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What is the acceleration of a particle orbiting around a nucleus?

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Understanding Faraday's Law of Induction

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Calculate the magnitude of this torque

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Average velocity of an electron orbiting around the nucleus?

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How do I make a vibration sensor light circuit for deaf tap dancers?

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Calculating Velocity and Energy of a Spring Mass System

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What is the force between the two point charges?

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Angular Acceleration of a washer

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Why Does a Rubber Ball Stop Bouncing?

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Finding initial speed in inelastic collision with friction

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Two Mechanics Questions 83, 84

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Voltage Amplifier 72 on GRE: Negative Feedback Effects

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What is the Radius of a Black Hole If Earth Were Compressed?

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Solving Newton Law Problem: Find Acceleration & Tension

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Calculating Final Velocity of Falling Balls

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Why do some objects float and others sink?

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What is the Mass of the Planet?

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Building a Spring Launcher: Attaching the Spring

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How can you store energy in a book?

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Is a 120 Watt or 60 Watt bulb brighter?

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Finding the Magnitude of Force without Time: A Rocket Pack Dilemma

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Apply Mean Value Theorem to Show arctan x - x = 0 at x = 0

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Calculating Resultants of Parallel/Anti-Parallel Vectors

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Scale reading when copper is suspended in water by thread

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How Do Absolute Pressure and Gauge Pressure Differ?

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Solving Vector Problem B: Find Magnitude & Direction

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Solving for Tension in a Traffic Light: Fx and Fy Equations

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Is angular momentum of the planet conserved?

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What is the Coefficient of Restitution in a Block Collision with a Wall?

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What is the Resultant Distance and Direction of a Person's Vector Walk?

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Recursion formula for integrals of tan^n(θ)

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Double slit experiment distance

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Violation of Conservation of Momentum Law in Collisions?

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Centripetal Acceleration lab graph

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Lowest Ionization Potential: Atom e (55 133 Cs)

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Find the Final Voltage across a 2.0-microfarad Capacitor

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Buoyancy lab for my physics class

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What minimum speed v is required to keep the ball moving in a circle?

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What Causes Friction Problems?

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How Does Light Behave at the Critical Angle in an Optical Fiber?

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How Long Until a Bowling Ball Starts Rolling Without Slipping?

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Learning equilibrium problems after missing the lecture

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Calculating Momentum in Explosions

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Factors affecting catapult range of a noodle pot

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Electromagnetic Diagram of 4 Antenna Array - Philip's Question

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Automobile speedometer physics test problem

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How Fast Will the Mass Be Just Before It Hits the Ground?

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How Do You Calculate Mass from Weight on Different Planets?

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What is the force exerted on the hand by the blocks?

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Convservation of momentum if one object rolls.

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Understanding Water Flow Dynamics in a Bernoulli's Pipe

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What Is the Phase Constant in Simple Harmonic Motion?

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Will a refrigerator cool down a closed kitchen on a hot day?

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Projectile motion using energy method

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Acceleration of 2 kg and 4 kg blocks with 0.5 kg pulley on friction

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Tangent Slope at Point y=\cosh x = 1

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Acceleration and tension in a pulley system with 3.2 kg and 1.2 kg masses

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2 Super Hard Rotational Motion Problems

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How far does a person slide at 3 m/s with friction coefficient 0.5?

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Exam review: kinematics of projectiles, velocity, and circular motion

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Calculate Heat Value: Chemistry Problem Solved

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Potter's Wheel Angular Acceleration Calculation

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How High Can You Jump on the Moon and Sun Compared to Earth?

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Simple Determination of Initial Velocity of a Pojectile

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Calculate Sin/Tan/Cos of Theta - Pendulum Properties

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What is its speed after traveling 1.00 m on the rough surface?

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Calculating Mutual Inductance with Neumann Integral Problem

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Why does an electron behave like a vibrating string?

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Calculating Stopping Distance on 10° Slope w/ Forces of Friction

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Determine the maximum magnetic flux through an inductor

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Shortest ladder over a 6ft fence to reach a building

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Solving a Sound Wave Problem: Distance to Target

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How do I prove geometric statements?

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How high does sea water rise in the bell?

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Does the Object Overcome Gravity After the Piston Stops?

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Solving Perplexing Problems: 2 Examples

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Static friction and equilibrium - problem with geometry

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Does heat of vaporization vary with boiling temperature?

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How to Calculate Tension and Horizontal Force on a Human Forearm?

  • BillyCheung
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Understanding Tension in a Simple Bridge System

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Determine the time it takes for the ball to reach the plane of the fence

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Surface integral of E field over cube faces using Gauss' law

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Solving a Pesky Conservation Problem: Apple + Arrow

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Glass marble is dropped down an elevator shaft

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Solving Rotation Physics: Find Net Force for Ball Rolling Down Ramp

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Vertical Ball Movement: Calculating Time in Flight (Calculus Practice)

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Solving Pivoting Rod Angular Acceleration

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True or False on Simple harmonic motion

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How Can We Simplify Integration Using Trigonometric Identities?

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