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Can a power series have an interval of convergence of (0,1] or (0,∞)?

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How far can a 9m beam extend over a ledge before tipping?

  • SsUeSbIaEs
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Is There a Solution to This Differential Equation Problem?

  • Gunni
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Max Height to Jump Without Breaking Leg Bones

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What is the best approach to solving this Statics problem?

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How to solve the equation 3^2x+1 = 3^x + 24, do I need logarithms

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Standing wave beat frequency from two in-phase loudspeakers

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Calculating the index of refraction of a gas

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Vector Functions, Differentiation

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What Speed Can a Cyclist Climb a Hill Using the Same Power as Descending?

  • skiboka33
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Effective Forces on a Rigid Body

  • AngelofMusic
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Proton deceleration in uniform electric field

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Five problems on electric power, efficiency, and resistance

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Electric field inside a resistor

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Some projectile motion problems

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Electroscope Leaves Me Puzzled

  • holly
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Skiing: Calculating Speed and Friction Coefficient

  • st3dent
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Solve Two Identical Waves Superposition Problem

  • maxpowers_00
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Finding k in 3x^2+kx-8 if 2 is a zero

  • mustang
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Why are charge carriers in metals electrons not protons?

  • holly
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What Is the Change in the Velocity of a Railroad Car When a Man Jumps Off?

  • relative rebound
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How Is Total Kinetic Energy Calculated for a Rolling Cylinder?

  • psruler
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Thrown Ball on Planet Zeno: Find Height & Time to Ground

  • mustang
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Can Solids and Liquids Have the Same Number of Particles?

  • SigInt
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Dependent vs manipulated variables

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More impulse and restitution >.<

  • BananaMan
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Angular Acceleration: Calculating Forces in Gymnast's Hands

  • AngelofMusic
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Centripetal acceleration in salad spinner and friction on wet curve

  • lotusbloom
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What is the index of refraction of a gas in an interferometer?

  • Evergreen
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Types of Electromagnetic Radiation for Imaging Earth from Space

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Collision and recoil forces for carts and bullet

  • supershamy
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8 oscillation and electrical problems from chapter review

  • physicszman
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Solving Improper Integrals: \int_{3}^{6}, \lim_{t\rightarrow\infty}

  • tandoorichicken
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Overall reaction and enthalpy diagram for NO₂ mechanism

  • scrimmage
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How to Solve the Series Σn/[(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)]?

  • Feynmanfan
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Why Are My Calculations for Post-Collision Speeds Incorrect?

  • BananaMan
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Finding Minimum Height for Loop-the-Loop Marble Problem

  • PhysicsPhun
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Calculating Height of Rolling Marble

  • cristina
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Machines pulling an object upwards, find forces

  • Format
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Solving Wave Properties and Displacements: Transverse Waves on a String

  • eku_girl83
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Radius of curvature to separate CO and N2 by 0.50 mm in a mass spectrometer

  • kashmirekat
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Camera and eye structures: corresponding parts and functions

  • dragun
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Refraction problems due Midnight

  • mustang
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Solving the Ball's Kinetic Energy and Frictional Work

  • cristina
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Block sliding off curved frictionless ramp lands distance d away

  • Format
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Finding resources to research Ampere's law

  • cccontour
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What Causes Water Droplets to Oscillate Under the Leidenfrost Effect?

  • Tamerlane
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Calculate the kinetic energy of rotation of the earth

  • cristina
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Calculating the Motion of a Rolling Cart Down an Incline

  • delta_mu
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How Does an Immersion Heater Transfer Energy to a Liquid?

  • UrbanXrisis
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It's me again. need somebody to check my answer

  • cseet
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Electromagnetic Induction Principles

  • Katty
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Lagrange ' s equations for spring problem

  • student1938
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Calculate Electric Field Strength for a Charged Object

  • cowgiljl
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Rotational Inertia of two particles

  • PhysicsPhun
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Solving Physics Problems: Mass, Force, Moment of Inertia, Angular Speed

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Maximizing linear function on unit sphere in n dimensions

  • TheMadCapBeta
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Stuck on Physlet problem 12 from WPS Physics 5

  • Cozmosis
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Why Multiply Carbon Isotope Mass Numbers by 1.67x10^-27 kg?

  • kashmirekat
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4 kg and 3 kg masses connected by rope around rotating axle

  • khawar
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What is the proportionality constant for a pendulum's period equation?

  • Draygon_Phly
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Solve Diffraction Problem: Find Slit Width

  • percy_07
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How Long Can an Electric Flywheel Delivery Truck Operate Between Chargings?

  • PhysicsPhun
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Distance traveled by a knot in a string ungergoing wave motion.

  • new324
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Finding Penetration Depth in a finite well

  • JasonZ
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Using Kirchhoff's rules to find current in a 5-resistor circuit

  • kashmirekat
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Gravitational balance point between Earth and Sun

  • NanoTech
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Rotating cylinder, particle angular momentum, student on stool, space station

  • PrudensOptimus
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Finding wire length and diameter from resistivity and mass

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Finding the moment of inertia for a hollow cylinder

  • Antares
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Solvng the Mass of an Object with a Vibrating String

  • new324
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Combinations for word parallelogram

  • haribol
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How do you find the derivative of (sin(x))^x?

  • The_Brain
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Net force on charge 5 from four fixed charges

  • belleamie
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Is the Calculated Inductance and Reactance Correct?

  • cseet
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How do you calculate total tolerance when two resistive wires are in series?

  • UrbanXrisis
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How do you know for sure what quadrant?

  • mathzeroh
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Axis of Symmetry of y=a(x-r_1)(x+r_2)

  • mustang
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How Can an Egg Drop Project Maximize Bounces?

  • TerranS
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Finding period T from maximum velocity and acceleration in SHM

  • new324
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Find tension in three ropes suspending same mass

  • Swigs
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What is the resistance of this device?

  • Weather Freak
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Separating a brass ring from an aluminum rod by cooling

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Calculating Tension in Pulley System w/ Friction

  • AngelofMusic
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Finding the Derivative of a Function with Arctan

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Comparing spectra from a lightbulb and hydrogen gas with a spectroscope

  • Macdaddy
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Is My Wave Superposition Calculation Correct?

  • moham_87
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Ideal Gas Law and Balloon Volume

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Helicopter lift force with upward acceleration

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