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Frequency of gears (given frequency of shaft)

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Projectile Motion - Two fired at different times

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At any given instant, how fast might an electron be moving?

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Understanding Linear Momentum of Waves with No Mass

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Forces of a basin surrounding a drain

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Determining revolutions of a wheel

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Force of a wire induced by earth magnetic field

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Questions of single slit diffraction

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Finding Work From Impulse: Calculating Impact on a Ball by a Bat

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Force on a dipole moving through a magnetic field

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How Much Work Does the Landing Mat Perform on Yelena Isinbayeva?

  • x2017
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Internal Resistance in a Battery

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Electrical potential of the sphere

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Calculating Input Voltage for Switched Op-Amp Circuit

  • Gaz1873
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Auto Focus Camera: Learn How it Works

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How to Calculate the Area Under a Curve for v(t) Using Integration?

  • brycenrg
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Center of gravity vs center of buoyancy

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Whats the force applied for a cart traveling up a hill?

  • AndroidX7
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Current induced in concentric superconducting loops

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How Do You Calculate the Velocity of a Point on a Rotating Disc?

  • JJK1503
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How Do You Calculate the Acceleration of This Inflated Balloon?

  • vinamas
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Dielectric in a capacitor in equilibrium

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Determine is box of unknown mass is sliding down a ramp?

  • Jojo96
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Solving Potential Diff. Between Points a & b: Part (b) & (c)

  • Epiclightning
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Inelastic Collision and kinetic energy?

  • tvshonk
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Calculate the work done when a conductor moves through a mag

  • DevonZA
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Finding the magnitude and direction of the electric field

  • cvc121
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Displacement-distance vs Displacement-time graphs for waves

  • Suhayl Patel
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Equation relating mass, time, distance, velocity, and force?

  • The Exestentialist
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Determining universal gravitational constant G

  • Tony Manilla
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Newton's Third Law and Car Crashes

  • Balsam
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Inertia: Internal Forces & Object Motion

  • Balsam
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Converting Position/Time to Velocity/Time Graphs

  • john lavoie
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Dynamics: minimum velocity to prevent slipping

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Need help with relative velocity problem

  • dlacombe13
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Thermal Dynamics - Ring Heated Up

  • Jordan D
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Archived Balanced length of a potentiometer wire

  • kalupahana
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Carbon Dioxide in the Martian Ice Caps

  • Raptor112
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Maximizing Fridge Stability: Determining the Optimal Height for Pushing Force

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Calculate Friction in Spring hanging from ceiling

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Why generalized force equals to zero?

  • harmyder
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Pulling a Carpet: Min Force & Velocity of Centre of Mass

  • Titan97
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Is the Impulse of Force Calculated Correctly in This Bullet and Block Collision?

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How to Find Angles in a Static Equilibrium System with Pulleys?

  • kaienx
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What is the acceleration of the 10 kg block on the frictionless ramp?

  • JustAverageSkill
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Would two conductors of same charge touch or not touch?

  • notaphysmajor
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Elastic collision with a spring constant and unknown masses

  • STUDENT vs HOMEWORK
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Thermodynamics conceptual problem

  • Vibhor
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Curve fitting (Linearization) of functions (and thus graphs)

  • Orha
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How Do You Calculate the Specific Latent Heat of Fusion of Nitrogen?

  • henry ballantyne
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Electric Field of 2 charges on x-axis

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Need help solving a tricky projectile motion problem

  • dlacombe13
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Cylindrical barrel Hydrostatic Pressure

  • BrianSauce
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Question on Rotational Motion and Torque Theory

  • RoboNerd
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How to explain force in turning car

  • RubinLicht
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Need help finding the acceleration for this question

  • Derpicus
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Finding average force and time

  • Kamisama
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How do I find distance given time and an arbitrary distance?

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What Is the Minimum Energy Required to Break a Molecule Apart?

  • Sheldonpayne
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Finding Angle of String with Two Charged Balls

  • Quinn Pochekailo
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Find stopping distance from mass velocity & frictional force

  • bchq333
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How are Newton's 2nd and 3rd Law Both True?

  • in the rye
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Why is 1.2g the Hypotenuse on an Inclined Plane?

  • Jamie Bristow
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If a charged particle is released from rest....

  • Jus10
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Archived Lenz' Law Scenarios for two wires with varying distance between them

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Shearing Force Direction in Fluid Mechanics

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Free falling particle near Earth's surface (Diff. Eq.)

  • Potatochip911
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Why is the ratio of displacements in springs different than expected?

  • erisedk
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Two objects attached with a spring

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Drag Racing Acceleration Question

  • Grace204
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Three protons and two positrons....

  • Titan97
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Particles connected with a string

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Calculating Initial Velocity of Water After Nozzle Increase

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Why Is the Resultant Force on the Blade Directed Downwards?

  • werson tan
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Pressure at Points: What Does the Bernoulli Equation Tell Us?

  • werson tan
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How to find the acceleration of a rebounded ball?

  • Eclair_de_XII
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Formula of Forces: 2.1 & 0.35 Meaning

  • werson tan
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Work Done on 100 kg Block by 100 N Force in 4s

  • x2017
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How Do You Convert Between Lux and W/m²?

  • says
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How to find the acceleration of a ball rolling on ground?

  • Eclair_de_XII
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Calculating temperature rise due to solar insolation

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Potential due to non-uniformly charged disk

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Cyclotron magnetic field questions

  • meaghan
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Can a Thief Escape a Building Using a Rope?

  • brycenrg
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Acceleration down a ramp given mass and friction

  • kmerr98277
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Horizontal circular motion problem, what am doing wrong?

  • SherlockLCooper
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Determine the number of times the magnetic field has wound around the Sun

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Min force to open the water gate

  • werson tan
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Explanation of formula T = 2pi sqrt(m/k)

  • jackrc11
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What is the coefficient of discharge and why is it important?

  • werson tan
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How far does the block travel up the incline?

  • Ahmed Anis
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Simulated circular motion on a roller coaster

  • doneky
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Solving Pulley Block System Acceleration & Tension

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Releasing a rod tied to a string which was held at an angle

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Proof that disk of charge = point charge when very far?

  • Brennen berkley
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Mass moving back and forth at the bottom of a circle (Polar)

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