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Solving Vector Problems: Step-by-Step Guide

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A man drives 12k west, then 15km north, then 20 km east....

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Special Relativity: Traveling to Regulus

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Calculate Instantaneous Velocity at t=2s

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What influences the binding energy of nucleons in a nucleus?

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Please confirm which solution -- Ball is thrown from a tower....

  • Julie
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Overall displacement vector from a walking trip....

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How do Eddy Currents Affect a Magnet's Motion in a Copper Tube?

  • Student149
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How capacitance, charge, and energy stored changes on a capacitor?

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What is wrong with my linear charge density calculations?

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Angular velocity of a door as a truck accelerates

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Quadratic equation for maximum compression of a spring

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Homework Help Regarding Newton's Theory

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What EMF is induced in the loop at t=0?

  • says
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Two masses coalesce into one body during collision

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Minimum acceleration of a car at which front wheels leave the ground

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Wye-Delta and Series-Parallel Circuit Problem

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Find the resistance to produce a specified potential drop

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Small sphere in a circular surface

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A train sits on top of a 1% grade incline

  • Girn261
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Why is Sn a better conductor than Pb?

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Peak amplitudes of E and H fields (Poynting Vector)

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Please Check Answer -- Arrival times of 2 cars....

  • Julie
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Angular momentum of a rotating skew rod

  • Pushoam
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How to Linearize Data for Solar System Motion Analysis?

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Conservation of Momentum vs Energy

  • Student149
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How do I calculate voltage drops and currents in a resistor circuit problem?

  • subzero0137
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Calculating revolutions per minute

  • Sosa
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Force on a test charge due to two point charges?

  • Eclair_de_XII
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Need help deriving an expression for dy/dt

  • Blake_ap1
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Proving units for angular acceleration

  • Jack999
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Potential Necessary for Ionization by Collision

  • elpoko
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Solve RC Circuit Problem 1: V=IR, Q=CV

  • subzero0137
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Please check -- Looking at phone while driving....

  • Julie
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RC Circuit: 20V AC Source, 12V Voltage Across R, What about C?

  • CosmicC
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With which forces and why spring acts on two bodies

  • harmyder
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Find friction coefficient given initial and final velocity

  • tyger2020
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Find Velocity: Help Solve Ball Problem

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Navigate the Res-Monster Maze: Find R's Current

  • L_landau
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I with the formula for this marble falling from a platform

  • DThes
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Will the Tractor and Tesla Avoid a Collision on the Mountain Road?

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How Do You Calculate Total Resistance in Mixed Resistor Circuits?

  • shihab-kol
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How do I convert meters cubed to cubic centimeters?

  • Wanting to Learn
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Thermodynamic Cycle 2: Understanding PV^y, Cp/Cv and PV=nRT

  • subzero0137
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Angle between 2 charged spheres hanging from string

  • zachem62
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Maximizing and Minimizing Wavelength Contributions in Radiowave Reflection

  • Const@ntine
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Weird question in "Vectors" chapter

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Capacitors charged in parallel

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Thin-Film Interference (2 Wavelengths)

  • Const@ntine
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Moment of Inertia of a Rotating Disk

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Rank the cases from greatest to smallest in order of magnitude

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Potential Difference between two positive point charges

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Maximum distance ahead of trooper reached by red car

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Resistance of 2 materials, different resistivity, combined

  • zachem62
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Internal energy of an ideal gas as a function of temperature

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A box slides down a plank, Find its velocity

  • Girn261
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Change in a vector upon rotation of the coordinate frame

  • Jigyasa
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Solving the Capacitor Network Problem - Find Ceq = 2C

  • Gabriel Maia
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Finding Parameters for Simple Harmonic Motion at t=1

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Angle between electric and magnetic field

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How to Calculate when A Roll Back Would Occur on a Ski Lift

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Water Mass in Leaking Container

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Lens & Reflector: Final Idol (Optics)

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Dynamics of a point mass in circular motion

  • Krzysiek Sam
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Electrical Potential Energy and Potential

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What Is the Incorrect Statement About the Dynamics of a Falling Chain?

  • Saitama
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Solve F2 Components & Find Magnitudes U & V Axes

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Classical model of diagamanetism

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Moment of inertia changes during rotation—Calculate work?

  • Gian_ni
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A hot air balloon rises at a constant acceleration

  • Girn261
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Water level rise in a tank, continuous flow in, high exit

  • Diokhan
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Find magnitude of car's acceleration

  • Rijad Hadzic
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How do I solve where the absolute potential should be zero?

  • Vladi
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Direction of magnetic field due to a toroid

  • Pushoam
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Find initial velocity and acceleration of a bike

  • Girn261
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Thin film interference—find the height of a wedge

  • madfelice
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At what height does this plank leave the wall

  • Pushoam
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When Do I Use Reading Error in Measurement Uncertainty?

  • Darren Byrne
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What forces contribute to a runner's forward propulsion?

  • DeNovo
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What Physics Topics Relate to Ski Lifts?

  • Chairliftop
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Finding magnitude and angle of Fnet (Concept question)

  • A-linav
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Deciding the direction of magnetic field of a solenoid

  • Pushoam
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If a steel ball were to fall, how far away would it land

  • Thara
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How can I represent these resistances on a diagram?

  • GaussianSurface
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How Do You Solve These Basic A/L Physics Problems?

  • Nufi
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A cube of side L=2 m is made of a cooper cable with 2mm^2

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Rolling Cylinders across a grid of bars

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Final speed of ball : collision with vertical plank at top

  • Pushoam
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Motion of Charged Particles in Electric Fields

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Rotation w/constant angular acceleration

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Upward Projectile Motion (Which equation do I use?)

  • A-linav
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Magnetic Flux through conductor coil

  • Luk
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Probability of the polymer chain

  • Kelly Lin
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Electrostatics problem involving a Cone

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Darryl drives his load of tomatoes.... (Velocity vectors pic)

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