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Shouldn't Conservation of Momentum Be Conserved in this Problem?

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Solve Magnetic Field from Perpendicular Wires Carrying Same Current

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Calculating Characteristics of a Sinusoidal Wave Propagating on a String

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Hwk Problem: Mechanical Energy

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Thermal conductivity: are liquids better thermal conductors?

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Calc Resistance, XL-XC & Power in RLC Circuit

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Conditions on the coefficients of conics equations

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Simple Harmonic Motion of a Mass on a Spring

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Solving Geometric Series: Find x Values |r|<1

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Pressure Difference in a 2-m Deep Swimming Pool

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What Current Makes the Magnetic Field at the Center Zero?

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A conceptual question on vectors

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Linear Momentum and Collisions of meteor

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Minimum Height for Object to Travel Around Loop-the-Loop

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Vector Addition Q: Find Z Component of A X B

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What is the finite difference method and how does it involve a grid?

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Source-free 2nd order lin. circuit

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Solving Parametric Equation to Find Area - Help Needed!

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Quantum Mech. Si Wavefunction probability

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Calculating the Dieing Time of a Pendulum

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Is My Slope-Intercept Equation for Farmer Jack's Milk Prices Correct?

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A weird domain and range? anybody up for a challenge

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Problem using variation of parameters

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Is This Partial Fraction Set Up Correct?

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Alternating Series: Does Divergence Hold?

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Distance and time for a treadmill

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Calculating Vapour Pressure for 1L Container with 5mL Water at 20°C

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Building a Quake Tower for High School Physics Class

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Dealing with Domain Problems in Plotting: A Mathematician's Dilemma

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Help with Balancing Iron (III) Chloride Equation

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Efficient Integration Problem Help: How to Easily Solve Complex Integrals

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Calculating Power Generated at Hoover Dam

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Yr 12 Maths 1 Help - Get Assistance for Horizontal Tangents & Normals

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How to find lim (pi/2 - x)/cos(x) as x -> pi/2?

  • gillgill
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Capacitor Circuit Problem: Identical Capacitors & Battery Connection Explained"

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Solving Complex Questions: Re(z^2)=? Im(z^2)=?

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Constant frequency for light waves?

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Net External Electric Field from Combining Positive & Negative Charges

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Starting a Limit Problem with x^3/(tan^3(2x)) as x Approaches 0

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Satellite Placements: Low Moon vs Synchronous Lunar

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Finding force, distance, time on a threadmill

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Calculating Solar System Reach of Pioneer Craft Without Assist

  • six789
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Software for learning matrices?

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Help Solving Angular Work Problem: 11676 J?

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Calculating Work to Place Satellite in Synchronous Orbit

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HELP Features of A Hyperbola CONIC

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Comparing escape velocities on Earth and Mars

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Two Problems Dealing With Circular Motion

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How Is Coulomb's Law Demonstrated with a Suspended Charged Ball?

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Calculation of a half-life how?

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Understanding Gravitational Pressure and Acceleration: Explained

  • apchemstudent
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Electric Charge in a Magnetic Field

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Parametric equations for a circle

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Solving Polynomial: x^(3/2) + (1+x^3)^(1/2)

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How to Calculate Energy to Push an Object 100 km Without Knowing Its Mass?

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Friction: Does Contact Area Affect Force?

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40 or 400 which has greater standard deviation?

  • aisha
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Trig substitution help (easy one )

  • RadiationX
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Magnetic Field Calculation for Perpendicular Currents at Point P

  • NotaPhysicsMan
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Calculating Current in Series & Parallel Circuits

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Is This Function a Variation of a Hyperbola?

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Find diameter of steel wire - stress

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Involving Errors In Calculations

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Why Does Momentum Seem Unequal in a Ball-Wall Collision?

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Banked curve involving friction

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Parametric equations for a loop

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Write an expression for f3 in terms of f2

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Unit Step Function and Laplace Transforms

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How Does a Pendulum React in Freefall? CN Tower Experiment

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Cal 2 help please - hard problem

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Why Does Interference Still Occur with Red Light Passing Through Slits?

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What is the Domain and Range for f and g?

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Help with Physics Homework: Investigating 'Ghosting' of a TV Picture

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What are the orbital parameters of a planet orbiting a star?

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Spring Block System: Period & Max Speeds/Accel

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How much internal energy is produced in the battery

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How Do You Calculate the Energy in a Complex EM Wave?

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How Do You Solve These Complex Geometry and Rate Problems?

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Magnetic Field Intensity Question

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Converting a Complex Number to Polar Form

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Analyzing a Static System using Lagrangian Mechanics

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Find the Yield Rate of Two Bonds with Same Maturity & Coupon Rate

  • SciFi Chick
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Can You Solve This Kinematics, Energy, and Momentum Diagram Problem?

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Revising for SPM General Physics: Recommended Books & Sites

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Find $\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}$ for Parametric Equations x,y

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Disinfectant and bacteria experiment VERY

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Work Done on Sled by Rope: 5.0s, 250N, 470N

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3 free response practice AP problems

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Pre-Calculus - Regarding finding the area of a certain region

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Seemingly easy quantum question

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Solving for Unknown Mass M2 in System with Knowns M1, k & T

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Understanding Linear Momentum: Ranking Force and Slowing Regions

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HEat energy given off by a person

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The limit of the product is the product of the limits.

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Solving q = 4t³ + 5t² - 6 for t = 1s - Instantaneous Current

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Rescuing a Stranded Partner in Space: Utilizing Conservation of Momentum

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KE in reletivity? Strange integration

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