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Does a closer satellite have lower total energy?

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Maximum force pulling a wheel without it slipping

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Finding Time and Velocity for a Motorcycle Accelerating at 1.6m/s^2

  • werson tan
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Attempting to understand relativity and time dilation

  • Prierin
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Conservation of Energy vs Conservation of Momentum problem

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Collision of two rolling bodies

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What is the flaw in my logic for solving this Newton's 2nd law problem?

  • David112234
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Change in pressure when merging tubes

  • Gerald Funk
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What is the relationship between tangential and radial acceleration?

  • De_Dre01
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Find distance traveled given electric field + vf and vi

  • Shaif
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Two Toilet Papers dropping-Rotational Inertia

  • CentrifugalKing
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Free body diagram force direction for a wheel on an incline

  • whitejac
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(0.04)c(33.7-23.5)+(0.08)c(33.7-39.6) Find C

  • Andrei316
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Newton's laws: impact force, orbital centripetal force, weight on Earth

  • stephaine
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Bullet acceleration into moist clay

  • thehitchcocks
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Tension of a pendulum and force components

  • **Mariam**
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Speed of wedge when block reaches the bottom on frictionless surfaces

  • AnwaarKhalid
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Force between two current carrying wires

  • Shivansh Mathur
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Calculate force on point charges

  • Shivansh Mathur
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Solving for potential energy after time t.

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Direction of (Inertial) centrifugal force here?

  • AHashemi
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Why is the 200 N·m moment included in the y-axis equation?

  • werson tan
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Counter emf generated in a motor at full speed

  • lloyd21
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Rotation of wheel between two non-slip surfaces

  • Brian in Twisp
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Surface Charge Density of Coaxial Cylinder with Canceling Electric Fields

  • engnrshyckh
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Freefall problem of a diver jumping horizontally upward

  • RaeZ
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Black hole calculations, the "Event Horizon Telescope"

  • Ellie Snyder
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Dynamics/kinematics of rotating sphere

  • faradayscat
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Finding tension and support reactions for a pole with cables and two signals

  • DarkAriel7
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Error Propogation for Half-Life

  • Alejandro Golob
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Driven simple pendulum - system of first order ODEs

  • Edge Of Pain
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How do I solve for rotational dynamics using Newton's second law?

  • Dusty912
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Finding time in a pulley system

  • Axel7
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Question regarding finding velocity give force and mass

  • jcruise322
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Quantitative Analysis of Electron Motion in a Uniform Magnetic Field

  • lloyd21
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What is the current in the loop

  • lloyd21
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Special relativity two moving frames

  • whatisreality
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Voltage Drops in Series Resistors

  • Drizzy
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Does the Angle of a V-Tube Influence Fluid Oscillations?

  • ljeonjko
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How to calculate bridge deformation based on "design"?

  • David Goldman
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Finding Dimensions of plates in Electric Field

  • lloyd21
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Calculating Apparent Weight on a Rotor Ride

  • LesterTU
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Principle behind electrostatic shielding?

  • Dr.azwar
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Check Paper: Describe Apparatus, Sensor, Data, Physics, Writing

  • BiGyElLoWhAt
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What is the Momentum Change in Pairs Figure Skating?

  • uni2820
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Why is momentum conserved in non-isolated systems with external forces?

  • vetgirl1990
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How does the diameter of a funnel affect the speed of air passing through it?

  • Gerald Funk
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How Do You Calculate Angular Acceleration After a Collision?

  • MARK STRETERS
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Capacitor Charge Calculation for Series Connection with 9.0V Battery

  • gracy
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A simple relativistic time question

  • Dodsy
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How Do You Calculate Car Mass from Kinetic Energy Change?

  • Marts12
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I think I understand, but where do you find force?

  • Laura0901
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Kinetic Gas Theory Calculations

  • Jimmy87
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Conservation of angular momentum of disk and bullet system

  • jcruise322
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Finding moment of inertia when two rotating disks combine

  • Mia
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Circular Motion Question searching for Centripetal force

  • claytonwideman
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Finding the force to pull out a wedge with friction

  • OmniNewton
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Why is Block B not experiencing a normal force in this static friction problem?

  • OmniNewton
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Question regarding block and pulley system with inertia

  • jcruise322
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Recoil velocity on frictionless surface

  • Valenti
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How Is Angular Momentum Calculated in Different Pivot Scenarios?

  • Mia
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Moving vehicles and Doppler Effect

  • Nishikino Maki
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Trouble understanding - to + vs + to - current flow

  • pecchiaw12
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Ideal Mechanical Advantage of this bicycle?

  • Rionic
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Rolling without slipping over a plank

  • (Ron)^2=-1
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Perfectly Elastic Collision Arrow / Finding Final Velocity

  • De_Dre01
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Determining the direction of friction

  • OmniNewton
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Find expression for electric field from magnetic field

  • charlief
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Does Walking with a Suitcase Involve Work?

  • Baconfish
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What Happens to the Tensions in a Cut String Problem?

  • Vibhor
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Special Relativity -- Velocity transformation

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Dynamics of Rotational Motion: Quarry Crane Problem

  • Creepypunguy
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Calculating acceleration when only have time and distance

  • artworkmonkey
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How does an underwater seal prevent air from entering the chest tube?

  • Sarah00
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Egg Drop Project with Tiny Requirements

  • kate1415
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Equivalent capacitance:pentagon shape

  • gracy
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How fast is ball thrown up to come down in 2 seconds

  • David Earnsure
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Finding potential of conducting sphere

  • Titan97
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Potential Energy of an Electron in a Battery

  • erisedk
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First Law of Thermodynamics - Piston

  • rpthomps
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How Do You Prove Static Equilibrium in a Three-Mass, Two-Pulley System?

  • kaienx
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Determine static coefficient of friction

  • werson tan
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Voltage Distribution in a Circuit with Broken Lamps

  • Drizzy
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Moment of inertia about center of mass with four holes?

  • tshah321
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Questions about rolling and direction of static friction?

  • Warlic
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Free body diagram for a sliding contact

  • Racer_Rob
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How to calculate the force on charge?

  • Lukas94
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Total Moment of Inertia of Two Rods

  • Raios168
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What is the solution to the 12 resistor cube problem using symmetry?

  • Abhishek Gupta
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Average current by particle moving in circle

  • songoku
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What does a voltmeter read when a switch closes in a circuit?

  • Drizzy
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Phase angle in parallel RLC circuit without resistor

  • AKJ1
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Determine the force to enable the object to move down

  • werson tan
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