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Conservation of energy question -

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Calculate Average Temperature of Planet in 0.4 AU Orbit: Albedo 30%

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A sailboat sets out from the U.S. side of Lake Erie

  • HappyFlower
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Help with Factor Of Safety (FOS) in Bolt Shear problem

  • Jonathan Green
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Angular Momentum of a conical pendulum.

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How do I solve for the angle, as a function?

  • Phantoful
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Abstract Special Relativity, particle at rest and one moving

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Operating cost for lights and coffee machines

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Calculate the minimum uncertainty

  • Kaspar
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Connection between V vs I graphs and Ohm's Law

  • LonelyElectron
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Uncertainty for a particle diffracted through a single slit

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Calculating the surface charge of a sphere and a conducting shell

  • Potatochip911
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Gyroscope Experiment Homework: Find Centre of Gravity & Nutation Effects

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How to Solve Newton's 3rd Law Pulley Problems?

  • HydroMarioUSA
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Man Jumps Horizontally: Work Done by Man

  • Ameya Darshan
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What is the resonant frequency and peak current drawn

  • Perodamh
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Hydrostatic pressure in a tilted tube

  • Jahnavi
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Conservation of energy in x vs y direction

  • Wes Turner
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Displacement of an object with certain Ek stopped by Frictional Force

  • elia07
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How to find the length of the wire?

  • lulu
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Finding the time period of this System

  • Hydrous Caperilla
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Find the Value of k: Ball's Momentum and Height

  • Robin04
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Satellite and length of liquid column in a barometer

  • Jahnavi
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A projectile's initial velocity without time?

  • dritt
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Applying Gauss' Law for Calculating Work Req'd to Move Charge

  • lawsonfurther
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Frequency of Wave on a Guitar String HW

  • slw12
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Linear Motion Formulas for an Inclined Plane

  • S313
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Gauss's Law and Parallel Line Charges

  • goober
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Calculate the solar energy incident on a reflecting surface in one second

  • Richie Smash
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Is this answer incorrect for cancelling waves?

  • Perseverence
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How do you know that the net force is moving to the right?

  • Perseverence
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Find volume of pesticide after pressure decreases

  • Richie Smash
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How to find the charge on each capacitor

  • Fara_k2
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Approximating Damped Oscillator Time Period and Frequency with Large n

  • Allan McPherson
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Equivalence of Derivations in the Wave Equation from Maxwell's Equations

  • Valeria
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Longer pendulum, does frequency need to be increased or

  • Perseverence
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What Is the Width of the Region on the Detector Hit by Neutrons?

  • Pickled_Gorilla
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How does the sign convention work in ray optics?

  • Mohammed Ayaz Quadri
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How Do You Calculate Work Done in a Thermodynamic Process?

  • Iain123
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Linear Momentum to Angular Momentum

  • brad hars
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Universal Gravitation problem, help with final statement.

  • Physics345
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Projectile Motion: stream of water

  • kat R
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How Does an Electric Heater Affect the Melting Process of Ice?

  • yesgirl10
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Interpreting Molar Specific Heat number

  • Taulant Sholla
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Energy required to make 2.0 kg of steam

  • LonelyElectron
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A mass is dropped on a plate that's suspended from a spring

  • Vriska
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How Does Friction Affect Train Acceleration?

  • Claus Berner
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Exponential decay of a pendulum oscillation amplitude

  • asilvester635
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Initial velocity if a performer clears a 30 m tall object

  • DeathEater
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How to find the energy of capacitance?

  • Coderhk
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1-D Kinematics Problem (Running to catch up to a bus)

  • Civil_Disobedient
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Law of Conservation of Energy of a wind turbine

  • ElegantSir
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How Can You Derive the Sine of Alpha from Two Inclined Plane Equations?

  • Kam Jam
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Energy calculations for a skier on a hill

  • Meeeessttteeehh
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How Much Work Does Ryan Do Lifting and Carrying Potatoes?

  • LonelyElectron
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What is the Direction of Induced Current?

  • max6333
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Kinematic equation problem -- A fountain shoots water out of the ground ....

  • dragon-kazooie
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Calculating Electric Field from Force on a Point Charge

  • Benjamin
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Finding Amplitude of the Oscillation

  • Hydrous Caperilla
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Force due to a chain falling on a table

  • Suyash Singh
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Electric field magnitude between two charged disks problem

  • Brystephor
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Finding the period (T) of a pendulum on Mars

  • asilvester635
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Finding Acceleration Due To Gravity

  • Dave Johnson
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Which Direction Should a Swimmer Head to Counteract a River Current?

  • Balsam
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Kinematics Problem Help (accident-avoidance systems for oil tankers)

  • Civil_Disobedient
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Potential Energies of Two Charged Cylinders

  • Matt Chu
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What Determines Electric Field Strengths of Two Charged Rods

  • miyayeah
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Circuits question, series vs parallel

  • Falcon99
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Amplitude of SHM of a spring hung from a ceiling

  • Vriska
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Minimum friction to roll an imperfect sphere on an incline

  • Vriska
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Volume of Balloon Unchanged When Pressure Doubled & Temp Changes

  • ZiHao
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Angle of escaping electric field lines

  • Matt Chu
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What is the Simplified Equation for a Uniform Electric Field?

  • Goatscholar18
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Find the work done on a monoatomic gas in this P-V diagram

  • Helly123
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Potential Difference b/w concentric shells -- confusion

  • IonizingJai
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Momentum and bar chart representations

  • Sam0209
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Oscillation of a Rod: Finding Frequency

  • Fibo112
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Hooke's Law Lab Spring Constant Calculation

  • Abhishekkkk__
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Verification for Net Force and Vectors?

  • Meeeessttteeehh
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Pressures of a gas in cm of mercury

  • Richie Smash
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Problems with electromagnetic fields

  • CAT 2
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Angled Length Contraction (Relativity)

  • Blanchdog
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How many kg Uranium is needed for 5kW produced?

  • Narud
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Looking for feedback on selecting a good topic

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Rocket momentum through a cloud of particles

  • EmanueleFWM
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Find the force P such that the disk rolls without slip

  • Andres Padilla
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Induced EMF in a coil outside a solenoid

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Explanation of a torque of friction in a bearing

  • bolzano95
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Thermodynamic systems: spot the invalid fundamental equation

  • andrewkirk
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Peak torque and power for an elevator motor

  • JosefMartens
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Gauss' law for uniformly charged space

  • Likith D
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Find the weight of a partially submerged cylinder

  • Richie Smash
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How Do You Calculate Electric Field Strength and Direction?

  • miyayeah
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Calculate Electric Flux from Point Charge to Plate:

  • Faiq
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Mechanics problem -- a mass on a table that can freely move on wheels

  • Clara Chung
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Electrical field near infinite, charged rod

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Distance Traveled by a Laser Pointer in Outer Space

  • jasonchiang97
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How do I find the direction of C?

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