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Fluid dynamics continuity equation

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Calculating Acceleration of a Braking Train

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Non inertial frame of reference(rotating)

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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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Minimum distance between bomb and shell

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Density of star from hydrostatic equilibrium and pressure

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Average force of skater pushing off wall for 0.983 seconds

  • Erenjaeger
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Why do 2 cm and 4 cm radius coils have equal magnetic field?

  • 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

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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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How many water molecules surround each nitrogen ion in ball lightning?

  • 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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Why is image distance negative in two-lens system?

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

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

  • Erenjaeger
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Electric field and potential at the center of a square of four point charges

  • 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

  • elements
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Entropy Change in a Reversible Process multiple phase change

  • elements
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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 radius with velocity selector

  • Ryan Gibbons
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Statics: Statically Indeterminate Unstable Plane Truss

  • Soumalya
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Finding velocity resolution in a coherent radar system

  • Firben
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Why does Lenz's law give current flowing left at resistor R?

  • pdf
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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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Problems from pneumatic pipe diameter being too large or too small

  • 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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Golf ball projectile motion with elevated green

  • 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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Does the angle of reflection always equal the angle of incidence?

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

  • ooohffff
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Constant annular area between bicycle wheel tracks and an integral

  • 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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Writing a procedure for testing solenoid radius and magnetic field

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

  • Erenjaeger
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Finding direction of force vector

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Calculating time of object given its speed

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Can Bernoulli's equation apply to this fluid mechanics problem?

  • Vibhor
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Which way does the magnetic force point inside a solenoid?

  • 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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Image height of 4 cm flower in convex mirror with 25 cm focal length

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

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New orbit of satellite deflected by Jupiter

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

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Deriving to find speed (angular motion)

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Collision and time to stop a block

  • Happiness
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Problem finding time, position, and velocity

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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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How to analyze friction forces on stacked bodies with relative motion

  • 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

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

  • Clara Chung
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Dynamic load on rotating bearing for 64 kg chute assembly

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