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Triangle Formula: Isocolese Angle Measurements

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Conservation of Energy and satellite

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Changes in Mechanical Energy for Nonconservative Forces

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Accelerating an electron through a pot. diff.

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Calculating Linear Acceleration on a Rotating Record

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The moment of inertia of the stool with respect to an axis at its center?

  • chattkis3
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Help with proportion problems: earnings, picture enlargement, and fractions

  • simplywrite
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Work done by air resistance on a basketball shot

  • Bcisewski
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How Does Total Variation Relate to the Integral of the Absolute Derivative?

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Equilibrium and tension problem

  • FarazAli
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Why Does Oil Appear Red on Water at Certain Thicknesses?

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Will Fusion Reactors Power the Next Millennium?

  • verochio
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Why does a mass on a spring oscillate?

  • saltrock
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Static Equilibrium of a building

  • physicsss
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Magnitude and direction question

  • Peacehomes
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Finding mechanical energy and force from potential energy u(x)=-4xe^(-x/4)

  • hauthuong
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Velocity of 0.5kg mass at spring equilibrium at 3Hz with 0.15m amplitude

  • compute_a_nerd
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Finding the Error in Calculating ε

  • Yegor
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Taylor Series/Radius of Convergence - I just need a hint

  • DivGradCurl
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Find Limit of (x^2+1)/(x^2-4x+3) as x->3

  • Seldini
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Where Does a Charged Sphere's Potential Equal a Point Charge's?

  • snke_eyes
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Calculating Error in Energy Measurement with Scintillation Counter

  • retupmoc
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CLUELESS about a Maclaurin series

  • DivGradCurl
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How Do I Calculate a Figure Skater's Final Moment of Inertia?

  • Angie913
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How Is the Moment of Inertia Calculated for a Spherical Shell?

  • Lyuokdea
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Pulling a Tablecloth from Under a Steel Ball

  • GingerBread27
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Moment of inertie of rotor blaes of a helicopter

  • SnowOwl18
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How can I calculate the escape velocity of a projectile from a planet's surface?

  • CollectiveRocker
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How do I generate a random math addition question in Java?

  • xLaser
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Why didn't Bernoulli's equation work for other values of water height?

  • CollectiveRocker
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Why does doubling the mass on a spring quadruple the potential energy?

  • Gfoxboy
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Net charge, electric force, and electric field homework problems

  • Mild
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Draw Acceleration Vectors for Constant Velocity Diagram

  • UrbanXrisis
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River Crossing: Solving for Time with Jon's Boat Speed and River Current

  • cubs1908
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Is gravity the source of Earth's centripetal force?

  • UrbanXrisis
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PHysics PHysics Physics Physics Torque

  • envscigrl
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Electric field strength to support an electron and proton acceleration

  • fishboy39
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Integral of 1/(1+cos x) from 0 to π/2

  • Leaping antalope
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Direction of velocity change from decreasing speed

  • UrbanXrisis
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Solving Blocks and Springs on a 15m Ledge: Energy, Velocity, Distance

  • Soaring Crane
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Hi, quick problem regarding emission of gamma ray.

  • teclo
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Equation of the plane equidistant from two points

  • sonya
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Coefficient of static friction from car skidding on circular track

  • Double A
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Photons entering the eye from an LED at 0.20 m

  • saltrock
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How Do You Solve Exponents Like X^3 + X^5 = 0?

  • nightanole
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Autotransformer with 240V source and 500:1 turn ratio

  • radjan
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Speed of Ball Attached to Horizontal Cord

  • Soaring Crane
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Calculate Normal Force Exerted on Hands During Push-Ups

  • SnowOwl18
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How Can Radial Acceleration Equal 9.810 m/s² at a Specific Time?

  • dudgey
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Find the frequency of a voltage generator

  • JamesL
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Calculating Maximum Safe Depth for Submarine Windows

  • Spectre5
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What is the optimal angle for minimizing work on an inclined plane?

  • tricky_tick
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Conservation of momentum cannon problem

  • gaborfk
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No Physics Tutor Today so I'm Desperate

  • rooster_17
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How to read multiple floating point numbers into an array in C

  • tandoorichicken
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Normal distribution call centre wait times above 30 seconds

  • xargon
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Rate of change of distance from home plate in baseball diamond

  • Shay10825
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Questions about simple pendulum

  • buffgilville
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Calculating the Landing Positions of Two Cubes on a Frictionless Incline

  • Maskkkk
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Finding the Minimum Frictional Force for a Ladder in Equilibrium

  • Coldie
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Solving Physics Lab Report Questions

  • SpatialVacancy
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How Fast is the Skier Traveling Before Landing?

  • benji
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Convergence of a Series with the Ratio Test

  • Alem2000
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What angle does the vector angular momentum make with the axle

  • rykirk
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Work done on a ball moving in a horizontal circle at constant speed

  • PhysicsNovice
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Understanding Diode Output Waveform Reversal

  • student1938
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Calculating Distance from Center of Earth to Point with 0.50g Acceleration

  • envscigrl
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What was the average velocity and speed of the car?

  • wogdogg
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Calculating Net Force on an Object Moving Up an Incline

  • Format
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What angle should movers set their truck ramp to minimize work?

  • tricky_tick
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What is the work done against the spring force in joules?

  • smile97
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Static friction limits for object on rotating turntable at 33 1/3 and 45 rpm

  • Flinthill84
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Wave Amplitude and Knot Movement

  • Hughey85
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What Is the Acceleration of Two Blocks on Inclined Planes?

  • jhson114
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Making Glucose vs. Breaking Glucose

  • Mk
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Solving a Puzzling Momentum Problem

  • Canuck156
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Understanding Rf Values for BIO Lab

  • xLaser
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Can't figure it out.(Force of tension)

  • stealthking
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Atwood machine with 9kg and 6kg masses

  • UrbanXrisis
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Solving Integral for Falling Ball in Shampoo: dv/v

  • UrbanXrisis
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Calculating Time to Complete 10,000 m Run in 30 Minutes

  • miscellaneous
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Statistics: The W's of US Death Estimate (2005-2050)

  • Shay10825
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Time to lift car with 250-W hydraulic jack

  • sp00ky
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What Happens to Angular Speed When You Move on a Merry-Go-Round?

  • Bambic87
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How to find the values of x in the equation (1)?

  • mspaic
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Block on ice and angled rope friction problems

  • HawKMX2004
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What is the volume of the secret cavity in this submerged sculpture?

  • skonstanty
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Concrete Blocks vs Sheetrock: Which is the Better Heat Insulator?

  • seve
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How to understand equations of simple harmonic motion

  • rad0786
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The derivative of 4^x + 3^x + 9^-x would be zero.

  • EvilPony
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Solving for Time of Flight of Stunt Vehicle

  • Format
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Solving Fraction Word Problems in Algebra

  • Pseudo Statistic
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Questions on Take-Home Quiz (No Calculator)

  • kreil
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