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A circuit with multiple sources of voltage

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Lifting mass with battery-powered winch at different power levels

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What is the speed of block one when block 2 has fallen h?

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What is the Force of Kinetic Friction?

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Why can't we use the center of mass as a pivot for torque balance?

  • Asad Raza
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Gravitational potential energy of a tilted teeter toy

  • Lis
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Shouldn't force pairs equal in magnitude cancel each other?

  • Varun Narayanan
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X ray crystallography - interpreting my graph

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Hydroelectric Power Plant Efficiency Calculation

  • BrainMan
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Finding the equilibrium distance Rsub0 using total energy.

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Resistance in an octahedron between adjacent vertices

  • Tazi
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Projectile motion on inclined plane

  • songoku
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Equilibrium of a uniform bar inclined at an angle

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What is the work done by braking force on a decelerating car?

  • Lauren0619
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Energy in a lightning flash and thunderstorm frequency

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How to get the equation for 3D projectile motion?

  • PlasmaRadiator24
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What is the Difference Between Gravitational Force and Weight?

  • sassora
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Coriolis Force on a Race Car at 45 Degrees North

  • OmegaKV
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Find direction of acceleration from potential-energy funct.

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Stability of a teeter-toy-classical mechanics

  • Saph
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What is the Relationship Between Power and Current in an Elevator's Engine?

  • ChessEnthusiast
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Stress-strain (area under curve)

  • sassora
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Finding initial velocity from sling rotation rate and release angle

  • Just_enough
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Crate compressed by spring hits second spring

  • MattNguyen
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What is the Direction of the Friction Force on a Revolving Car?

  • Saitama
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Potential energy equation to force equation?

  • MattNguyen
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Find drift velocity of the current carriers in the copper strip

  • moenste
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Impedance of circuit (R, L in series. C in parallel)

  • Aimen
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Heat Engine problem in Thermophysics

  • reh
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Energy dissipated in the loop during mag. field change

  • moenste
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Solve Velocity Problem: Drone Drops Bomb from 3500 ft

  • fandomgeek_394
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What is the Mass of the Andromeda Galaxy?

  • Coco12
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Negative impulse from tension and weight integral

  • nysnacc
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Two electrons have ##l_1=1## and ##l_2=3##, what are L and S

  • Kara386
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Finding the mean free path using the given values?

  • joemmonster
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Finding the bank of a racecar track

  • Jrlinton
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Finding the radius of a pendulum

  • Jrlinton
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How is the fnet in this scenario 0 in both the x and y compo

  • hamza2095
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2D elastic collision in CM Frame, velocities antiparallel?

  • hsbhsb
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Speed of object after collision related to spring

  • songoku
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Length Contraction of spaceships

  • LeafMuncher
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Velocity of masses on an atwood machine?

  • Vitani11
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Height Question: Projectile launched from a table

  • fandomgeek_394
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Pendulum Projectile: Find Direction of Travel Formula

  • Jrlinton
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Center of mass of a sphere with cavity removed

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How do I Calculate Average Thrust when given t, v, delta m

  • BigREDgrin
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Time Dilation in the same frame of referance?

  • Klairence Leitch
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What is the tension in a hockey puck swung in a horizontal circle?

  • Ly444999
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How Does Force Affect Speed in Physics Problems?

  • bestchemist
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What is the Force Exerted by a Falling Rod on a Hinged Support?

  • member 428835
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What is the Relationship Between Gas Ionisation and Temperature?

  • niranjan_learner
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How do I find the time taken by dogs to meet each other?

  • Thiru07
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Find voltage between nodes a and d using junction and loop rules

  • Pao44445
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I with the free vibration of bar problem

  • alexr
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Finding coefficient of kinetic friction from thermal energy?

  • Eclair_de_XII
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Ball falling from height: net work, kinetic and potential energy

  • jlmccart03
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Why does normal force equal mg*cos(θ) - mα for ice on an inverted bowl?

  • sgholami
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Force vectors: How to determine the directions of their components

  • Robb
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Finding ski jump distance using work-energy theorem

  • Salacious Crumb
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Energy per unit length of a cylindrical shell of charge

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Angular momentum conservation: determine velocity of impactor

  • Vitani11
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Inclined plane problem with friction

  • AndrewC
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Finding wire with the right resistance

  • NihalRi
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2-D Linear Momentum, Collision Problem

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Calculate the electric field using superposition

  • diredragon
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Coulomb's Law and Metallic Sheets: Impact on Force Between Charges

  • niranjan_learner
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Problem in a circular motion (find the max Frequency)

  • Giannakoulis
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How do I find the equation of motion for this object?

  • 1v1Dota2RightMeow
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Deriving the magnetic moment of a specimen in a given magnetic field

  • 1v1Dota2RightMeow
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Taylor mechanics ch3 problem7 -- Men jumping off of a railcar

  • kylinsky
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Find the potential energy of the particle

  • 1v1Dota2RightMeow
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A lot of confusion about partial derivatives

  • sebastian tindall
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How Fast Must You Travel to See Light Pulses Simultaneously?

  • oa8
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How far has the boat moved and in which direction?

  • emily081715
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How to sketch vector paths in a physics problem

  • Iron_Man_123
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What is the correct formula for calculating noise level in decibels?

  • Drizzy
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Normalized equation for particle in a ring

  • Titan97
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Terms Allowed in Spectroscopic Structure of Calcium

  • jeffbarrington
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Possible confusion regarding application of Kirchoff's Laws?

  • Enharmonics
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Derive the equation for kinetic energy and gravitional energ

  • Derek1997
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Units of orbital angular momentum QM?

  • Vitani11
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Derivation of Applied Force in a Grade 12 Force Question

  • Troutkibe
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What is the Resonant Frequency of a 2-Year Old's Outer Ear?

  • Derek1997
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Incline problem with friction; alternative solution

  • AdkinsJr
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Calculating final velocity after a puck is hit

  • kinghunter
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Centripetal force with normal force and weight

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How to find trajectory as a function of time with energy

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Equation of magnetic field produced by a solenoid

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What percentage of the original kinetic energy is convertible?

  • emily081715
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How does a bird create a circular path by tilting its wings?

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What Does the Symbol [=] Mean in Dimensional Analysis?

  • emeraldskye177
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Calculating reaction force for sliding plank

  • sunquick
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Why is sqrt(Tension/(mass/lenght)) = f*lambda - Standing Waves

  • Bastian
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A different type of roller coaster loop problem

  • JustinT
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Calculating Electric Field Strength of a Charged Metal Sphere

  • Matticus9
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How to identify whether a doped semiconductor is n-type or p-type

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Dynamics in two dimensions problem

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