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Bathroom scale compression problem

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How Does the Center of Mass Affect Problem Solving in Physics?

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Writing a physics report about hydrochloricacid

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How Wide Is the Slit in a Single Slit Diffraction Problem?

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Finding sample size when standard deviation is unknown

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How Is Entropy Calculated for a Heating Copper Block?

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How Do You Graph and Calculate the Area of a Region Defined by Two Inequalities?

  • TheShapeOfTime
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Why does buoyant force equal weight when an object floats?

  • testman2k
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Work and Potential/Kinetic Energy

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Calculating Work Done on a Slope: Friction and KE

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F(x)=2xe^(-x) what is derivative?

  • UrbanXrisis
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What is the Cost Function for a Long Distance Call?

  • gr3gg0r
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Calculate the magnitude and direction physics

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What Are the Safety Precautions for Physics Experiments?

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Average value of f(x) = (3x+5)^2 on [1, 2]

  • c19dale
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Two dimensional elastic collision - unequal masses

  • Or Ozery
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Solving a Tower Height with Cosine Law

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Initial velocity of the golf ball

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Calculate the initial recoil spped of the boat

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Temperature and stress question

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How Is Fluid Force Calculated on the Bottom of a Trapezoidal Pool?

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Can Altering String Frequencies Enable Travel to Alternate Dimensions?

  • Tyrone
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Trig Substitution with Integration

  • Tom McCurdy
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How do two aligned Polaroids transmit light in Grade 12 physics problems?

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Calculating Distance, Velocity and Gravity

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How do I calculate the spring constant with given projectile motion data?

  • senseandsanity
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AP physics first semester review for final exam

  • Kimorto
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Find the magnitudes and directions of the forces F1 and F2

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Calculating Upward Acceleration of a Helium-Filled Sphere

  • BbyBlue24
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How Do I Calculate the Inverse of Matrix P and Determine Eigenvectors?

  • matrix_204
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Calculating Force from Parachute on Grade 11 Rocket Project

  • umer
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Finding Uncertainty in $\theta$ with Fixed $\lambda$

  • Hypnotoad
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Analysis on the circular motion

  • UrbanXrisis
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Change in the object's kinetic energy

  • UrbanXrisis
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What are the domain and range of the function y=2(3^x)-1?

  • aisha
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Minimum acceleration for airplane takeoff on 950 m runway

  • Kimorto
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Calculating the Minimum Height for a Steel "Boat" to Float

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Motion Near the Earth's Surface

  • thomasrules
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Power Requirements for Taut Rope of 0.165 kg and 3.75 m Length

  • Kawrae
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Rearranging Equations for Solving Complex Algebraic Expressions

  • Jeebuz
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Is -g a primitive root modulo p when g is?

  • b0mb0nika
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Angular Momentum with a Circular Platform

  • destrukt
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Bearing reactions on spinning rotor in rotating space vehicle

  • mpm
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Question regarding resistors and potentiometer

  • Sanosuke Sagara
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Mass on a spring and GravityPain in the neck

  • saltrock
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Tension in string attached to two fixed points

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Grade 12 Electromagnetic Problem

  • Dan17
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How Does a Flywheel Power a Car?

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Point on a line and shifting a linear equation left

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Where is the normal force located on a rollercoaster loop?

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Solving Wave Equations: Length, Frequency, Velocity

  • SnowOwl18
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Differential Eqns. (checking an answer + some questions)

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What are the charge options for baryons?

  • NYROCKFAN
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OUNT OF POWER IN SOUND WAVESThe Intensity of Sound Waves

  • Kawrae
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Rock dropped off cliff, sound heard 3.4 seconds later

  • DrZoidberg421
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Work done by friction and normal force on an inclined crate

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Block on smooth 15° incline with 20N gravity force

  • thomasrules
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Final velocity vs. horizontal velocity for a car rolling off a desk

  • JWest
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Finding magnitude and direction of vector sums with A and B

  • rsixtyone
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Solving Complex Eigenvalues w/ Matrix System

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Finding the characteristic polynomial of a 3×3 symmetric matrix

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Solving log(base5)36 using log2 and log3

  • seiferseph
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Doppler effect for reflected sound waves from approaching truck

  • GingerBread27
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Hydrogen Atom in n=1 State: Magnetic Field Splitting of .000093 eV"

  • Physicsiscool
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What Determines the Velocity in a Perfectly Inelastic Collision?

  • JinSu
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Understanding Li's Outermost Electron Ionization Energy

  • Physicsiscool
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Energy difference in p-level with 3.4 T magnetic field

  • Physicsiscool
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Finding x-intercepts and local extrema of x^4-4x^3-x^2+12x-2 on TI-83

  • jai6638
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Is Friction Involved in the Work Done on a Book by a Man Walking?

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Two Questions with Sound Waves

  • Kawrae
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Day of the Week Puzzle: Solving with Modular (Clock) Arithmetic

  • Maw615
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4 kg steel ball accelerated to 62 m/s and experimental train kinematics

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Calculating Isothermal Expansion Work - 2 Moles Ideal Gas, 380K

  • BlackMamba
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Universal Gravitation - Satellites

  • BbyBlue24
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Effect of water temperature on fish respiration

  • aisha
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Bob and Jack's 1000 km bike race with a flat tire

  • aisha
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Having a brain fart about permutations

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Are My Calculus Derivatives Correct?

  • eeyore81
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Theorem of maximum work (Thermo)

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Solving Homework Q: Bullet & Block Impact Velocity

  • Afro_Akuma
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Complicated But Fun Try It See What U Get

  • aisha
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Reciprocal Function Graph: How to Determine the Equation?

  • aisha
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Distance between centers of inscribed circles in adjacent squares

  • Chikawakajones
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Problem with two review problems

  • maverick99
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Why does the amplitude of a loudspeaker cone change with frequency?

  • saltrock
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Spring compression in hydraulic system with rock on output plunger

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Checking elastic energy and gravitational potential calculations

  • Raza
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Building a newspaper bridge to hold 3 kg over 1 meter

  • ms. confused
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What is the Impact of a Time-Dependent Force on an Object's Velocity?

  • BbyBlue24
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