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A positive charge kept inside a conducting shell

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A problem in rigid body dynamics

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Multiple Lens System(Objectless and Parallel Rays)

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Finding Equilibrium and Motion of a Mass Connected to Two Springs

  • Karol
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How does unscrewing a bulb affect brightness of others in a circuit?

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How Does Air Resistance Affect the Acceleration of Falling Objects?

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Absolutely central elastic collision (or translate lying)

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Electric Potential Due to point charges

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Car tire revolutions during braking with constant deceleration

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Work Done by Theme Park Machine on Rider

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Mean field approximation and entropy

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Calculate Tension on Rope for Boat in Wind Up to 3000 lbs

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Moment of inertia (double integral)

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Calculating E due infinite line and point charge?

  • jb007
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How fast must you travel to get to Sirius in 15.5 years?

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General Motion of a particle in 3 dimensions

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Does a = v dv/dx hold when moving in a plane?

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Voltage induced by changing field

  • Cyan Ray
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Finding velocity and momentum of a bullet and recoiling gun

  • C-ron27
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Linear Momentum of system of two blocks

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Light wave incident on and passing through a thin soap film

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Specific Heat Capacity Graph Question

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Single-sit vs. Double-slit vs. Diffraction grating

  • kamhogo
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How Much Friction is Needed to Keep the Ladder in Place?

  • Kamisama
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Pole leaning against wall - Kleppner

  • RedDelicious
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Calculating the cost of electricity

  • alexandria
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Electric Field between two Charges

  • Dillion
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Light ray deflected by the prism made of ruby

  • tffnyyy
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Which way will the conical object move?

  • Vibhor
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Finding g from a Compound Pendulum Graph

  • Motorbiker
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Question about light absorbance with liquid solutions

  • RoboNerd
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How Do You Calculate Current and Power in a 3-Resistor Circuit?

  • ReidMerrill
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Maximum acceleration of a spring

  • rrosa522
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Finding mass of an object on a spring, given Frequency

  • Zach_Sch
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Loss due to contraction vs loss due to expansion

  • foo9008
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Finding the Value of Acceleration Due to Gravity: Using Graphs and Equations

  • Motorbiker
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Great circle distance and northernmost point between Helsinki and Seattle

  • science_rules
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What is the Correct Method for Finding Induced EMF in a Coil?

  • ReidMerrill
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Distance and displacement confusion

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Kinetic Friction and Incline for a Car

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Force exerted normal to the plate

  • foo9008
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Finding the Force on a bolt from a wrench

  • pinkfishegg
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Explain the connection between Potential Difference, Current & Ohm's Law

  • alexandria
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Find the induction of the magnetic field at the point O

  • zade70
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How Can I Use Magnetic Field Protractor to Solve for Magnetic Flux?

  • Silverado
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Find the force that the magnetic field applies on the wire

  • zade70
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How Is Magnetic Induction Calculated in a Triangle of Parallel Wires?

  • zade70
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What is the Correct Equation for Flow Rate?

  • foo9008
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Analyzing Forces in a Diving Board System

  • STEM_STRUGGLES
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Calculate the quasi-Fermi level of holes and electrons?

  • yeyintkoko
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Examining electric circuits and deducing current and voltage

  • alexandria
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Choosing repeating variable in pi Buckingham theorem

  • foo9008
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Is My Battery Completely Dead?

  • Sho Kano
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Magnitude of the E-Field at the center of curvature

  • Sho Kano
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Calculating Passing Height of Two Thrown Balls

  • Said Ahmad
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Finding tension in a string from a suspended object

  • cnikk15
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Calculating Minimum Horsepower Needed for Object Movement

  • rm121181
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The conditions and assumptions for the Antoine equation?

  • Ortanul
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Finding Static Equilibrium: Solving a Rod and Cable System

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Two blocks collide with spring in-between.

  • Jose Bouza
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Finding the speed of a relativistic particle

  • alba
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Heat energy from a charged configuration

  • alivedude
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Why Does the Rod Rotate to 67 Degrees After the Clay Ball Impact?

  • kanav70
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Finding the Q1 Values for A, B & C: A Puzzling Homework Task!

  • foo9008
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How Is dA Calculated for an Isothermal Expansion of an Ideal Gas?

  • grandpa2390
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Capacitor Discharge Time Formula Euler

  • NickTesla
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Max Speed of Car on Wet Ramp Turn at 20° Bank

  • Balsam
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How many kg of ice must be dropped to make Tf= 22.7C?

  • madison222s
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Find the general expression for the adiabatic relationship

  • grandpa2390
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Fresnel Loss & Brewster's Angle

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Proving an expression / help with defining electric current

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Linear momentum problem (ballistic pendulum)

  • Dennis Heerlein
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Moment of inertia of a cross system

  • Rheegeaux
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Solving Physics Homework: Power Output of Heater

  • alexandria
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What is the relationship between stiffness and Young Modulus?

  • bogdan12
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What happens to the total power dissipated in the circuit ?

  • kamhogo
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Finding the normal at the bottom of a curved track

  • sadpwner
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Identical bulbs, rank by brightness

  • kamhogo
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Gravitational force between three particles at specific positions

  • heartshapedbox
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Work questions- An object on an inclined plane involving friction.

  • Dtbennett
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Projectile Motion with Relative Motion (w/o Solver)

  • bartersnarter
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How Is Angular Momentum Calculated in Rotational Kinematics?

  • Rheegeaux
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Determining <r> for the hydrogen atom

  • Potatochip911
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Double-slit problem with incident and refracted angles

  • Taulant Sholla
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Solving the Elevator Problem: Acceleration in Downward Direction?

  • Balsam
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Applying Conservation of Momentum to Car Collision

  • David112234
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Approximations used in solving for the electric field

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Calculate the total stopping distance of the car

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Problem related to vector diagram. Thanks.

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The minimum applied force before an object slips off wall

  • blueray101
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Circuit question: Find size and direction of current at P

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Calculate the change of temperature in terms of T

  • Sam J
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Finding position coordinates from given force vector

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