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Help with a numerical Simpsons Rule

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Calculate the amount of food needed to walk a distance of 30 km

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I know im forgetting something simple

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What is the satellite's instantaneous velocity

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Reaction time of Light Dependant Resistors

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Solving 10 Ohm Resistor Problem: Min 3 in Series/Parallel

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Calculate the gravitational force between these spheres

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Coefficient of kinetic friction on ramp

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Heat-Related Problem: Is Inverse Proportion True?

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Calculating Maximum Height of a Ball Thrown at an Angle

  • mugzieee
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Physics: conservation of energy and springs

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Solving Force and Motion Problems with Friction

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Steel: Learn About Its Properties & Uses | Joseph's Presentation

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Solving for Parallel Tangent Lines: A Confusing Example

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Find initial velocity of the spaceship

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Find the Fake Coin: Weighing Strategy with 27 Coins in 3 Attempts

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Percent Abundance of Br-81 in Bromine

  • mugzieee
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Answer: Calculate Time for Heat Loss to Rise to Normal

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General Physics 1: Calculating Force for Constant Speed

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Deflection of electron in electric field

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External torque needed to keep a small rotating loop in motion

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How can I prove s(n+1) = t(n) + t(n+1) for all positive integers n?

  • lvlastermind
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Probability and chance of failure

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Acceleration and time of blocks with friction acting

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Debating Object Buoyancy: Hollow vs Solid Spheres in Water

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Echo-based Valley Width Calculation - Knowing the Speed of Sound

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How Does a Proton's Path Change in a Magnetic Field?

  • Jacob87411
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Angular Momentum: Constant Axis & Non-CM Axis

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Implicit differentiation and a bicorn curve

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Evaluating Improper Integral of $\frac{x\arctan{x}}{(1+x^2)^2}$

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Solving Ratio Word Problem: ~36 Brand Y Refrigerators

  • homegrown898
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Solving Spherical Charge Distribution Problems - Physics

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Solve Temperature Problem: 8.7 Deg C

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Which is the 9th term where do i stop adding?

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How Does Changing Frequency Affect Capacitance in an AM Radio Tuner?

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Why? Series question easy but dont know what to write.

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Solve Stoichiometry Problems with HCl and Marble

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What are the properties of a muonic atom?

  • PhatPartie
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Calculate RMS Speed of Helium at 361K

  • R.Harmon
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Disk speed NON UNIFORM and UNIFOR CIRCULAR MOTION

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Maximum Energy transfer in Compton Effect

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Physics Questions: Frictionless Incline + Pendulum Speed

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Why Does My Physics Book Use L/2 for Calculating Linear Acceleration?

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Motion: How to Calculate Speed with Acceleration?

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Clock/modular arithmetic anyone?

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Lots of great physics info at Answers.com

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Elastic Collision: Find Speed of Protons After Collision

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Potential Energy of an Atom Due to Its Charge Distribution

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Calculating Heat Flow Through a Rod: Step-by-Step Guide

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Impulse Help: Solving a Tennis Ball Problem

  • Jayhawk1
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How much work is done by friction in this process?

  • Jayhawk1
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What is the Formula for Newton's Law of Cooling?

  • Physically Impaired
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Finding wave frequency by using a strobe

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Help relativity exam in in 5 hours

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Do Waves Behave Differently in Various Scenarios?

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How Does Simplifying the Expression L√(3g/L) * L√(3g/L) Compare to 3gL?

  • UrbanXrisis
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Parallel plates & Point charge ?

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How Do You Calculate the Net Magnetic Field Between Two Wires?

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Another Electrostatics Problem

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Why is Sphere B Negatively Charged? Physics Explanation

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One more Quantum Matrix question

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Proving Integral of f is 1 When x = 1/n

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How do u graph these without using a graphing calculator?

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Electric Field of 90° Arc of 2 Wires w/ Uniform Charge - Q/πR^2

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Express the area of an equilateral triangle as a function

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Master Coulomb's Law with Expert Help: Quiz Prep for Electric Force Problems!

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Cartesian coordinates and torque

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How do you find out where a series converges

  • stunner5000pt
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Another quick please tell me if my logic seems correct (change of variables)

  • ninjacookies
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Couple of electromagnetics questions

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Using Newton's Laws to Escape a Frozen Lake

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What is the velocity of the boat relative to the water

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Exploring the Geometric Property of a Planar Curve [gamma]

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Practical Project Help : The Resonance of different pieces of metal.

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Geometry of Sphere: Find All Points on Circle in Sphere

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[Physical Science] Finding Density, Mass, or Volume

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Solve Algebra Word Problem: x+1/x - 1/4 = x+3/x+2

  • homegrown898
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Proving Inner Product Spaces w/ (1+x^2) Defined on V

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Calculating Decimals for Expressions

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How far apart are two electrons in an electric field?

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Comprehensive electromagnetic induction question

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How Do You Solve a Riccati Differential Equation?

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What is the tangential acceleration of a point

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Calculating Density of a Dye in PMMA Sample

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How Fast Will the Bowling Ball Swing at a 10-Degree Angle?

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