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How is kinetic energy affected by different reference frames?

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"Net Forward Thrust": What does it mean in this problem?

  • scottshannon
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Why there's a reading on the voltmeter connected to coil Q?

  • Asad Raza
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Tarzan swings on vine, will it snap?

  • ewalker31438
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Lorentz force - particle in an odd magnetic field

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Question about Carnot theorem proof

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Is it possible to calculate this question with force

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The collimated parallel beam of a LASER

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How Do You Calculate the Magnetic Field Inside a Solenoid?

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Electric field through an aperture

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Elevator Problem: What is the Normal Force Acting on a Person?

  • TheFlemster
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Charges in Magnetic Fields from Surfing Physics book

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The strength of induced electric field

  • Rahulrj
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Net Force acting on block on incline

  • TheFlemster
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Calculating work of Otto cycle stages - Thermodynamics.

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Energy and Momentum [Spring (word problem)]

  • AlexisFair
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Net Positive Charge on 1km Power Line

  • Buffu
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How do I use the number of oscillations given?

  • baldbrain
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Speed of Sound using a Resonant tube

  • baldbrain
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What Is Incorrect About Grounding in Electromagnetic Theory?

  • Rahulrj
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Velocity of particle leaving wedge

  • WubbaLubba Dubdub
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Find the velocity of block a using vector method.

  • Dusty912
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Opamp Circuit: Finding Voltage at Resistor and Power Supplied

  • brk51
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What Force Acts Between Hemispheres of a Charged Soap Bubble?

  • Buffu
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By how much is each post compressed?

  • Wimpalot
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Energy of the photon emitted in a gamma ray decay

  • Rahulrj
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Inclined plane - a small sphere, a big sphere and a cylinder

  • ChessEnthusiast
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Potential energy by concentric shells

  • Buffu
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Field due to ring charge at x-y axis.

  • Buffu
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Help in Homework - Kinetic Energy

  • Yuval M
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Conservation of Angular Momentum with SHM

  • Lianne Evans
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What Is the Minimum Coefficient of Friction for a Tilted Cube?

  • WilliamDaFoe
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How Does Impulse Affect Acceleration and Tension in a Disk-Particle System?

  • WubbaLubba Dubdub
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Calculating the angle of a double-slit experiment

  • MadMartigan
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Stuck on separable equation relating to moment of inertia

  • IneedPhysicsss
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Stuck on an Electrical Potential Energy Question

  • Nathan phisi
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How Can I Estimate Neutron Energy in an Elastic Collision with an Oxygen Atom?

  • sportcardinal90
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Work, Gravitational Potential and Kinetic Energy, Spacecraft

  • ashyyamora
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How to linearise this equation for experiment?

  • Wimpalot
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How to Determine Centroid of Gate Hydrostatics

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Understanding an equation in a dynamics spring problem

  • Bunny-chan
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Floating 9cm Post: Solving Submersion Depth

  • tennisgirl92
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Calculating Spring Constant From Plot of T^2 versus r^2

  • Physics Dad
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How Does Wind Turbine Blade Length Affect Power Output?

  • shk
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Moments of Inertia: Hi, Need Help Understanding?

  • Gunter_ZA
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Force needed for hole punch in Metal

  • SpiraRoam
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Special Relativity Conceptual Question

  • Dongus
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Problem with Energy Dissipation

  • sojo
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Dynamics exam prep -- forces explanation in FBD please

  • Gunter_ZA
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Stuck on projectile motion problem using gravitational force

  • giantf
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Oscillation in a hole through the Earth (hole is offset)

  • Carbon123
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Find maximum acceleration given the displacement equation

  • edgarpokemon
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Spring elastic potential, removing mass

  • HaoPhysics
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Understanding free-body diagram: Circular Hoop

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Volume of 410kg Bluefin Tuna at 15m Depth: 41854 m3

  • tennisgirl92
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How Does Friction Affect Spring Compression in a Bullet Collision?

  • Deadawake
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Conceptual question with Concentric Shell Potental

  • Manodesi524
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What's the Velocity at the Highest Point of a Swing?

  • Oliver919
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Is the AP Physics 1 textbook flawed in its explanation of moment of inertia?

  • Ercillent
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Gravitational Force in terms of Density?

  • EthanVandals
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Height of falling object vs. compression of spring

  • HaoPhysics
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Explaining the Concepts of Force and Energy

  • HaoPhysics
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Basic trigonometry in dynamics force problem

  • Bunny-chan
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Trouble with 2 step velocity transformation in SR

  • MikeLizzi
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Calculating the energy of anti neutrino

  • Rahulrj
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Calculate angular velocity of a ball rolling down incline?

  • Dinkleberg
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Pulling a puck through the hole

  • Nabin kalauni
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What Is the Correct Source Voltage Amplitude for Desired Power in an AC Circuit?

  • superslow991
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Conservation of Momentum Problem

  • Avefan
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Statics and Rotational Dynamics

  • TheFlemster
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How to find the magnitude of the acceleration given F, kF, m

  • Nairb
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Find the change in height of a bridge

  • frozen-pizza
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Calculating Velocity at the Bottom of a Quarter Circle Track

  • tennisgirl92
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Error Transmission (Moment of Inertia)

  • Const@ntine
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Coefficient of performance of refrigerator

  • Elias Waranoi
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Time required for disk to reach angular speed?

  • Rijad Hadzic
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Number of modes in optical fiber

  • says
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Finding magnitude of two charge given midpoint

  • paulie
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Understanding Internal Energy Changes in Phases of Water

  • SpiraRoam
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Trying to solve conservation of momentum problem

  • patric44
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Find Absolute Magnitude, distance and "T" of binary star system

  • Unteroffizier
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Ratio of rotational inertias for belt-connected wheels

  • kuuy
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What is the relationship between power in watts and power in dBW?

  • Torrie
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How to calculate the tension in a beam of a bridge?

  • Wimpalot
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Girl on a swing, find tension and force

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The minimum KE required for muons to travel a given distance

  • Rahulrj
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Frictionless ring sliding on circle in constant acceleration

  • Feodalherren
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How Is Torque Calculated in a Wrecking Ball Scenario?

  • Rijad Hadzic
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Was the Second Driver Speeding in the Collision?

  • Rijad Hadzic
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Magnitude of net Gravitational Force

  • Jonwolf5400
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Equilibrium of Charges at Circumference of a Circle

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Writing Kirchhoff Rules for a Multi-Loop Circuit

  • carterq
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Frequency of Vibration of Two Masses Joined by a Spring

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Buoyancy: 3 solid things have a different position in the water

  • Yoseph Santoso
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When is Conservation of angular momentum valid?

  • Nabin kalauni
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Forces due to atmospheric pressure won't cancel in an open tank

  • Miguel Velasquez
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Heat transfer. Could anyone explain the solution?

  • strider171
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Conserving Momentum for Rocket Engines

  • David112234
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Will a 27N Push Move a 50kg Object on a Surface with 0.6 Static Friction?

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