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Solving for Acceleration of Masses with a Pulley System

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Work done by uniform electric field and potential in conductors

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Rail Gun physics, need assistance

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Proving Every Student at School Has Even Number of Friends

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Conical Pendulum, Mass and Period

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What is the equation for tension in a string?

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Calculating Safety of Lifting Steel Beam at 3m/s

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Proving Kineric Energy with Force and Distance

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Is Momentum the Same as Potential Energy?

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Transforming the probability density equation to the wave function

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Question regarding mutual inductance of two coil

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What temperature increase makes gas pressure 1.5p1 in a cylinder?

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Completing the Square: x^2+2x+5 is Always Positive

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How to Find the Normal Vector for a Plane Perpendicular to Another?

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Proving Right Angle Using Cartesian Coordinates

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Word Problems(might involve factoring)

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What Determines the Speed of the Second Puck After a Collision?

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Photoelectric effect and wavelengths

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How Does Pipe Width Affect Water Flow and Speed?

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Does Tension Force Do Work on a Pendulum Bob?

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Force required to lift an 825 kg sail 5 meters up a mast

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How Do You Calculate Marginal Revenue for Maximum Bus Fare Efficiency?

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How can I find te integral of root(x*x+x+1)

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Fish Pond Population Growth: Is a Constant?

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Find the Minimum Mass to Turn a 36 KG Round Table Over

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Evaluating integral born approximation

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Finding Force Exerted by String on Inclined Planes

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Solving -3x=x^2-4 and y^4-2y^2=-y^3 for pretrig review

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Can dental floss reduce friction in physics experiments?

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Compressed Air Car: Moving 70kg Person w/ 135 PSI Tank

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Calculate Work Done by Gas in 5L Container

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Cotangent function integration problem

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Whats wrong with this torque set up

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Tension and static equilibrium formulas for grade 12

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What Is the Relationship Between Constant Velocity, Force, and Work?

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Solve tan(4x) - tan(2x) = 0 for 0 < x < 2π

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Solving Linear Recurrence: ax_k+1 + bx_k + c

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How to Begin Differentiating Products with x^2(x+1)(x-2)^7?

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Simple Harmonic(Quantum) Oscillator

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Set Theory Proof: A vs. B-C vs. C

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Potential difference and proton energy between charged parallel plates

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Transformations of y = -2√(3x-12)-5

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How can I build a simple and cost-effective wind power generator?

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Tensions and angles for three masses suspended by four strings

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Relationship between spacetime, acceleration, and gravity?

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Photon angular distribution in hydrogen 2P to 1S transition

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Tangent Galvanometer and others

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Calculating the Length of a Segment Joining Centers of Inscribed Circles

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Find the sum of reciprocals of integers with only prime factors 2 and 3

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Coordinate Geometry: Solving a Question for 0P

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How Can I Maximize the Distance of a Cart Powered by Two Elastic Bands?

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Checking Rewritten Equation for y=-3f(-2x+4)+5

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Correcting for the Moon's gravity

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Is it possible for the median to equal the stddev?

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Pressure law (how they combined to get pv/t)

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Is y² = x + 1 a function?

  • aisha
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Potential Theory: Study Caracteristics of Formula

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Calculating Arc Length for a Circling Airplane

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Does Friction Cause Centripetal Force in Circular Bicycling?

  • Clari
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Proving John Machin's Formula for Arctan Difference

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Calculating Magnus Effect in Long Range Artillery

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How Do You Simplify Logarithmic and Exponential Equations?

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How Do You Model a House Structure Using Mathematical Equations?

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Cosine law giving math error with sides 4.3, 5.2, 7.5

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Derivatives of Log and Exponential Functions

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Kinetic Energy: .00020kg Bullet vs 6.4 x 10^7 kg Ocean Liner

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Question on Function: y=3x^2 -1/x^3

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How to find angle from cosine in Turing without inverse trig

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Finding the inverse of f(x)=3∛(x+2)-7

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Does the half-life of a radioactive element stay the same?

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Right angle triangle trigonometry

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Tension of a rope holding a platform and a person

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Graphing calculator find an eqn?

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Determining Coefficients of Friction

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The Electric Field Strength of a Proton Accelerated at 1 Million g

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How Do Changes in Location Affect Circular Motion and Weight?

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Find Angular Position of Particle in Vertical Circle Motion

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How do you expand (a+b)^n using the binomial theorem?

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How Does Wind Speed Affect Roof Pressure and Force Calculation?

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What Is the Impulse Delivered to a Ball Hit by a Bat?

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Uncertainty on cos(theta) from angle measurement error

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Uniform Circular Motion problem

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Electromagnetic induction and conducting rods

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Using the law of conservation of kinetic energy

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Is -3 + 1/2x the Correct Inverse of 1/(2x+6)?

  • aisha
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Supplementary Angles for Spherical Trigonometry

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Finding the inverse of 1/(−3y+9) and checking if it's a function

  • aisha
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Transform f(x)=x^2 to y=2f(-1/2(x+5))-3

  • aisha
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American artificial planet Pioneer IV

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