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Work-kinetic energy theorem - model rocket velocity/height

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Grounded electric circuit analysis

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Object Suspended by Two Strings (Tension Problem)

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Solving Characteristic Frequencies of Coupled Mass-Spring System

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What is the Final Temperature of the Mixture?

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Is energy conserved in an object sliding down an inclined plane on ice?

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Why doesn't a squirrel reach terminal velocity in a 5 m fall?

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Calculating Distance and Time Using Constant Velocity

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Meaning of y-int. on graph of acceleration vs. hanging mass

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How Do Bar Magnets Create Zero Magnetic Field at Point P?

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Radioactive Decay Chernobyl reactor accident

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Velocity when falling into planet

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Maximum height of football kicked at 38° with 27.1 m/s

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How to Solve for missing mass in a Atwood's Machine?

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Ratio of atoms in different laser levels

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Block on a spring on a horizontal surface with friction?

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Solve Parabolic Motion Problem: Jet of Water from Fire Hose

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How Does a Car's Velocity Change When It Moves Down an Inclined Plane?

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Total Impulse of/on a block pushed along a surface for 10s

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Calculating mass given maximum tension of a rope

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Required Torque for Wheel at 8.17 m/s^2 Acceleration

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Spring-launched carts with different masses: conservation of momentum

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When is the Best Time to Throw a Ball for Maximum Height?

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Train accelerating on a circular path: finding tangential acceleration

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Solving a Cycloid Equation: Finding θ(t)

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Mathematical Equation for my experimental data?

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How Can I Correctly Calculate the Intensity in a Diffraction Pattern?

  • Isaac Pepper
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Which wall thickness gives half the stress

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Solving Statics Question: Ty/Tx = 0.18/0.24

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Finding pressure P of air held in between two columns of Mercury

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Finding Final Velocities in head-on Collision

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Which force does friction counteract on an inclined plane?

  • sharpnova
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Law of conservation of energy

  • ImpulseLeaq
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Finding the Magnitude of Force in each of two vines

  • Scott Towers
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Finding final velocity for Conservation of Energy Problem

  • senpim
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2 magnets falling, one through a metal ring, which is faster

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No mass for mass per unit length

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Reaction forces in a pin jointed frame

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Collision and Momentum of Blocks

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Max speed given power and resistive forces

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Interference - Single slit diffraction

  • Isaac Pepper
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Energy to lift a mass, voltage, amps, time, distance confuse

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How do you calculate speed without taking mass into account?

  • GregoryG.
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Definition of a specific kind of motion

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Specify force magnitude and angle

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Finding bullet's initial velocity to intercept a projectile

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Pulley on a moving base problem

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Effect of massive spring on static vs dynamic experiment

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Force provided during deceleration?

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Finding electric field intensity

  • Prathamesh
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Newton's Law System With Both Frictions

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Power needed to keep conveyor belt moving at constant speed

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Power Dissipation in a Resistor: How Does Resistance Affect Energy Loss?

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Path difference between the waves

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Tension of a pole attached to a wall at an angle

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Fleming's left-hand rule on charged particles

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Stress and deformation tensors for a 10mm cube under compression

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Finding minimum force to lift a 491 N crate using wheels and grip point

  • OmniNewton
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Water Velocity and Pressure From 5 degree Gradient At 200 m

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[Friction] Angled bar pressing down against a plate

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Calculate speed without distance

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Does work account for direction when considering only KE?

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How Long Should a Ramp Be to Stop a Ford Ranger with Brake Failure?

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Spring Compression (x-x0) = .00579 m

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How can the uncertainty relation be written as such

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Nichrome and Copper Circuit w/ Electron Mobility

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How Is the Friction Force on the Box Calculated?

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Longest Wavelength of Standing Wave on Clamped Metal Rod

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An Easy QM normalisation question

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Momentum of Block A and B Colliding

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Electric field at center of charged hemispherical shell

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Spring Constant Calculation for a 0.2kg Bloc with 40cm Displacement

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Why does spring PE equal total mechanical energy at any height?

  • Fatima Iqbal
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Instantaneous center of velocity for a inverted slider crank

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Year 1 physics: Fluid Dynamics with Tree Sap replacing Water

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Speed of 0.2 kg block at maximum spring compression

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QM: commutator 2D particle magnetic field

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Fluid Mechanics: Pressure in Fluids

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Electric field magnitude problem

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Experiment to Investigate Air Resistance

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Size of current in parallel wires

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ACTUAL Variation of Potential inside a diode.

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Calculating Time for a Trailer to Move with Constant Friction

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Fluid Dynamics - Hydrostatic Pressure #2

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How does air resistance affect terminal velocity for a diver?

  • Janiceleong26
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Wire with current and field problem

  • Callix
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Period of Rotation for Artificial Gravity on Earth

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Why Does Light Interference Differ from Sound Interference?

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Error in Natural Frequency (Lab)

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Spring potential energy and mass

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