowboy fills the horse trough?

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Finding force and equilibrium positions for U(x) = 3x² - 3x³

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What are some fun experiments with liquid nitrogen?

  • gijsbert2002
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What is the solution for this integral?

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Are there 4 or 5 significant digits in 0.0029550 m?

  • joejo
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Where is the image formed and what is its magnification?

  • suf7
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What is the mass of a floating frog in a hemispherical pod?

  • imnotsmart
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Collision (kinetic energy lost)

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Finding Magnetic Force on a Moving Electron

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River Rescue ( with attachement )

  • Naeem
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How is the concept of simultaneity affected by relativity?

  • IntuitioN
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Simple Harmonic Motion of a Spring Elevator

  • UrbanXrisis
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Decibel Question (adding I think)

  • Hit an Apex
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Double-slit experiment: when do bright fringes coincide for two wavelengths?

  • admajoremdeigloriam
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What does R^ mean in astronomy?

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Expectation values of x and x^2

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Boat Drag Question: Acceleration After Rain Starts

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What Are Critical, Over, and Under Damping in Electrical Circuits?

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Converting into polar coordinates for integration

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Does the Weight of an Hourglass Change When Sand is Falling?

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Understanding Changes in Internal Energy and Entropy in a Two-Block System

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Compute the Flux of Neutrinos

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What is the Force and Tension in a Helicopter Truck Rescue?

  • jungleismassiv
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Work done by friction in two-car collision

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Evaluating a Double Integral: Finding the Volume of a Bounded Region

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