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Relative velocity of a ball on a train

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Maximum and minimum transverse speeds at an antinode

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Understanding the Time & Speed Difference on Earth & Moon

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Minimum distance between bomb and shell

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Density of star from hydrostatic equilibrium and pressure

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Skater's Force on Wall: Finding Average Force with Given Variables

  • Erenjaeger
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Question about strength of magnetic field down coil (solenoid)

  • RoboNerd
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Wheatstone bridge with capacitances

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Finding amplitude and wave speed in a sinusoidal wave.

  • Taniaz
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What Determines the Speed of Sound in an Organ Pipe?

  • Taniaz
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Free Body Diagram and directions

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Frictionless problem including momentum

  • Erenjaeger
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Thickness of components for equal strength

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Wave Equation for a Progressive Wave

  • Taniaz
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Velocity of Comet at a given distance

  • Hamish Taylor
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Volumentric or surface charge density

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Ball Lightning: Uncovering the Mystery of N_7^{14}, H_1^1, & O_8^{16}

  • Karol
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Velocity of a Helium-atom in a double slit experiment

  • laguna
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Standing wave in a column of methane, find gamma of methane

  • Taniaz
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Age of radioactive sample from sample

  • Incand
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Calculating Net Torque for an Inclined Wheel: A Problem in Applied Physics

  • Erenjaeger
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Two converging lens, find the final image....

  • AdkinsJr
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How Do You Find the Total Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion?

  • Erenjaeger
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How Do You Calculate Initial Velocity in a Vertical Ball Throw?

  • Erenjaeger
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Electric Field and Potential Calculation for Square of Charges | Coulomb's Law

  • Clara Chung
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Age difference problem due to space travel

  • Erenjaeger
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Calculating moment of inertia and torsion constant

  • Erenjaeger
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Piston Pressure and Unit Conversion

  • Nim R
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How do different path differences affect interference in sound waves?

  • Taniaz
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Calculating molar heat capacity from electron contribution

  • kent davidge
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Acceleration and Tension in a Pulley System

  • Mongster
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Power Resistor Immersed In Water

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Entropy Change in a Reversible Process multiple phase change

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Tension of rod connecting two cylinders

  • zemaitistrys
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What is the Temperature of the Low Temperature Reservoir in a Carnot Engine?

  • JoeSmith1013
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Angular velocity of an atom in a magnetic field

  • Dazed&Confused
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Show Energy Equality of Simple Pendulum with Equipartition

  • Glenda
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Mass spectrometer problem -- Need help

  • Ryan Gibbons
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Statics: Statically Indeterminate Unstable Plane Truss

  • Soumalya
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Need help understanding Lenz's Law

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Power Dissipated By Resistor is LRC Circuit

  • mj23
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Use of floor and ceiling functions in physics problems

  • Agustin
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Rotational Motion of a pendulum

  • xxphysics
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P wave and S wave Seismic velocity

  • Caeser
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Two Rotating Disks Contacting Along Edge

  • BrianK
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Solving Hydraulic & Pneumatic Problems in HNC Course

  • braceman
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Find time at which position vector points towards origin

  • Taniaz
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How Long Does It Take a Sled to Reach 24 m/s on an Incline?

  • Nanu Nana
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Solve Kinematics Q13: Golf Ball Height & Distance

  • John A
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Partial Derivatives and the Linear Wave Equation

  • Taulant Sholla
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Vector Confusion In Applying Coulomb's Law

  • PurelyPhysical
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What is the difference between first and second moments in mechanics?

  • chetzread
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What Is the Angle of Reflection in a Plane Mirror?

  • Coco Hwang
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Calculating Final Angular Speed of a Rotating Disk with a Horizontal Axis

  • ooohffff
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Motion of 2 Wheels: Proving Constant Annular Area with Math

  • Hamal_Arietis
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Efficiency of Ramp: Solving Box Push Up Problem

  • Zack K
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Young's Modulus Formula / Steel Cable

  • Miguel Velasquez
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What Is the Work Done on a Body Taken from Earth's Surface to Infinity?

  • Taniaz
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Kepler's third law implies force proportional to mass

  • Dazed&Confused
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Coefficients of kinetic and static friction in a pulley

  • marsupial
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Finding the Electric Field of a Parallel Plate Capacitor

  • arileah
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Maxwell's equation has well defined divergence?

  • flux!
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Question regarding concentration units

  • Lassy
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Finding the Electric Field at the Midpoint of two rings

  • arileah
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Thermodynamics -- Relation between ##dT## and ##dV##

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Physics Lab -- Don't Understand Procedure....

  • John A
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Calculating Time for Constant Acceleration: Motorcycle Velocity Change

  • Erenjaeger
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Finding direction of force vector

  • Erenjaeger
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Calculating time of object given its speed

  • Erenjaeger
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How can Bernoulli's equation be applied in this problem?

  • Vibhor
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Solenoid Diagram Homework: Right Hand Rule Explained

  • Daniaal
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Collisions between 3 particles (perfectly elastic)

  • Taniaz
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Angular velocity of circular orbit, small oscillations

  • Dazed&Confused
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Calculating Electric Flux Through a Rectangle with Given Electric Field

  • arileah
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Calculating Acceleration and Direction of Objects on a Ramp

  • goonking
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Calculating Image Height of Flower in Convex Mirror | Homework Question

  • Brittany King
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What is the Maximum Weight of Mass C on a Tipping Barrel?

  • goonking
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New orbit of satellite deflected by Jupiter

  • Dazed&Confused
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Dry vs. Humid Air: Refractive Index Differences

  • Firben
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Deriving to find speed (angular motion)

  • Erenjaeger
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Collision and time to stop a block

  • Happiness
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Problem finding time, position, and velocity

  • Snowhite525
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Solving for the Centre of Mass in an Astronaut Space Walk

  • JenL
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What Are the Internal and External Forces Acting on a Steel Rod?

  • chetzread
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What is the Coefficient of Restitution Between A and B?

  • Hamal_Arietis
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Moment of uniformly distributed load

  • chetzread
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Gravitational Formulas for Solving Energy-Based Questions

  • Clara Chung
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Friction & movement in a system with body above moving body

  • TheCapacitor
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Sound frequency from distance b/w first minimum and maximum

  • kennyadams1317
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Verification of my solution to a problem of Magnetism

  • Swapnil Das
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Instantaneous angular speed question

  • Erenjaeger
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How do I Calculate GMm with Given a and T for Gravitation Problem?

  • Clara Chung
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I would like to know what the dynamic force load is....

  • omarmorocci
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Initial Velocity and Energy Conservation for Disk Collision

  • xxphysics
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Gravitational field strength at a point

  • Zack K
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How Do Entropy and Mass Relate in Black Hole Thermodynamics?

  • MrPhysicsGuy
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