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Explanation for Non-Inertial Frames of Reference

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Solve Tension in Moving Speedboat w/o Mass?

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Physics olympiad problem -- struggling with polar coordinates

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Fleming left hand rule or right hand grip rule?

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Friction losses due to expansion vs losses due to contract

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Calculate acceleration and kinetic friction coefficient

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How to Solve HX Equation in Physics?

  • foo9008
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What does current density mean?

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HR-diagram: Describing the sun's life cycle

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Friction loss is significant in short pipe

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Mass hanging in a boxcar accelerating

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Momentum and percent kinetic energy loss

  • physicsstudent30192
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Collision problems (Conservation of Momentum & Energy)

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Distance from potential difference

  • Sho Kano
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Determine whether the object is floating or not

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What forces causes the top book to accelerate horizontally?

  • Balsam
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Calculating Electrical Force on Alpha Particle Near Gold Nucleus

  • komarxian
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How Does Process B Work If PV Is Constant and Internal Energy Changes?

  • bartersnarter
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Velocity of water in water hose

  • foo9008
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How to graph a linear relationship between T and v of sound?

  • Banker
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Non-inertial Frames of Reference

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Work Done by Crane: Calculating Force & Acceleration

  • Le_Anthony
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Mass propelled backwards in 1 second?

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Is v = 11,2km/s enough to wrest away from the Sun's gravitation

  • wiegetz
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What Frequencies Emerge in a Sampled Signal of Mixed Sine Waves?

  • skrat
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How Do You Calculate Impedance in an RLC Circuit at 3000 Hz?

  • ReidMerrill
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Tennis Ball Collision Homework Solution

  • Of Mike and Men
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Adiabatic relationship for P and V using Maxwell relations

  • grandpa2390
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Eigenvalues of a string with fixed ends and a mass in the middle

  • Frank93
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Voltage in Parallel Circuits: Calculating Current through a Point

  • nfcfox
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What is the correction to the wavelength of an emitted photon due to recoil?

  • kent davidge
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Pressure in Closed Tank | Is the Author Wrong?

  • foo9008
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Loss of head at submerged discharge

  • foo9008
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Average Speed Calculation: Why 2x266.67 Doesn't Work

  • Janiceleong26
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Solving For Rolling Friction in Bike Tires

  • grv413
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Small focal spot in X-ray imaging

  • BobP
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Express dH(V,T) as a state function

  • grandpa2390
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Uncertainty -- particle through single slit

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Calculating Work Done by a Spring

  • Le_Anthony
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Find the Units of the Torsional Constant for a Balance Wheel

  • Flinze
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Deriving Capacitor Voltage for a Discharging Capacitor

  • Potatochip911
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Light bulb & Diode: linear or non-linear elements.

  • kamhogo
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Instantaneous Power calculation

  • Le_Anthony
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Finding the length of a string given f, F, λ and m

  • romakarol
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What is the relationship between R1 and R5 in a Thevenin's theorem problem?

  • Potatochip911
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Peak Voltage across a capacitor.

  • ReidMerrill
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Capacitor Peak Current and Voltage in an AC Circuit

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Sphere rolling with slipping on a movable platform

  • Alkaid
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How to find if equilibrium points of a force is un/stable?

  • Blockade
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What Does Head in Fluid Dynamics Refer To?

  • foo9008
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Struggling with DC Circuit Combinations?

  • cvc121
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Electric dipole antenna voltage

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Force in Bent Pipe: Why is P1=P2?

  • foo9008
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Understanding the Dynamics of Acceleration in the Wedge Problem

  • vaibhav garg
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Question regarding angular frequency of a SHM

  • Janiceleong26
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Why is P1 not equal to Patm in a nozzle?

  • foo9008
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Why is this fission reaction possible?

  • Janiceleong26
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What Is the Stopping Distance of a Mobile Machine Pushed at 1.2 m/s?

  • Johny Prime
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Simplifying output for a XOR gate using Boolean Algebra

  • Potatochip911
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Kinetic energy of the photoelectrons

  • manaXmizery
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What faults I have made in the following mathematical soluti

  • Nousher Ahmed
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Kinetic Energy v. Time Graph for Freefall

  • Asleky
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Calculating Power Requirements for an Escalator

  • Le_Anthony
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Help with magnetic induction and finding induced current

  • mick5000x
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Equal Heights for Two Masses on a Spring: A Question of Energy?

  • Sho Kano
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Calculating Work Using a Force vs Distance Graph

  • Le_Anthony
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Solving Block & Spool: Finishing Line & Work-Energy

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Angular Momentum and Conservation of Angular Motion

  • Aarron Anderson
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Smallest duration pulse frequency

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Conservation of Energy: Finding the Speed of a Falling Ball

  • sireh
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Compute the magnitude of the current density

  • Sho Kano
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The Pressure Distribution in a Narrowing Tube with Increasing Fluid Velocity

  • Johny Prime
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Finding currents using the junction and loop rules

  • Robb
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Maximum Kinetic Energy of Photoelectrons from Irradiated Hydrogen Atoms

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Solve Manipulate Formula Homework for U+PV to (∂H/∂U)_P

  • grandpa2390
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Thermodynamics Particles in Water

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How to interpret this circuit configuration? (Sensor bridge)

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Explaining Water Flow: Inlet vs Outlet Pressure

  • foo9008
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Kinetic energy object vs opposing KE object?

  • normal_force
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How many photons are there in a 1 m long He-Ne laser beam?

  • manaXmizery
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Finding Internal Resistance of a Battery

  • Potatochip911
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Transformer current theory problem

  • Ange98
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Collisions Impulse; Balls dropped from same height.

  • AdkinsJr
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A basic conservation of energy question

  • unified
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Motion of mass connected to a spring at constant velocity

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Find I through one of three resistors in a 3-battery circuit

  • kamhogo
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Why is length independent of young modulus ?

  • Ysondh
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Trouble with DC Circuits? Get Help Here!

  • cvc121
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Power loss in transmission lines

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Finding velocity given potentials of two parallel plates

  • Sho Kano
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Calculate this value of 1 mole at STP with C_V

  • grandpa2390
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Difference between Rutherford and Bohr's theory of atom

  • terryds
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Solving the Stacked Ball Drop Homework

  • Biker
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Are Pressure Films Accurate in Measuring Impact Forces?

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Metal sphere drawn and then repelled by charged rod

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