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SHM with mass over pulley problem

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Diffraction grating lines question

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Convergence of sum with terms (1 − 1/n²)ⁿ − 1

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Cauchy integral problem: can this answer be simplified further?

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Potential difference and static charge

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Would this force be large enough to lift a 60 kg person?

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Rock tossed upward on planet X: find gravitational acceleration

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Is Phi an Isomorphism in an Abelian Group?

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Find the Minimum Velocity Needed for Ball to Go Up Step - Hint Included!

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Kinetic energy of balls after collision

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Impulse and average force for a golf ball hit off the tee

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Voltmeter reading between point b and ground with 5×10^4 Ω resistance

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At what rate is the water leaking out of the second container?

  • ziddy83
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AM-GM and power mean inequality proof

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Calculating Time Constant in R-L Circuits

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What Is the Maximum Deflection Angle in a Partially Inelastic Collision?

  • thenewbosco
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How Do You Calculate Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions?

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How fast was the ball moving when it left the pool table?

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Can Speed Be Negative?

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Intrinsic critical points of a function .

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Finding area under y = (x^5 + 4x^4)^(1/2) from -4 to 0

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How to find the cosine between the directions

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How Does Matrix Multiplication Work in C Programming?

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Rewrite cos^6(x) in Terms of the First Power of the Cosine

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What is the best way to get a response?

  • bannadonna
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Derivative of a function with chain and product rules

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Best way to learn Physics on own?

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What is the maximum height a block will rise when the force is removed?

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Solve Harmonic Wave Displacement at x=10, t=20s

  • bwjohnson9
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Does Aluminum or Steel Tape Rule Perform Better Outdoors?

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Proving Linearity of Transformation: f as a Real Number

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Which Formulas Should I Use for My Review Worksheet?

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What is the acceleration of the bat?

  • ek688
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Substituting functions into y = -3 f(x+2) - 7

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Heat transfer: calculating water temperature rise and ice melting

  • eatubbs
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Finding EMF E when current through 7-ohm resistor is 1.81 A

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Is There Upthrust on a Smooth Object on a Smooth Ocean Floor?

  • ponjavic
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How much work must be done to stop a 980 kg car traveling at 108 km/h?

  • TriumphDog1
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How Do You Solve These Challenging Integration Problems?

  • Astronomer107
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What does this symbol stand for?

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Questions about NRG Car Project

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Partial Derivatives (Chain Rule)

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What was the speed of the Toyota at impact in this collision?

  • camero33
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Conservation of energy in projectiles

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Calculating Time Constant for Spring Oscillations

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What is the solution to this volume integral problem?

  • johnwalton84
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Minimize fuel cost for a 400-mile trip with consumption G(x)

  • ziddy83
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Equation that equates the magnitude of a vector

  • Crauven
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Projectile motion problems with cliffs and shot put

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Calculating Force Exerted on a Rope at an Angle

  • sharon09
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Solve Physics Problem: Wave Function

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Solving for Natural Frequency in a Si-Based NEMS Resonator

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Calculating Height Difference h of Hydraulic System Pistons

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Traffic light controller logic gates for 555 timer and 74163 counter

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Finding forces to start and move a sled up an inclined plane

  • nippongo2001
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What are the applications of the Conserved Momentum Theorem?

  • MasterNe0
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What forces are acting on these two repelling balls?

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Finding Matrix A of Orthogonal Projection onto Line L in R2

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Finding inductance from current change rate in DC circuit

  • Astronomer107
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Calculating Angle of Wedge in Interference Setup

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What Causes Inertia in Physics?

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Solving Equations for Track Graph on Microsoft Excel

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The effect of mass/surface area on coefficient of kinetic friction

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Integral of ln(x^2)

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Do a group element and its inverse have the same order?

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Does log base 2 of x equal log base 2 of y plus log base 2 of z?

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Solving the Sound Wave Problem of Two Identical Violin Strings

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How Does Elastic String Behavior Affect Particle Motion?

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How to Calculate Time for One Revolution of an Ion in a Magnetic Field?

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Refraction - Hitting fish with laser gun

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Sphere Iceberg: Finding Height Above Water

  • Physics is Phun
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Calculate Velocity Ratio for Inelastic Collisions

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Calculating Work and Thermal Energy in a Block-Floor System

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Could this solution be accepted?

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Finding when water flows fastest into and out of a tank

  • ziddy83
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Itinerary arrangements with fixed start and end cities

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Specific gravity of a mixture of antifreeze and water

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Difference between lorentz invariant and lorentz covariant

  • tiger_striped_cat
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Critical points and saddle point classification using the Hessian

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Finding Taylor Polynomial of Degree 2 for f(x,y,z)

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Kinetic energy of the emmited electrons

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Physics EE on Terminal Velocity

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Finding Tension in Rope Connecting Refrigerator to Truck

  • Naeem
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Show that x=2y-2 given 3^x=9^(y-1)

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Find the maximum elastic potential energy of the spring

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Quantum Physics(ionization Energy)

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Quantum Physics and photoelectrons

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How Do You Calculate Muzzle Velocity in a Spring-Loaded Toy Gun?

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Kinematics and magnitude problem

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How Far Will an Object Land When Released from Twice the Height?

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