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Does weight affect braking distance for transport trucks?

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Finding the time for an object to start rolling without slipping

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Spring momentum conservation problem

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Solving the motion integral near a turning point with Taylor expansion

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Calculating voltage between two points using line integrals

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Running princess and spider - time problem

  • Lotto
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Why Is Work Positive When Done Against the Electric Field?

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Power output and sound intensity

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Why Isn't Momentum Conserved with Varying Disk Radii?

  • simphys
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Moment of inertia of a thin, square plate

  • simphys
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8.01 MIT OCW PS1.4: Throw and Catch (Kinematics)

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Correct Use of the Parallel Axis Theorem for Moment of Inertia

  • simphys
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Velocity divided by Acceleration gives distance?

  • Mongster
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Does a linearly time varying B create changing E?

  • Shreya
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Oscillations of load with spring after rod is suddenly stopped

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Part of bike wheel is cut out, find period of oscillations

  • alalalash_kachok
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Maximum power transfer theorem: is my solution for R correct?

  • PhysicsTest
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Conservation of Momentum Calculation Woes!

  • bruceleereview
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Why is the entropy value of this steady flow open system not equal to zero?

  • tracker890 Source h
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Question in Thermal Physics (Van der Waals' Equation)

  • warhammer
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Where Does a Bar on a Fulcrum First Tip When a Person Walks Across It?

  • JohnnyLaws
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Block sliding down a wedge, all resting on a balance

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How Does a Frictionless Piston Affect Mercury Levels in a Manometer?

  • Tomy World
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Pendulum SHO but with extra downward acceleration of the pivot

  • simphys
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Free vibration in 2DOF spring mass systems

  • M2H37
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Potential Energy - 2D inelastic collision - ballistic pendulum

  • potatogirl
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Ohm's Law - Finding Source Voltage

  • Brian82784
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Converting gravity into pressure inside the very center of a planet

  • lexdean
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What is the Average Power of an Elevator in Physics?

  • MatinSAR
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Electric field near conducting shell

  • lys04
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Position vector for anti-clockwise circular motion derivation

  • member 731016
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Calculation of the orbital period for a binary star system

  • simphys
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Work done by non-conservative force while particle moves in circle

  • Ebby
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Oblique soccer shot calculation task

  • johanMT
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Which Regions Can This Cannon Reach with Its Projectile?

  • roborangers
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Relating acceleration to distance and time

  • golya
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Loop current method sign error in bridge circuit loop B

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Finding the angle that a string makes with a wall and its tension

  • JohnnyLaws
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Basics of forces/torques and fulcrum

  • JohnnyLaws
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Can energy truly be converted into matter in our world?

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Adiabatic Expansion of Pressurized Air in a Piston-Cylinder Setup

  • Peter_parker
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How to fit the Fourier optical formula using matlab

  • xiaoxin8949
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Determining Maximum Torque in a Truck and Forklift System

  • scatterbrainz
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Calculating Moment of Inertia for Hollow Cylinder w/ Water

  • mostafaelsan2005
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Work done for round trip when force is function of velocity

  • Ebby
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Calculations for Hydraulic Jacks lifting a load

  • doconnor17dan
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Wetting on the outside of a glass cylinder

  • guv
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Calculating ΔE from energy-time uncertainty principle with Δt = 4.41e17 s

  • tanaygupta2000
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Getting the truck over the crossing

  • pope
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Capacitance of three concentric shells

  • Kashmir
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Rotational problem of arm - wrestling

  • songoku
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Why does E=mc² give the same mass for a photon and electron?

  • a71cj34
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Cart launched by spring sliding up a ramp

  • zan123_
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Calculate the bouyancy of two spheres joined by a rope submerged in seawater

  • jnuz73hbn
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SHM - Pendulum and Mass on a spring

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Coefficient of Friction question for a cart going down a wooden ramp

  • cutielollipop
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Electromagnetism question -- Forces between two current carrying wires

  • cutielollipop
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When is the acceleration due to gravity negative and when is it positive?

  • potatogirl
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Converting potential energy to potential at the origin

  • ab200
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Aberration and Doppler shift in Special Relativity

  • RafaPhysics
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Why is the thrust equation same under gravitational force?

  • f3sicA_A
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Finding beam weight with suspended masses and torque equilibrium

  • chmergatroyd
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Why is product of inertia zero for a rolling disk?

  • Anubhav singh
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Physics Practical Investigation using a mass, a fulcrum and a plank

  • Jeff97
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How to Derive Resonant Frequencies for Planar Mirror Resonators?

  • Marco Oliveira
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Solving simultaneous equations from Kirchhoff's loop and junction laws

  • viv12345
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Finding average angular velocity of a grinding wheel with three phases

  • mysteryowl
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Double Slit Diffraction with Angled Light

  • ab200
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Calculating Chromatic Aberration

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Electric field from two point charges

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Why is 2.4-L Max Vol V1 in Diesel Engine Cylinder Example 9-60?

  • tracker890 Source h
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Calculating Charge of an Electron w/ the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment

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Derivation of uncertainty formula

  • songoku
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Correct approach in resolving a force into its different components

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Energy transfer/loss in catapult

  • Twellmann
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How did Rutherford prepare the gold leaf for the gold leaf test?

  • Hasal
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Statics problem -- Hinged members and anchor points supporting a mass

  • David Donald
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Confusion on mechanics problem involving cart, blocks, and pulley

  • niko_niko
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Revisiting the Feynman Ball on an Inclined Plane Problem

  • John Helly
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Finding displacement from an acceleration vs. time graph

  • someonehere
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Oblique slab of conducting material placed in a capacitor

  • stefano77
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2D Fraunhofer-diffraction with infinitely long slits

  • PhysicsRock
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Confusion on relative velocity sign

  • niko_niko
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Computing entropy change of ideal gas during heating

  • jasonRF
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Minimum resistance to prevent overheating in AC circuit

  • songoku
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Calculating Net Torque in a Rotating System

  • checkmatescott
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Constructive Interference from Speakers on an x-axis

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Finding electric field between two conducting plates using Gauss' law

  • MatinSAR
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Understanding example in Wikipedia entry for open circuit voltage

  • zenterix
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Voltage in a simple circuit (MITx 6.002, Circuits and Electronics)

  • zenterix
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Converting Voltage into Pressure

  • guyvsdcsniper
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