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How Do Transformations Affect Logarithmic Graphs?

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Finding total resistance of circuits with cells in parallel

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What Are Some Good Websites for Physics Practice Questions?

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Maximum charge on parallel-plate capacitor with field limit

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Arc Length of Curve r(t) from 0 to 1: Find the Integral

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Solve the Crazy e/m Problem: Change in Capacitance Required for Detection

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Can You Solve ax^2-40x+40=0 for Both a and x?

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How Far Must a Key Be Depressed to Detect a Change in Capacitance in a Keyboard?

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Find the Apparent Weight: Solving for Volume

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Proving tan2x·secx = 2sinx·sec2x and related identity

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Question when doing a simple investigative experiment .

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Which Circuits Cannot Be Reduced to a Single Equivalent Resistor?

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Calculating Final Temperature of Isolated System with Ice and Water

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Work and internal energy in an ideal gas cycle

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Simple harmonic motion and amplitude of an object

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How do I find the launch speed of a projectile?

  • wilmerena
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What is the Relationship Between R, v0, θ, and d in Projectile Motion?

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Why do mirrors reverse images left-to-right?

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Entropy Question: Calculating Entropy Change for a Diamond

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Initial Velocity Calc From Potential Energy (2D Projectile Motion)

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Angular displacement of car tires during acceleration

  • wilmerena
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Can anybody differentiate this to simplest formy=4/3+5cosx

  • lakshmi
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Physics Assesment : Copper wires resistance

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How Do I Solve Problems Involving Work and Kinetic Energy?

  • Physicshelpneeded
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Calculating Electric Force between Identical Charged Rods

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Angular Momentum of a Spinning Coin

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Calculating Force on Potassium Ion Due to Electric Field

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Electric Potential (w/ a pendulum :P)

  • AgPIper
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What is the net magnetic field at a point due to perpendicular currents?

  • thebigbluedeamon
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Find Min Value of r for Unfalling Brick

  • e(ho0n3
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C program: reading chars then ints

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Precipitating cations with HCl and H2S using solubility rules

  • ACLerok
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Math Struggles: A College Student's Dilemma

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Light question .difficulty finding answer

  • terpsgirl
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What Equation Do You Use to Calculate Average Net Force on a Bouncing Superball?

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Who First Proposed Sun-Like Stars Exist? The Arguments Behind It

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Acoustics homework problem help

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How Much Additional Force Is Needed to Hold a Water Hose Stationary?

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How Fast Does the Ladder Slide Down the Wall?

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Is doctorate the highest level at a university?

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What Factors Affect the Measurement of Reaction Rates in a Closed System?

  • mikeyman2010
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Calculate missing mass from given impulse

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Puzzler for newbies to electrostatics

  • maverick280857
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Comparing particle counts in ionic and molecular solutions

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What Is the Probability of Selecting Two Cards That Sum to 3 from a Stack of 6?

  • UrbanXrisis
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Can one become an ameteur Mathematician or Physisict still?

  • ygolo
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Finding hero's speed to catch escaping warship at L4

  • Omid
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C program; trouble with doubles

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How Is Speed Calculated in Elastic Collisions?

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No. of disjunctions during meiosis

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Find Friction for Cube on Rough Floor

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Thermal expansion of diameter of pipe filled with water

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Light rays between mirrors at 125 degrees and refraction problems

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Determining Tension in Uniform Steel Cable

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Perpetual Motion: Can the Student's Idea Work?

  • dajugganaut
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Solving Vector Problems: Displacement and Magnitude Calculations

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Thank you for helping me with my self-paced physics lab

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Can somebody explain Einstein's mass-energy relation?

  • lakshmi
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Correcting Typos in REA Solution Books to Mechanics

  • Will
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How Do You Solve These Temperature and Heat Problems?

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Final temperature when 30g ice at -20°C mixes with 60g water at 60°C

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Conservation of momentum of plate drop

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Is x rational if xy/(x+y) = a, xz/(x+z) = b, yz/(y+z) = c?

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How does increasing nuclear force affect nucleon potential energy?

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What is the Net Force and Reading on Spring Scale F2?

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Electromagnetic wave frequency and wavelength calculation errors

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Electric flux through a planar loop with charges on either side

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Kinetic energy and momentum of two objects

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How Do You Calculate Rotation Angles and Motion in Physics Problems?

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Totally lost on magnetic flux question

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How Should a Constant Force Affect an Acceleration-Time Graph?

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Can AM Radio Waves Pass Through Glass Better Than FM?

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How Does Throwing an Anchor Overboard Affect a Barge's Buoyancy?

  • Brianjw
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Conservation of a mechanical energy question

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Can Modulo Calculations Demonstrate These Number Theory Properties?

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How Slow Must the Car Go to Stay Safe on a Wet, Unbanked Curve?

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Question on aristotles theory of motion

  • terpsgirl
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Where Can I Find Practice Midterms for College Physics?

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This Must B Da Most Easiest Phy Prob.

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Work and Kinetic Energy and elastic collision

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Explosion Question did I do this correctly?

  • siemieniuk
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Force and acceleration and graphs

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How Do I Draw a Scale Diagram for Two Forces Acting on an Object?

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Unsatisfied with Borland C++: Needing Assistance

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Atmosphere height with linearly decreasing air density

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Bucking bull SHM and hollow sphere pendulum period

  • Brianjw
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Why Should the Boat Head in a Specific Direction to Cross the River Quickly?

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Finding distance, time, and acceleration for v=2x-9/x

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Calculating Distance Using Speed and Time: A Kinematics Problem

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Defferentiate this to simplest formy=a+bcosx/b+acosx

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Resources for secondary math teachers and NCTM membership worth it?

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How do you finish tests faster?

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Calculating Kerosene Tank Height from Leak Rate

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Calculate RPM of 100m Diameter Space Habitat for Simulated Gravity

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Fish maintaining position in water

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