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What is the average acceleration of a car

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What is the Taylor series for i^i?

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Electric Fields in circular wire

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Find the gravitational potential energy

  • mustang
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Elastic Collision is kinetic energy conserved?

  • Cummings
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Why Might My Physics Lab Results Differ from Theoretical Expectations?

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Newtons second law force problem

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Find the magnitude of the applied force F

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Tension - pully problem w/ monkey

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How to incorporate the initial vellocity

  • kbrowne29
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Work Done yadda yadda These problems are killing me

  • Antepolleo
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What Is the Maximum Height a Thrown Ball Reaches?

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Spectral decomposition of the inverse of a Hermitian operator

  • einai
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Projectile Motion, speed of ball

  • Lara
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About force and motion in Physics

  • Johnny Leong
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Where u and v and initial and final velocities

  • mcintyre_ie
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Golf putt difficulty on 5° slope with friction

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How do Hermitian operators affect normalized vectors?

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Hockey puck trajectory after perpendicular hammer blow on frictionless surface

  • sirfederation
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Hockey Player Acceleration Question

  • MalusIgnis
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Formulas and reasoning behind finding focal length

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A 66.9 g mass is attached to the end of an unstressed vertical spring

  • Aerospace
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Calculating the Period of Binary Stars

  • StephenPrivitera
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What Are the Steps to Solve Linear Momentum and Collision Problems?

  • Nanabit
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Two blocks with masses of 4kg and 8kg

  • pezzang
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Determine the vehicle speed for which this curve is appropriate

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Riddle in a mono-alphabetic code

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How Do You Calculate the Dynamics of a Two-Mass Pulley System?

  • mb1174
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Finding the Derivative of a Quadratic Function

  • Chris_w
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Resolving Vector Problems: Finding Solutions to Confusing Questions

  • Acidvoodoo
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How Does a Varying Force Affect Kinetic Energy in Motion?

  • missrikku
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Stumping the Teacher: "Will it Float?"

  • Nanabit
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Finding net force on flowerpot entering viscous liquid

  • Rockdog
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What is the difference between the potential difference, and its emf?

  • JaeSun
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Is spin the same as torque in physics?

  • tucky
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What Is the Flow Rate in the New Pipe?

  • mary d
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What Frequencies Arise from a 4 ms Waveform Cycle?

  • jon9986
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Work A mass m hangs from a spring.

  • StephenPrivitera
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Balancing Camper's Water Load: Methods and Explanations

  • kangta
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Most conducting metal and roughest metal surface for area

  • PRodQuanta
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What time does the moon rise at opposition from the sun?

  • Math Is Hard
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What is the angle of the pendulum at its highest point?

  • jpnnngtn
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How High Was the Building If a Rock Hits the Ground 43m Away?

  • sirfederation
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Mutual inductance between a coil and magnet using Neumann's formula

  • HiEdgar
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Surface tension for water and mercury

  • mary d
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Basketball shot accuracy: range of initial speeds

  • bonita
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Maximum speed for rock whirled by two strings at an angle

  • Rockdog
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When Should You Use the Law of Sines and Cosines?

  • havechanged
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Need ideas for a 7th grade science experiment?

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What Are the Two Possible Wind Velocities in This Relative Velocity Problem?

  • mcintyre_ie
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Kilowatt-hour fill-in-the-blanks homework

  • da-outcast
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Golf ball distance when hit down 45 degree slope

  • dar|{anGel_
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How to Draw Velocity Vectors for a Car on a Racetrack?

  • sirfederation
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Baseball Velocity Projectile motion

  • cowgiljl
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Find Optimum Launch Angle For Distance in Physics Class Project

  • HBar
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Predicting Gravity on Other Planets

  • Newb
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Momentum of a particle relative to the center of mass

  • SpaceKat
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What Velocity Does the Sled Reach After 5 Seconds?

  • Phyzor
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What is the speed of the block after sliding down the incline?

  • Nb
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Flux density and E and B field amplitudes from a 100 W point source at 1 m

  • jlmac2001
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How Do Brakes Apply Stopping Force in Physics Problems?

  • guhroovy_dainzaar
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A 52.2 kg driver steps off a diving board

  • mustang
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A problem on centripetal forces and friction

  • Chiara
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Projectile shot from 125 m cliff at 65 m/s and 37°

  • bard
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The USS Constitution’s largest anchor weighed 5443 lbs

  • tucky
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Coulomb barrier height and distance for 7.68 MeV alpha particles on gold

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Solving a System of Equations for Pulley Accelerations and Tensions

  • Chiara
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When does the car front catch up with the bicycle rear?

  • Moon
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Find the angle relitive to the x axis

  • Mesmer17
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How do I solve AP chemical equations without memorization?

  • JKLM
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Demonstration on theoretical physics

  • PRodQuanta
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Does the Bullet Stop Midair and Does the Falling Monkey Get Hit by the Dart?

  • physicszman
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What is the speed of light in a diamond

  • jlmac2001
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Where Can I Find Rhodoferax Ferrireducens?

  • PRodQuanta
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Calculating Coefficients of Friction and Tension in a Two-Block System

  • Freebunny
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So... What is the complication with the force in this setup?

  • FrostScYthe
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Does incline angle affect acceleration on motion graphs?

  • rdn98
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Three pulling strings with tension

  • rdn98
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Checking 7 freely falling body problems

  • meteoguy04
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Finding block volume from weights in water and alcohol

  • ZeroXD
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How Does Kinetic Friction Affect Motion in a Pulley System?

  • lizette
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What is the Spring Constant and Angular Frequency of a Car's Suspension?

  • RIT_Rich
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How Far is a Loudspeaker from Two Observers Based on Sound Levels?

  • Lipd
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What Causes Increased Horizontal Velocity After a Perfect Bounce?

  • sonya
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Overtaking car at 60 km/hr alongside car at 40 km/hr, 100 m apart

  • Nanabit
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Solving Physics Mechanics Problem: Snowball Off Barn Roof

  • Tony Zalles
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Can Different Moving Speeds Have Identical Acceleration?

  • physicszman
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Why Does the Ball Appear to Rise Vertically to the TA?

  • Juntao
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IB Math Methods- Problems with Problems

  • Astronomer107
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Have You Ever Wondered Why Sunsets are Red?

  • Chiara
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Maximum force to keep two blocks moving together without slipping

  • lizette
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