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Why Is GM Set to 900 in the Vis-Viva Equation for AU and KM/s?

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Help with a confusing free-fall motion physics problem?

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Total interior and exterior charge of a hollow sphere?

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Force needed to push a trolley onto sidewalk

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Finding the Speed of a head hit by a soccer ball

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Find potential within a pipe using Laplace's equation

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Why Does Binding Energy Differ Between ^6Li and ^7Li?

  • Taylor_1989
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Help finding component of electric force

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Elastic Spring / Simple Pendulum Lowest Point

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Light Bulb in a Box: Velocity Change After Release of Photon?

  • Matt Callicott
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Energy Conservation applied to Earth's surface

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Impulse and momentum in two dimensions - Finding velocity

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Period of Oscillation for mass on a spring.

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Calculate the course of the Force and Moment

  • Dan123
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Bar forces (1-6) should be calculated?

  • Dan123
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Solve a system of two linked harmonic oscillators

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What Is the Reflection Distance and SPL of Sound in an Auditorium?

  • Jese Reyes
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How Do You Calculate Maximum Torsion in a Spring System?

  • NicolaiTheDane
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Maximizing Friction Coefficient for Block on a Wedge: A Calculus Approach

  • Silicon-Based
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How Does the Angle of Inclination Affect Motion in Rigid Body Dynamics?

  • fedecolo
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What Focal Length Eyepiece Provides a -125 Magnification?

  • Anna M
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Thermodynamics: Ideal Gas Law, find the temperature

  • AbbeyC172
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Calculate the total force on Q1

  • JustAStudent
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Electric field vector in component form

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Calculating "population absurdities"

  • Elissa Damron
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Impulse and momentum in one dimension - Two carts are moving

  • Specter
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Parallel-Plate Capacitor Separation

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Calculating voltage within and outside of a solid sphere

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What is the Latus Rectum in Projectile Motion?

  • Suyash Singh
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What's the current from this circuit? Is it a short circuit or not?

  • Helly123
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After collision the ball comes to rest, mass of the ball is?

  • randomgamernerd
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Finding the electric field between two parallel plates

  • LuigiAM
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What is the Average Acceleration of a Person Falling Off a Mountain?

  • icesalmon
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Expected energy of a beta particle

  • Richie Smash
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Simple Harmonic Motion in x direction

  • Yubsicle
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Doubling speed in circular orbit to attain elliptical orbit

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Marble rolling on ramp harmonic motion

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Kinematics problem -- Calculating acceleration from the trajectory

  • Victoria_235
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Weight of an object in static equilibrium

  • Zack K
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Could someone please read through my working out?

  • NotVerySmart
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Pushing down on a block at an angle on a horizontal table with friction

  • RekaNice
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Young's modulus and uncertainty

  • Jahnavi
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Can Electromagnets Interact with Past Versions of Each Other?

  • blainiac
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How to tell that the magnetic field is going into the page

  • Perseverence
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Conflict in formulas P = IR^2 and P=delta v/r

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Question about Momentum and Collisions

  • upthechelsea
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Quick Question about Torque and Tension

  • Abu
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Calculate the work required to move the block

  • AbbeyC172
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How Does a Lift's Acceleration Affect the Pulley System Dynamics?

  • Victoria_235
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Invariant mass problem, elastic collision

  • Silicon-Based
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How does changing the duration of a collision affect impulse

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Swinging road - harmonical movement

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Torque with "complex" object (static/equilibrium)

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Vertical circular motion in container

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What is constitutional undercooling?

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How do I calculate the force between a charged and a neutral sphere

  • QaH
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Moment of inertia -- a lump of clay hits and adheres to a rotating stick....

  • Kosta1234
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Laplace & Inverse Laplace transforms

  • Cocoleia
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Find the point when velocity is momentarily zero

  • vbrasic
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Gravitational potential energy of a coupled pendulum

  • bolzano95
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Compton Scattering Homework: Wavelength & Angle Calculation

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Understanding the Del Operator in Vector Calculus

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Bernoulli's Equation, Find gauge pressure at 2nd point

  • Ishraq Begum
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Oscillatory motion equation in sine function

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Mass of a picture in static equilibrium

  • Zack K
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Find the electric field at the point 20cm above the centre

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Light wave Interference - Angler Fish Problem

  • aatari
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How Does Apparent Weight Change for an Astronaut Near the Moon?

  • Abu
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Explain How the Lamp in Circuit A Lights When Switch S is closed

  • Richie Smash
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What is the relationship between induced emf and induced electric field?

  • Pushoam
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What is the Charge Density in the Region 0<z<1 Using Gauss's Law?

  • Jahnavi
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How to Calculate Force and Center of Pressure on a Submerged Plate?

  • Jaydude
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Determine the smallest possible speed of the bob at A

  • Alexanddros81
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Calculating electric field strength

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Applications of Newton's laws (friction related)

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Unit Vectors and Momentum Changes in a Block of Ice

  • Troi Jones
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How do you calculate Electric Potential Energy in a Square?

  • halo168
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Angle of Inclination Homework: Find θ at Ladder's Verge of Slipping

  • SpiraRoam
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Paradox - different results for different viewers

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Work Problem: 3 kg Brick Falling 15 m - 441 J?

  • Generally Confused
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Calculating the applied retarding force

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Harmonic Series Emission in Organ Pipe Sound Sources

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Amplitude of Wave at 5pi/6 Radians in Cycle, y = Asin(kx-wt)

  • Point Conception
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Need a little help with motion on an inclined plane

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Finding the relativistic speed of a spacecraft

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Emergent light produced by two lenses

  • songoku
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How to find the position update for Step 2 in Spring Problem

  • Troi Jones
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Does the mass of water increase when it is cooled to form ice?

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Pulley Acceleration and Tension Relations

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Spin of a charged sphere in a non-uniform magnetic field

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Experiment to determine the time period of a pendulum

  • Jahnavi
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How to find time period of SHM from equation of motion?

  • Wrichik Basu
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Center of mass of a uniform wire

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Finding constant acceleration without time

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Calculate the contact force between the skis and the track

  • Alexanddros81
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Solve Pulley-Mass System: m1=4.00 kg, m2=1.00 kg

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Im back, and with a question about spring force

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