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Kinematics>>Equations of Motion

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Calculating Charge and Potential in a Series RC Circuit

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(forces) Find the force problem

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Why doesn't the gravity affect the torque along the z axis?

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Why is the velocity at the cusp point equal to the final velocity on the hill?

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What is the solution to the spring and disk rotation problem?

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Force to pull 85 kg roller over a step at 45 degrees

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Solving specific heat problem with two materials

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Conditions for waves to be coherent?

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Potential Energy vs. Position Graphs

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Why is the integral of a(x) different from the integral of a(t)?

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Two air-track carts pushed apart by compressed spring

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Finding third charge coordinates in an equilibrium position

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Pencil movement on a no-friction table

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Equal magnitude forces on two charges from Coulomb's law

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Friction in a rolling disk on an incline

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Finding moment of inertia of cone

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Dynamics Questions // Elastic Collision with different Vo

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Final amplitude with damping of bungee cord

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Stress calculation for Q1(1) and converting to N/tex units

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Spring set makes up a traveling wave

  • Jenny Physics
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Finding mass per unit length for a harp string tuned to C4

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Minimum proton speed to miss lower plate between charged parallel plates

  • Vanessa Avila
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Sound of vibrating string - modes

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Friction of rubber box on concrete floor

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How Does Time Affect the Displacement of a Plucked Violin String?

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Kinetic Energy in Circular Motion: Is 1/2 m v^2 Still Applicable?

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Charged particle in magnetic field parallel to y-axis

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Calculating Forces and Kinetic Friction for a System of Connected Blocks

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Electric Flux and Electric Flux Density

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Net electric field from four point charges

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Spacecraft splitting into two near a planet

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Compound lens separated by a distance

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Moment of inertia of a set of spinning disks

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What happens to the moment of inertia when a rod is folded?

  • OrlandoLewis
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How do I calculate the luminosity of a Random Beanbag Machine?

  • Adrian1234
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How to compute the magnitude of a initial velocity u

  • javii
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Find the magnitude of the electric field at regions 2 and 3.

  • Mason Smith
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Calculate the cost of the energy lost to heat per hour per meter

  • NasuSama
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Why is friction pointing down the ramp on an inclined surface?

  • Ricardeo Xavier
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How exactly does Hawking radiation work?

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What Angle Maximizes Air Time for a 34.6m Football Punt?

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What is the potential at the top of R2 in this circuit?

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T-shirt launcher and Projectile motion

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Capacitor question -- charging time for an RC circuit

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Why Does Maximum Water Velocity Occur at the Surface?

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Finding the Distance Between Sound and Wave Maxima at a Train Station

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Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Problem

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What should the speed of a pion be

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Maximum Height of Ball on U-Shaped Ramp

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Electric field due to a flat circular disk

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Why does rope tension equal 2Tsin(θ) for the vertical force?

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Find the magnitude of charge density for a power line

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Mutual Inductance: Rectangle w/ Variable Height

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Find the two figures and the get value of the resistor and current

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Can Light Wavelength Remain Unchanged at High Velocities?

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Is Reynolds number ρvD/μ or ρvR/μ?

  • fonseh
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Does work against friction need the pushing force magnitude?

  • Alex126
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Is it possible to convert ρ (density) to Newtons?

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Inductor and bulb in an circuit

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How to find electric potential given only velocity

  • jlmccart03
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Kayak crossing river with current: finding velocity, time, and drift

  • Sagrebella
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Derive the wave equation for fields E, B from the potentials

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Electric Fields Question, What is the speed of the electron?

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Magnitude of the work done by electric field.

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How to find the equation for the maximum velocity possible

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Magnitude and angle of an electric field vector

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How Does Charge Movement Affect Electric Potential and Kinetic Energy?

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What was the initial velocity of the rocket

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Derivation of capacitance for two shells

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Answer: Neutron Interference: Understanding Kinetic Energy

  • aryan pandey
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What is the approach to solving this AC circuit voltage problem using phasors?

  • aryan pandey
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Anti-reflective coating on lenses and UV protection

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Does Friction Affect Momentum in a Spring-Driven Spacecraft?

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Work done by a Carnot Engine. Melting ice

  • The Real Simon
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Finding spring energy as function of wheel rotation angle

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How Do You Calculate Tension in Unequally Lengthed Cables Lifting a Beam?

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Conversion vectors in cylindrical to cartesian coordinates

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Car on incline with elastic cord: energy and rebound distance

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Speed of an electron due to a ring charge

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Relative velocity during a race?

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Determine voltage - complete response

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A laser emitting light with a wavelength of 560 nm (Single slit).

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Calculating the volume of a nucleus

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SHM question (Is my method correct?)

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Heat conduction rate through a cylindrical shell

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Parallel plate capacitor voltage question

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Capacitor Charge Density Calculation

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Calculating Time to Return to Starting Point in a River with Constant Current

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Using Lagrangian to derive the equation of motion

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Exponential of hermitian matrix

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Calculating Force and Impulse of a Bullet Hitting a Man

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Mean distance between air molecules

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Conical pendulum in rotating frame

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Potential in a sphere in a dielectric

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Calculating rest mass and energy (in an inertial frame)

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Calculating the Top Accelerations of a Falling Chimney

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