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Lorentz Transformation, Time Dilation, Length Contraction

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Determining Maximum Lamp Mass for Coplanar Force System

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How Does the Charge Q Affect Forces Between Q1 and Q2?

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Examine the circuit and answer the questions grade 11 physics

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Find current and PD across a circuit with diodes

  • moenste
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Calculate the voltmeter reading

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Conservation laws in rotational movement

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Find mass per unit length of a string graphically

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Finding Max Velocity of Rocket Sled

  • Mr Davis 97
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Solve the differential equation F=F0+kv

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Modern Physics question -- an atom ejecting a relativistic electron

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Is it possible for opposite charges to repel each other?

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How Do You Determine the Inertia of Cart A?

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Tower Crane Forces: Find the Mass of Counterweight

  • Rafa54G2
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Examine the following circuit and complete the table

  • joshua cruwys
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Maximum change in the kinetic energy of a particle

  • TheSodesa
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Atom Volume Calc: Find the Volume of a Lead Atom

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Minimum velocity required by grasshopper

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Momentum and Inertial Reference Frame

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Total Heat Flow Calculation for Isothermal Expansion of Diatomic Gas

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Bernoulli's equation and water exit speed from tank opening

  • Derek1997
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Resistance of a network between two points

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Momentum problem: 2 carts, finding initial speed

  • emily081715
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Calculating the Force on a Fire Truck Pumping Water onto a Burning Building

  • Mr Davis 97
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Solving Impulse on Jumper for 50 kg Woman

  • Mr Davis 97
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Identifying forces in a friction problem

  • Hans Herland
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Simple constant acceleration/equation of motion question

  • Touran Khan
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How can I find the critical mu of friction?

  • student34
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Maximum compression in the spring

  • decentfellow
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Max Jumping Height in Elevator Descending at Constant Vel.

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Value of Spring Stiffness k in Free Vibration of Mass-Spring System

  • Canada95
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How can I be sure of my numerical result?

  • Elvis 123456789
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Finding the velocity of two charges

  • NkaujHelp
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Finding the Electric field at the Origin

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Surface Brightness at any angle

  • dykuma
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Two capacitors in parallel: potential difference/energy

  • space-time
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Why is the equation for compression work P=kV and not P=Pi/Vi?

  • grandpa2390
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Calculating Inertia Ratios of Carts on a Low-Friction Track

  • emily081715
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Heat capacity under constant pressure or volume question

  • Joker93
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Finding frequencies and wavelengths

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Does displacement=shortest length of position (final-initial)?

  • natsuki91xp
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Point between two wires at which the flux density is zero

  • moenste
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Algebraic expressions for the amount of time that elapses

  • emily081715
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What is the final charge and potential difference on each capacitor?

  • ooohffff
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Magnitude of the change in momentum equation

  • emily081715
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Why does Water Vapor have 12 degrees of freedom?

  • grandpa2390
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What is the pressure needed to sedate a dog in 1 second?

  • Derek1997
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Initial velocity to get from on known position to another?

  • floyd0117
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Calculation of atmospheric presure

  • Derek1997
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What is magnetic field made up of?

  • Zheng_
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How Does Charge Distribution Affect Electric Field in a Ring?

  • Diego Rolim Porto
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Acceleration vs. Time graph confusion

  • Ryan1983
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What does magnetic field is made up of?

  • Zheng_
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Resistance for an incomplete circuit

  • novelriver
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Inelastic collision: final velocity after collision

  • emily081715
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Calculating Voltage and Farads for Efficient Rail Gun Launch

  • RED119
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Postion vs time graph without time or initial speed?

  • Cosmik11
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Calculating Work Done by a Variable Force: Tips and Techniques

  • DumSpiroSpero
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Relativistic Energy and Velocity

  • PhysicsInNJ
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Write a computer program to solve for time of a falling body

  • Elvis 123456789
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What is the Average Speed of a Cyclist on a Multi-Stage Journey?

  • Zablas
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Solve for friction coefficient of block on sp

  • tensor0910
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Probability of finding a particle in an infinite well

  • Titan97
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Statics: Finding the moment on point B?

  • Vanessa Avila
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This Projectile motion question seems flawed

  • victorhugo
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Use Kirchoff's laws to solve for tension and current

  • Cocoleia
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What Is the Angle Between Position Vectors AB and AC?

  • Robb
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Is This the Right Approach to Solving Kinematics Problem A?

  • sens
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Significant Figures & Error Analysis

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Potential difference of helium nucleus question

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RMS of square wave and alternating currents

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Resonance of a Stretched String

  • Taniaz
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Wavelength of the sounds at zero degrees

  • moenste
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How to gain percentage of atoms that are ionized in balloon?

  • TwoEG
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Relative velocity ship problem intuitively

  • anurag07
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Calibrate Spectroscope to Find Wavelength

  • allenlistar
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Falling object in a gravitational field with v^2 drag force

  • Elvis 123456789
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Finding the speed of a book against a vertical wall

  • Vanessa Avila
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How to solve for the magnitude and angle in this situation?

  • Vanessa Avila
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Proving Gauss Law using a "bad" Gaussian surface

  • math4everyone
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Three Dimensional Projectile motion

  • Veronica_Oles
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Electric field due to a charged rod

  • Jabbar
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How Fast is the Airplane Flying Relative to the Air?

  • Teslapb
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Dual electron repulsion (momentum question)

  • mikemartinlfs
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Block attached to a cord on an inclined plane

  • Cocoleia
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Block projected up inlcline with initial speed

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Solving Mass Flow Problem Homework

  • Mr Davis 97
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Rb-87 Half Life Calculation: 478 Bq/g

  • Umang
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Percentage Uncertainties Question

  • Benge
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An oscillating mass within an orbiting spacecraft question

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Find the maximum distance the spring will be compressed?

  • ChloeYip
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Relate wavelength and energy scale

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Find the wavelength of the blue line (line spectrum)

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Calculating Total Internal Energy for a Monatomic Gas at Constant Pressure

  • john mcgrain
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Why Does a2 Equal m1g/m2 in an Accelerating Pulley System?

  • CausticPhantom
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Pressure Problem: Solving for Average Pressure

  • grandpa2390
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