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At what speed must I throw vertically an object.

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Momentum Eigenfunction Addition

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Spherical raindrop, mass, radius, and time

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I in finding where two people will meet again

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How to chose the angle and initial speed to hit two objects

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Two charged beads on a plastic ring

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Calculating Constant Speed of a Train with Variable Acceleration

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Thermodynamics resistance temperature scale

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Calculating Moment & Horizontal Force at O for 100 lb Force

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Mechanics. Vectors. Find magnitude and direction of forces

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Problem on conservation of momentum and collision

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Three equations of motion homework

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Electric Field of Concentric Spheres and Opposite Charges

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The cheetah can reach a top speed of 114 km/h (71 mi/h)

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Acceleration of a ball thrown vertically upwards

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Collision w/ zero Energy Loss not making sense

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Why is the voltage across this parallel circuit positive?

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Diameter in AU of a black hole with given mass?

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Boat A Wins by 40 Minutes: Solving a Boat Race Across a 70-km Lake

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How to Solve Coulomb's Law Question 1: Calculating Net Force | Physics Problem

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A question about significant figures and rounding

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Detector moving toward charged ring - rate of change of V

  • Alan I
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Pile Driver, 10000kg, 10m/s, strikes pile w/ what force?

  • Ocata
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How do I solve these problems (kinematics)

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Circular Motion with Tension and Finding Angle

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How Does Water Flow Rate Change Over Time in a Draining Cylinder?

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Potential Difference of Inverted Hemispherical Shell

  • Jonathan K
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What is the depth of the weight below the beam?

  • Shivansh Mathur
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Find the initial acceleration of the block

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Conservation of angular momentum invariance

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Unsure of mechanics problem, circular door on hinge...

  • aaroon
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Reliability of many valued electronic signals.

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Identifying limit of puck height

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What Frequency Equalizes Peak Voltages in an RC Circuit?

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What is the force required to keep two blocks in equilibrium

  • Alison A.
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Scalar product using right hand rule ?

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Average Velocity of a Car on a North-South Trip - Simple Velocity Question

  • Mr Davis 97
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Calculating Loss of Mechanical Energy in Bouncing Ball Experiment

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Two identical droplets of water.... [Potential]

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Decibel question, not sure where I went wrong.

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Conservation of Momentum, 2D, Unknown Final Velocities

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Calculating the Depth of a Well and Velocity of a Rock Using Equations of Motion

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Force Component of u nt 30cos30: Solution Explained

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Finding magnitude and directional sense of resultant moment

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Not really understanding electric potential

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Proton falling through tiny hole on charged shell

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Potential on merging water droplets

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Ball fired from cannon homework

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Relation between Electric Potential and Electric Field

  • Alan I
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Finding some quantities of particles moving relativistically

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Finding the Horizontal Force on a Bracket Supported by a Single Screw

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What angle should the bird head?

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Sound Intensity: Reduce by 35 dB, Factor Calculation

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Probability for particle in infinite square well

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Kinetic Energy of uranium particles

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Calculating reversible adiabatic expansion

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Work on a charge inside a Variable Electric Field

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Finding flux through surface where E field is function of x

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How Accurate Are These Physics Experiment Measurements?

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Flux through a sphere due to a charge outside of it

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Understanding Moment Vectors and Positive Rotation Direction

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Three-pulley system and coefficients of friction

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What is the acceleration of the train.

  • astrololo
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Distance between equipotential surfaces

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Momentum and Kinetic Energy after an Inelastic Collision

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Velocity after a totally inelastic collision

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Rotational Motion - Centripetal force

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Calcularing area vector using line integral

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What does it mean to say that an object decelerates?

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Force on a charge obtained from electric potential

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What is the heading of the plane with respect to the ground?

  • Amrator
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Questions Regarding the Photoelectric Effect

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Velocity always aimed at rectilinearly moving particle

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Force magnitude from acceleration vs. mass graph?

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Finding magnitude of electrostatic force

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Maximizing Angular Velocity of a DC Motor: A Capacitor-Motor Circuit Analysis

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Solving Ideal Gas Law Model Homework

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Optics Question -- small glass spheres to couple to fiber optic cables

  • izelkay
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Origin of Upthrust: Displaced Water & Pressure Difference

  • Janiceleong26
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Stoke's and Gauss's Theorum in proving div(curlA)=0

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Electric potential energy and work

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Two spheres with a conducting wire

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I am lost, how do I find tension of a rope given A and M?

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Solving for Time: Piano Falling Down Ramp

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Vfx: 12m/sVfy: -9.81m/sRubber Duckie Drop Homework

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Charge Distribution in Nonconducting Shell System

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How do significant digits work in physics calculations?

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Equation of motion and Calculus

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Specific heat/equilibrium in three component system (Thermo)

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How do you find tension and friction on an inclined plane

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Manually integrating to find flux through hemisphere

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How Much Velocity Can a Spacecraft Gain by Shooting Xenon Ions?

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Solving 2D Force Systems for Calculating Equilibrium

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Speed of Train B: Solving Physics Homework

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How Fast Was the Car Going Before Braking?

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Force Problem - How do i get the inclination?

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How Do You Continue the Proof for the Dyadic Product in Fluid Dynamics?

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Charge moves through a circuit element and loses energy

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How Far Will a Car Travel Before Stopping Without ABS at 115.2 km/h?

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