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A pulley system with two pulleys and two suspended masses

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Vector problem, magnitude of the force

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Tennis lob minimum velocity to reach point (11.86m, 3.47m)

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Trigonometric Relationship for Light Passing Through a Slab

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Solving Confusions on Pulling a Spool

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Flag orientation for a boat observer Vs a ground observer

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Why does galactic dynamics require lim ρr^5/2=0?

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Simple Addition of Vector Forces on an Eye-Hook

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Finding the wave equation with given period and wavelength

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Electric motor problem -- Power to accelerate a toy train

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How can I troubleshoot and verify my calculations for magnetic force?

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Amplitude of a circular ripple at distance r from source

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How to prove that motion is periodic but not simple harmonic?

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Why does the war-wolf reach its maximum speed at the vertical position?

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Acoustics Question Confusion (Test Q)

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Infinite number of pairs of Force and distance R from AoR

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What kind of wire needed to prevent overheating?

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Energy conservation law question with capacitor

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Finding the work done by Spiderman

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Electric Flux through a semi-spherical bowl from a charged particle

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Equivalent capacitance of a circuit

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Why do acceleration terms cancel in this friction equation?

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A Cylinder Rolling in a V-Groove

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Pulley, two masses and an incline

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Energy Density with a Dielectric

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Sum of angles with x,y and z axis made by a vector

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Kinetic energy transfer from shockwave to secondary body

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Student sliding bag along floor in elevator

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Non-inertial observer inside train

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Angle of acceleration in non-uniform circular motion

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Kinetic Energy / Potential Energy / Total Energy question

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Converting a 200V barrier to eV for tunneling probability

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Solving kinematic formula for t

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Charge of 2 conducting spheres separated by a distance

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Calculating Distance Travelled Using Electric Potential

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State whether the distance x for the block would be greater/less/same

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Rotational inertia of square about axis perpendicular to its plane

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How to Correctly Solve for the Minimum Distance Between Two Electrons?

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Where should reaction force N be on a nut sliding on a rod

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Solving for x in 0 = -1/8 + 3/8 x / (10^2 +x^2)^0.5

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Finding Charge Density on the Surface of a Slab

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Electric field of a cylinder given the electric field of a ring

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Points of inflection on acceleration graph

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Describing path of the object in an xy plane

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Are lost volts the difference between EMF and terminal potential difference?

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Why energy conservation alone gives wrong answer for elastic collision

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Why does a wrist have 3 degrees of freedom?

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A complicated problem of motion on rough surfaces

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Find velocity-time equation from velocity-position equation

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Circular motion in planets and satellites

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Why does the solution give F = −mkv instead of F = −mkx/Δt?

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Magnitude of the Line Charge Density of a Power Line

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Why is my answer 15 + 3√15 when it should be 15 − 3√15?

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Tension in a spring that's bent into a semicircle

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Two carts are forced apart by a compressed spring

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Work done by pressure force in Bernoulli's equation

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Why is my circular motion radius 3.24 meters for a bug?

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How is Wave Intensity Affected by Half Amplitude and Double Frequency?

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Momentum in a perfectly inelastic collision

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Determining Current Direction in a Charging RC Circuit

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How to Solve IGCSE Lens q with Unspecified Distance

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Finding the potential difference in a circuit

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Find the magnitude of the momentum change of the ball?

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Showing that this equation is a solution to the linear wave equation

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Balance of forces for two charged spheres hanging from the ceiling

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Struggling With Part C of Electric Field Calculation

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Ranking charge stored on three capacitors by a battery

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Finding charge on a capacitor given potential difference across two points

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Finding possible combinations of capacitors given circuit capacitance

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Discontinuity in an Electric line of force

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Charge upon a parallel plate capacitor

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Force between the plates of a capacitor with dielectric slab inserted

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Find momentum transfer and force on the head with and without a helmet

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Percentage change in the density of a gas

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Incompatibility between ideal gas equations of state

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Centrifugal and inertial force in centrifuge

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Graph for sinusoidal wave travelling to the left

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Floating sealed glass bottle with 60% above water

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Find the final velocity of the bobsled after the last bobsledder jumps in

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Rigid Body Problem Involving a Tilted Rotating Disc

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Why is electric field at the center of a charged disk not zero?

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Why is φ Assumed to Be 90 in the Undamped Forced Oscillator Solution?

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Exploring the Relationship between Buoyancy Force and Gravitational Force

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Differentiating the equation for the mechanical energy of a spring

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Puck collision with rod using angular momentum conservation

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Driving force from buzzer for jacket of length L

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Electric force on the charge kept at the centre of a metallic shell

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Placing rock under ladder to stop it from slipping

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Motional EMF in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field

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A book rests at an angle against one side of a bookshelf...

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How to Solve a 100m Dash Kinematics Problem with Unknown Acceleration?

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Solving an Air Pressure Question: Who Is Right?

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Electric field at a point close to the centre of a conducting plate

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Calculating Electric Potential for a Non-Negligible Thickness Toroid

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