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Special Relativity -- two ships moving in one dimension

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Potential energy of rubber bands

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Calculate the magnitude of torque due to friction

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Moment of Inertia of equilateral triangle about vertex

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Pressure at the bottom of a glass pipe?

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Change in internal energy when water is heated from 0 to 4c

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Field along vertical axis to hemispherical shell

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Differential equation for a pendulum

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Electric Field and Potential Scenario

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Solving Boat's Friction Force and Speed

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Optics - spherical and plane mirror

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What Is the Acceleration of a Dustpan Sliding Down an Inclined Plane?

  • Socrates
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Bridge rectifier transfer function

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Find alternators magnetic field?

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Speed of an object relative to another

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Find the kinetic coefficient of friction (mu)

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Graphing data from the Compton effect

  • danny20051
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How to Determine the Weight of a Board Suspended by a Spring?

  • Kospike
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Impulse question given flow rate (litres per second)

  • Adam Rabe
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Find current through inductor after many time constants.

  • jlmccart03
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Calculating Speed of Protons in a Linear Accelerator: 530 MeV Kinetic Energy

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Can total KE ever increase for inelastic collisions?

  • vcsharp2003
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Bowling Ball rolling on a smooth floor

  • pancakewaffles
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How Does Entropy Change Affect Heat Transfer in a Cooling Rock?

  • Henry Shi
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What is the effective resistance between X and Y in this circuit?

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Radius of curvature of projectile path

  • Dusty912
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Thermodynamics question: temperature between layers

  • Adam Rabe
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Calculation for a radial supply system

  • wsharrock
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Q: Solve Poiseuille's Law for Volume Flow Rate

  • Nathan phisi
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Calculating Mass Percent in UO2 Nuclear Fuel

  • Goldberg
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What is the value of ni for an electron

  • cindy1234
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A block lies on an inclined plane with an angle of elevation

  • mistalin
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Solve Inertia & Rotation Homework - Value of g = 10ms^2

  • Faiq
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How to find the Coefficient of friction from Fn and Ff Graph

  • Harsh Patel
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Does a person burn calories when lowering a weight?

  • vcsharp2003
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Electricity: shunt calculation for ammeter

  • Epoch
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Prof. Shankar's (Phy I) Constant Motion Exercise 3 Question

  • Lucas_30
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Magnetic flux between 2 parallel wires

  • lowea001
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Problem applying Newtons third law

  • Neil Melnick
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How to Solve Cake and Pipe Equations: Helpful Tips and Solutions

  • Adam Rabe
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Object moving upwards by constant force away from planet

  • Puff Cube
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How is momentum conserved in a Gauss Gun?

  • adrianowatson
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Equilibrium Force on Floating Object

  • Louns
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QP: Physical Meaning of Orthogonality

  • WWCY
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Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams

  • DevonZA
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Internal stresses of an accelerating body

  • Mike J
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Magnetic field of a uniformly magnetized sphere.

  • rmiller70015
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Vibration Problem: Determine Period

  • RoyalFlush100
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Normal force on slipping hemisphere

  • Epiclightning
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Collisions -- conceptual questions

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Non-Constant Acceleration Problem

  • Jewelz
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Find Coefficient of Performance of a refrigerator

  • grandpa2390
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Calculation of heat created during compression

  • Gosia
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Magnetic flux through a loop at two orientations

  • superslow991
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Determine the magnitudes and nature of forces in space truss

  • DevonZA
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Conservation of momentum/energy of stacked balls

  • GamrCorps
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Charge passing through a cross section for a time varying current

  • superslow991
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Simple Pendulum: Understand the Relationship Between Theta & L

  • SebastianRM
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How Fast Do Electrons Travel in a Copper Wire?

  • fishturtle1
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How to solve the differential equation for driven series RLC circuit?

  • omoplata
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SHM equation velocity of wave help

  • Adam Rabe
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How stretching a rubber band, affects the range of a shot?

  • rasalzari
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Adiabatic process, calculating final T, enthelpy etc

  • PhilJones
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Electricity: ammeter range calculation

  • Epoch
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Solve Entropy Gen of Water-Ice Contact, 100J Transferred

  • asteeves_
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Calculating Amplitude in Simple Harmonic Motion

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Three weights and two pulley system

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Phase shift of e.m. wave through a glass plate

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Need help with permeability of free space.

  • bory2eye
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Electric field calculation doubt (dipole)

  • rbsann
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Physics Practical: Rebound height of a table-tennis ball

  • Janiceleong26
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Consider the potential field V(x, y) which is 0 and -Vo(Vo>0

  • pallab
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Macro/ micro connections- pressure

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Deriving expression for potential of a point charge

  • jimmyoung
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How the launch angle affects the horizontal distance/range?

  • rasalzari
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How the angle of launch affect the range?

  • rasalzari
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Voltage drop and current through each resistor

  • SacredBlood
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Moment of Inertia of a Spinning Record with a Hole in Center

  • Jewelz
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What Is the Correct Calculation for the Running Dog Vector Problem?

  • andylatham82
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How would the electric field vector vary at a large distance

  • Naomi13
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A 300 MHz plane wave propagating through a non-conducting medium

  • pallab
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Overdamped oscillator solution as hyperbolic function?

  • Vitani11
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Approximating number of collisions in canal ray tube

  • timetraveller123
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Calculation of the least value of PD needed to produce x-rays

  • Asmaa Mohammad
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Final velocities with the inclusion of air resistance

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Kinetic energy in ocean current

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Finding internal resistance & EMF of a battery in a circuit

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Conservation of Mechanical Energy: Equations not equivalent?

  • elijugh
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How to use the coefficient of kinetic friction?

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Velocity of bullet before hitting a pendulum

  • kinalee8
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Solving for C in terms of L: Find C in RLC Circuit for 950kHz Station

  • Poetria
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Rolling cylinder or slipping cylinder reaches bottom first?

  • vcsharp2003
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Thermodynamics Gas Mixture - Dew Point Temperature

  • Reefy
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Magnetic field on a solenoid: Y-intercept

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How Do You Calculate the Magnetic Moment and Torque of a Rectangular Loop?

  • superslow991
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Why is the Gibbs Free energy equal to this:

  • grandpa2390
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Understanding Magnetic Interactions in Current Carrying Wires

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