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How High Will a Stone Rise If Thrown with 9.8 Joules of Kinetic Energy?

  • Physicist7
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Calculating Force and Time for Stopping a Moving Car

  • VinnyCee
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Limit of recursive sequence a_n = (a_{n-1} + a_{n-2})/2

  • DivGradCurl
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Relative Motion in vectors form

  • garytse86
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Find length and width of Cheerios box given volume

  • Patsmatrix
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Do A and Uinv(A)U Share Eigenvalues?

  • Ed Quanta
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Is the value of n_0 in complexity questions precise or flexible?

  • EvLer
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Acceleration on the surface of a sphere

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Electrostatics problem, kinda confusing

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Problem on finding maximum torque on a simple loop

  • patlai
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Volume expansion problem, is my concept wrong?

  • nemzy
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Coefficient of kinetic friction?

  • doxigywlz
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What unit is (kg)(m/s^2) and does 1 cm^3 equal 1 mL?

  • nemzy
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Monkey and sled sliding up incline with friction

  • doxigywlz
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Overcoming Exam Anxiety: What Can I Do?

  • ambuj123
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A Proof on hypergeometric distribution

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Uniform Circular Motion: Finding Velocity in Unit-Vector Notation

  • HeRo
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How do I solve for gravitational force and tension in physics?

  • matchboxdude
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Time for car to pull alongside another car 100 m ahead

  • motionman04
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Conservation of Energy - not expected result

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Angle of Vectors with X, Y, and Z Axis

  • lmf22
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Total force on a roller coaster car on a horizontal curve

  • Agahnim
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Why Does a Rock Stay on a Table?

  • Dooga Blackrazor
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Cooling a Room with 8.4*10^6J/h: How Long?

  • Kelju Ivan
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Can AB be zero while BA is nonzero for matrices A and B?

  • vsage
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How do I apply the product and chain rule to this equation?

  • Spectre32
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Proving Continuity of Real-Valued Functions Using G_delta Sets

  • fourier jr
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How to find the acceleration of a random planet

  • justinbaker
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Why Does Adding Mass to the Ends of a Chain Affect Its Slipping Time?

  • no_brainer
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Gravitational Pull and Acceleration: Earth vs. Moon

  • justinbaker
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Line of infinite charge and a gaussian sphere

  • stunner5000pt
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Calculation of Excitation potentialfrom I-V curve

  • JamesJames
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What is the chain's displacement?

  • physicsss
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Conservation of Energy airplane pilot

  • physicsss
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How Do Torque and Work Relate in Physical Systems?

  • MLoren
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Square inscribed in equilateral triangle with 6 cm sides

  • uranium_235
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Calculate Force on 1.6 kg Ball at Uppermost Point

  • buffgilville
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Pulling a Thread Attached to Weight

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Solving Orthogonal Trajectories of a Family of Curves

  • Maxwell
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Determine velocity of a mass suspended from a stretched spring

  • physicsss
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Limit of (x^2-6x+1)^(1/2)-x: Solve with Steps

  • sinas
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Integrating through partial fractions

  • ACLerok
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Force needed to keep object from accelerating problem

  • joej
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Damn Gauss law is so confusing

  • stunner5000pt
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Center of Gravity, objects in eqm

  • Buddha
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Electric field due to concentric cylinders

  • stunner5000pt
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Electric field strength due to two point charges

  • stunner5000pt
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Converting 20 slugs to Newtons using force conversion

  • Mitchell
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PING OUT "Let Vector V = 36 i + 24 j - 57 k"

  • physicsss
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Calculate Mass Acceleration with Spring Length Change of 0.02 m

  • buffgilville
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Convert 33 Rev/min to Velocity (m/sec): Radius 1.47m

  • buffgilville
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How Can You Prove Linear Dependence in Vector Sets?

  • vsage
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Egg Drop Device Acceleration Question

  • Squiller
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Solving Vector Addition Problems

  • charvonne coates
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Y=tanx y'=sec^2x does y' also equal to (secx)^2 ?

  • UrbanXrisis
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How Far and How Fast Does the 25 kg Block Move?

  • cdirk11
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Ball thrown upward with initial velocity 80 m/s

  • sb_4000
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Electric field question

  • stunner5000pt
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Partial Derivatives of Z = (x+y) Sec(xy)

  • Spectre32
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Instantaneous velocity and acceleration

  • sb_4000
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Atwood machine with friction and projectile from tower

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Work done pulling a string through a hole on a rotating particle

  • matpo39
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Proving intersection of nested closed sets is nonempty using Heine-Borel

  • fourier jr
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Find the frictional force acting on the block

  • Graif
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How Does Magnetostatics Explain Zero Divergence and Vector Potentials?

  • _Syzygy_
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LIMITS - Multi-variable calculus

  • Odyssey
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How Do Proton and Electron Path Radii Compare in a Magnetic Field?

  • Jack16
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Balancing Ca₃(PO₄)₂ + H₂SO₄ → CaSO₄ + H₃PO₄

  • Math Is Hard
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How Do Amusement Rides Apply Physics Principles?

  • Shay10825
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What are the practical applications of growth and decay functions?

  • Poweranimals
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Proving Linear Dependence in Pm(F) Using Polynomials with p_j(2)=0

  • gravenewworld
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Calculate the coefficient of kinetic friction for the mass on the surface

  • Angeluzmaia
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Find Equilibrium with Electron Field on Figure 22-11

  • rishid
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What is the critical value of mu_s in this static friction problem?

  • Lalo1985
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Solving Velocity Problems: Initial Velocity 80 m/s

  • sb_4000
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Finding the Limit of $\frac {\sqrt{x} - x^2} {1 - \sqrt{x}}$

  • check
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Need to determine an angle depending on acceleration

  • mad
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Arrow speed from spring constant and draw length

  • Hughey85
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Object on Incline: Calculate Time of Return at 60 Degrees, 35m/s

  • Format
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Finding friction force on a block pushed at 40° angle

  • AtlBraves
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How Do You Calculate the Angle of a String in Circular Motion?

  • songokou77
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Find the stopping distance of that same car

  • songokou77
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How Do You Calculate the Deviation of an Airplane's Course Due to Wind?

  • krypt0nite
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How Does Gauss's Law Change in Dielectric Materials?

  • AXIS
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Limit of (x²+y²-z²)/(x²+y²+z²) as (x,y,z)→(0,0,0)

  • Odyssey
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Force vs Displacement: Constant Force Experiment Results

  • UrbanXrisis
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Is it possible to delete a post once it has been submitted?

  • Alkatran
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Gravity's effect on a cart sliding down an incline

  • deanchhsw
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Minimum breaking tension for a rope swing over a creek

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Simple graphing that will take a second

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Unveiled: A Revolutionary Safety Air-Brake for Elevators

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Tension in cable connecting two blocks with pulley and friction

  • pinky2468
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