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Extension cord connected to heater - Find the power

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Perturbation of hydrogen energy due to nucleus

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Combination of electric and magnetic fields

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Questions About the Formation of Hydrochloric Acid

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Integration by substitution help

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Solving for x: (sin x)^6 + (cos x)^6 = 5/6 ((sin x)^4 + (cos x)^4)

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Units regarding a photoelectric question

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Solving a Doppler + Beat Frequency Problem for Bat Speed

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Explaining Earth's Orbit Using a Geocentric Reference Frame

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Power of D-Cell Batteries: Calculate & Understand Benefits/Risks

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Calculating Speed on an Inclined Plane | Mechanical Energy #2

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How Does Frictional Force Affect Bullet Penetration in Wood?

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Maximum liklihood estimators again help

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Mechanical Energy: Calculating Work w/ Box, Ramp & Friction

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Calculating Charge on Conducting Balls Hanging from Strings

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How Do Meters, Kelvins, and Watts Relate in This Equation?

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Solving Gamma-Ray & X-Ray Photon Questions: Help Needed

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What Does a ≡ b (mod m) Imply in Mathematics?

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Is This C++ Code Correct for Reading Bytes from an MP3 File?

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Impact Parameter of Alpha Particle Rutherford

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Magnets making things hurtle towards me eep

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How Is Maximum Resistance Calculated in a Superconducting Ring Experiment?

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Quick question about a telescoping series

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How Is the Period of Uniform Circular Motion Affected by Latitude?

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What Are the Dynamics in a Circular Orbit?

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Head on Collision with a car physics

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Kinematic Problem: Solve Traffic Light Stop Distance

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Net force exerted between hemispheres of uniformly charged sphere

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Calculate Magnetic Field Between Two Wires: Help Needed

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Is length real or is it illusory?

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How Does Lenz's Law Affect Electron Force Calculation?

  • andrew410
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Understanding Lenz's Law: Solved Example on Homopolar Generator

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Solving for x: Graph of y=|2x|-|3-x|

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Calc Work Needed to Push Car up 11.0 deg Incline

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Why Does the Toy Truck Stop at 3.2m Instead of 3.5m?

  • Alex_
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Is Cos2x the Same as Cos^2(x) in the Equation Cos2x + Cosx + 1 = 0?

  • aisha
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Check expression equivalent to

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Calculating RLC Circuit Damping Time and Energy Loss

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Terminal Speed of Golf Ball Dropped from 25m

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Simply Checking an Answer in Calculus

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Solving a Three-Player Nash Equilibrium

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Electrostatics charged particle Problems

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Total Accel: (15)^2/173 + .6614 m/s^2

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Special relativity and velocity of a particle

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Stone's Height Above Window Question

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How to solve 2 - 2sin^2(theta) = cos(theta) on the domain [0,2pi]

  • aisha
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Most Plausible Reason for Large Stable Nuclei's Extra Neutrons

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E-field for infinitely long cylinder

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Solve Initial Value Problem: dy/dx = x-4-xy-4y, y(0)=4 | Step-by-Step Guide

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Did I solve the calculus problem correctly?

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Tangent to the Point: Solving for b and c

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Struggling with Parallel Plate Capacitor Concepts?

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How to Find Electric Field at Semicircle Center Without Calculus?

  • PhysicsNewb
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Calculus: Solving Limits with Difference of Cubes Method

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Calculating Net Force on Mass: 800N, 347N, 0.074m/s/s

  • mohlam12
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Very simple combining fields question

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Solving Algebraic Fractions with 3 Binomials

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Calculating Work and Coefficient of Kinetic Friction for a Sliding Seal

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How Do I Analyze and Graph the Function \( \frac{x}{x^2-4} \)?

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Electric Field Calculation for Non-uniformly Charged Sphere

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Solving Work Needed to Push 1147kg Car Up 15.1o Incline

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How do I solve x^3 + y^3 = 1, x^4 + y^4 = 1

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Where Did I Go Wrong in Finding the Derivative of y=t/(1+1/t)?

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What other instruments are related to the Tuba?

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Elastic Collision and conservation of momentum

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Tacoma Bridge Collapse: Physics of Vibration and Sound

  • liv
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What is the Correct Method for Calculating Error Expressions in Capacitance?

  • NotaPhysicsMan
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What is the tension in the cord as the elevator accelerates?

  • runner1738
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Problem on finding second derivative.

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Parametric equations for particle motion

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How can I prove Gauss's Law for a continuous charge distribution?

  • AKG
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How can I find limits and slopes in calculus?

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Solving Region Enclosed by: 2y=4sqrt(x), y=5, 2y+3x=7

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Parabola passes through the points (0,4), (0,-1) and (6,1)

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Solve Integral: 50 + 14sin(πt/12) | 0 to 12

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How Do I Apply F=ma to Solve These Physics Problems?

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A little push on this trig identity

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Motion questions show me the steps

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Try it do you get the same answer?

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Simplify in sum and difference equation

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Check this for me involving sin theta

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Solving a Projectile Motion Problem: Find the Initial Speed

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Issues with Gravity: Help Amanda Solve Physics Equation

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Electric Potential Difference and charges

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How Do You Calculate the Maximum Height of a Projectile Using Energy Concepts?

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Proving Trigonometric Identity Involving Double Angle Formula

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Estimate takeoff speed of aircraft

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Understanding Specific Heat and Calorimetry: Experiment or Equation?

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Momentum of Bullet and Angle of Impact: A Physics Lab

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Help Us Solve This Equation: 2/3 k - (k + 1/4) = 1/12 (k + 4)

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What is the minimum normal force he must exert?

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Designing Shoes to Walk on Eggs: Ideas Welcome!

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