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Calculate the RMS current of an ac circuit

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Finding the speed of rolling ball

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Acc. of a drum joined to another drum with metal tape

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Frequency of oscillation of a rod with two springs

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Magneto-static force and Newton's 3rd Law

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Angular Acceleration of a Rod in an Uneven String Setup

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Final speed when the mass hits the post

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Solving Heat Transfer Problem with Melting Ice Cube

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A positive charge Q is located at the origin....

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Finding angular speed by conservation of angular momentum

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Conservation of Momentum for Magnets

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Special Relativistic Gravitational Force Law

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Special relativity, gradient of velocity

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Can an undamped harmonic oscillator have a steady-state solution?

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Force of Gravity & Coulomb's Law Force Question

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Is My Thought Process Correct for Interference Patterns?

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Uniform Circular Motion Inside a Sphere of Charge

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Total Resistance of Parallel Circuit Calculation

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Choosing a zero for potential for 2 batteries in parallel with capacitors

  • EddiePhys
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Question about the relation b/w mean free path and other variables

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Standing waves on string with increasing tension

  • echoi11
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Electromagnetism - Linear charge

  • Jon Blind
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Very difficult mechanics problem with friction

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Period of Oscillation of a Cylinder Attached to Two Springs

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What is the Effect of Isothermal Movement on Internal Energy of a Gas?

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Solving for Ski Jumper Takeoff Speed: Using Energy and Motion Equations

  • Confusedbiomedeng
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Work problem involving a variable force

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How Does Conservation of Angular Momentum Apply in a Torque-Free System?

  • Pushoam
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Allowed and Forbidden Electron-Photon Reactions

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Charge given externally to a capacitor

  • EddiePhys
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Rotational velocity of the ring

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Choosing Axis of Rotation in Cylinder Oscillation Problem

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Induced current in magnet (what would happen if....)

  • A-linav
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How much water is converted to ice?

  • L_landau
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Problem with units for conduction rate?

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Why wouldn't activating the switch make a difference?

  • EddiePhys
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When is acceleration positive or negative?

  • XTian
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Draw field lines for both magnetic fields

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Dropping a Block on a Spring with Completely Inelastic Collision

  • SeventeenForever
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Steel Vibration Synthesizer: Crafting Musical Shapes

  • Mustafa Umut
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Additional Velocity Required for a Satellite Already in Orbit to Escape

  • SeventeenForever
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Angular Acceleration of a Pulley with Mass

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Equivalent capacitance and Kirchoff's laws

  • EddiePhys
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Sketching the electric field of a bar electret

  • Pushoam
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Nonlinear Equations with Four Variables: Solving for All Solutions

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Why Is There a Discrepancy in the Bead and Hoop Velocity Calculations?

  • Kelly Lin
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Quantum Mechanics: Outside a (in)Finite Well

  • WWCY
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Energy stored in an electrostatic system

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What is the pressure at point B in a moving liquid with density ρ?

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Reading of a voltmeter and an ammeter

  • Jahnavi
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Analyzing Tensions in a Mass-Weight System

  • aatari
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Electric field due to a uniformly polarized cylinder

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Compute the angle θ that will maximize the height of h of the impact point

  • Alexanddros81
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Ar (Gas) goes into spinner (Adiabatic Decompression): Power?

  • Const@ntine
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Friction -- Newton's laws of motion

  • Vv anand
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Angular acceleration of a rod - 2

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Determining Acceleration of Hinge in a Beam and Hinge Structure

  • Carbon123
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How Does Angular Frequency Impact Wave Calculations in Electromagnetic Theory?

  • RememberYourAngles
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Extension Projectile Motion and Circulation motion questions

  • jstretto
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Inverse bulk modulus / compression or shear?

  • quicksilver123
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Does the Radial Probability Function Indicate Angular Nodes?

  • I love physics
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Is my Rolling Body Mechanics Solution Correct?

  • Carbon123
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What was Martha’s displacement before turning around?

  • Snipes
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How Do You Graph Kinetic Energy Against Time and Distance?

  • james123
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Resistivity of a wire that is wound close on a cylinder

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Calculating Height h from a Projectile Launched at A

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Location of object on axis of concave mirror?

  • jlmccart03
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Projectile Problem - Bullet from Raised ground

  • aatari
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Motion of an Object in a SemiCircle

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Attractive force in an atom near a point charge q

  • Pushoam
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Open Tube Resonance: Fundamental Frequency

  • physics123
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Electric field of an infinitely long charge carrying wire

  • Rahulrj
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Charge, conductors, voltage and EPE questions?

  • Medeiros
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Acceleration of a box across a rough horizontal plane

  • Confusedbiomedeng
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Airgun shoots ball: Pressure = ?

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Magnetic Field of a Rectangular Loop at Point P

  • says
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Minimum Mass required to lift up an object from a spring

  • I love physics
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Finding tangential acceleration of a rotating disk

  • AfronPie
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Relation between s=d/t and length contraction ?

  • Frank_Mennella
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Forces of 3 charges in an equilateral triangle?

  • Medeiros
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Deriving the potential energy of a dipole

  • Pushoam
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Moment of inertia of a rod with balls attached

  • AfronPie
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Calculate change in KE and momentum (impulse)

  • jfnn
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Maximum height a waitress can push on a glass without it tipping

  • jfnn
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What is the potential for extremity doses in this X-ray exposure incident?

  • Badgeronimous
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Determine the angular acceleration and angular velocity

  • jfnn
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Determine the direction and acceleration of the bead

  • jfnn
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What Is the Formula for Solenoid Magnetising Current?

  • Suyash Singh
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Condition of the charge density of atom

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Confused about Hooke's law when analyzed at different times

  • CGandC
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Final speed and direction after a collision (elastic+inelastic)

  • jfnn
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Find the tension in the cable and reactive forces at ground

  • jfnn
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Find the tension in the lower string and the rotation rate

  • jfnn
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Interference of light, emission spectroscopy prac. report

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2 Projectiles are fired simultaneously

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How Do You Calculate the Uncertainty in Kinetic Energy?

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Reducing Vibration in Home: How & Why?

  • Sarahborg
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Component Force on a 1.0 nC Charge

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