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Calculating Time for Cockroaches to Meet with Different Accelerations
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Calculating Heights and Acceleration: A Physics Question
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How Do You Continue Expanding and Simplifying the Dot Product (2u+v)⋅(u-2v)?
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Tackling the Difficult Death Problem in Physics Honors Class
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Solving Kinematic Problems: Police Car Skid Marks
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Kinematics Problem: Cockroach Collision Calculation and Solution
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How Much Ballast is Needed for a Scale Model Sailboat to Float Properly?
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How Far Will a Box Slide with Initial Speed and Friction?
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A microwave oven produces electromagnetic radiation
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Need Help with a Physics Problem - Calculating Height of Falling Particle
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How Can Linear Motion Equations Explain Particle Dynamics and Car Acceleration?
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How does temperature affect the accuracy of a grandfather clock?
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What is the speed of the particle after 9:01 s?
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What Is the Potential Energy at x = 2.0 m for a Particle Under a Variable Force?
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How Does 3D Projectile Motion Apply to Throwing a Can from a Moving Car?
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What Is the Correct Expression for Velocity in Free Fall with Air Resistance?
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Proportional Resistive Force Problem
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Calculating Runner Distances at Flagpole with Constant Velocities
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Velocity and acceleration question
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How Far Downstream Will the Swimmer End Up?
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Help with Linear Motion Questions: Acc, Velocity, & Speed-Time Graphs
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Ok this is not a math or science question but i really with dis homework.
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Solve Physics Problem: Jet Aircraft Launch from Carrier
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Why is current given the symbol 'I' instead of 'C'?
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How High Above the Window is the Roof?
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Help with squaring geometry help
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Avg and instantaneous accel question
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AP Chem, balance Redox equation
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How far will it travel before it begins to fall to earth?
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Physics virgin on freely falling objects
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AP Chem, balance Redox equation
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Compute the focal length in air of a thin biconvex lens
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Understanding Inverse Functions: How to Find f^-1(y)
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How Do Reflection and Curvature Affect Images in Optics?
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Need help with 3d relative velocity h/w problem
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Calculating Equivalent Resistance in a Complex Circuit
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Projectile Motion and Angle: Solving for Optimal Launch Angle to Double Range
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Solving an Inverse Problem with f(x)=5+2x+5e^x
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Calculating Average Acceleration on a Ferris Wheel
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Calculating Centripetal Acceleration of Stone
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Proving x+1/x >= 2 for x>0 in Math: Helpful Tips and Tricks
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Will Car A Collide with Car B After Deceleration?
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Calculating Overtaking Time for Two Cars Accelerating Uniformly
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Collision of Two Cars with Constant Velocity and Deceleration
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Why Does a Car Traveling at Constant Velocity Still Do Work?
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Calculating Tension Forces: A Beginner's Guide to Physics
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How Do You Solve a Two Spin-1/2 System with Coupled Hamiltonians?
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How Do You Find the Inverse of a Function in Calculus?
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Discover Free Fall Equations & Solve for Time and Height | g = 9.8 m/s
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Does this involve calculus? im confused help please
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What Are Common Errors When Solving Complex Systems of Equations?
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Calculating Acceleration with Spark Timers for Dynamics Cart Experiment
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Circular Velocity: Speed of Second Hand
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Two bodies are falling with negligible air resistance
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What is the connection between velocity and maximum height?
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Magnitude of the Initial Velocity
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Why Does an Atwood's Machine Behave as It Does?
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Solving Acceleration Problem for Jaguar S-Type R
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Model rocket - free fall acceleration again
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Intro to physics vector problem
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Stone dropping - yet another free fall acceleration problem
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Why Are Black Holes Considered Bottomless Pits in Space-Time?
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Understanding Optics: Paraxial Magnification & Snell's Law Simplified
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Resistance: Non-constant Surface Area
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Geometric Sequences and Logarithms
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Converting velocity/time graph to acceleration/time
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Vector Proofs using vector components
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Free fall of ball and acceleration
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God how do you prove geometry theorems?
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Solving Arithmetic and Series Problems in IB Math Methods
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Precession of the perihelion of Mecury
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A two trains problem (distance and speed)
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Calculating Tension and Acceleration in a Pulley System | Physics Help
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What's the volume of an electron?
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Finding a in circular motion problem
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Ok does any1 know any other solver websites?
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Finding the Least Speed for Rotating Eggs in a Basket
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Proving Prime Numbers: Understanding the Non-Divisibility Theorem in Mathematics
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Conservation of energy between two charged sheres
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Electric charge and Electric Field
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How to Calculate Speed and Time for Pions and Spacecraft?
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How Does the Periodic Table Influence the Atomic Structure of Metals?
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Find the angle that the vector R
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When a source gives out voltage
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Checking a Range Problem: Help Me Find the Error!
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Solve for Average Velocity during 2nd Half of Trip
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Help with second part of question
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Balance Oxidation-Reduction Equations - Steps & Examples
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Tungsten wires of all electric light bulbs
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Solving Vector Problems: Magnitude, Angle & Sum
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Initial Velocity of Diver: Mag & Dir
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Solving Atwood's Machine Problem
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A wire with a resistance R is lengthened to 1.25
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Research Assignment Ideas for Astrophysics Student
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How do I solve this challenging AP Physics mechanics problem?
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Understanding Relative Abundance in Chemistry: A Comprehensive Guide
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Get Your 7 Year Old Interested In Science
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Solve Physics Problem: Target 120 m Away, Speed 250m/s
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Help with Homework Assignment: Two Puzzling Questions
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What Units Must Coefficients Have for Maximum Particle Position Calculation?
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