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The sum of elastic and gravitational energy

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A rectangular conducting frame in a magnetic field

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Point in water wave with greatest upwards speed?

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Maximum terminal voltage, current and power in a battery circuit

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Centripetal force direction at the top of a vertical loop

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Pulley question -- 2 pulleys and 2 weights

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Is Centripetal Acceleration Constant in Uniform Circular Motion?

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Stuck on vector addition and subtraction

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How Is the Mass of a Board Determined Using Torque and Tension?

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Angle between velocity vectors of 2D billiard ball collision?

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Explanation of E-field torque and initial angle

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Young's double slit experiment: Determine thickness of mica

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Solving Projectiles Problem: Ball Rolls Horizontally Off Stairway

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Static Equilibrium: Net Force & Torque = 0

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Graph of energy against distance

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Is the answer key wrong? Physics 12U Dynamics

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How Do You Calculate the Semi-Major Axis of a New Elliptical Orbit?

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Kinematics Car acceleration Problem

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What is the Direction of Magnetic Force on a Moving Electron?

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How much distance did the fly cover?

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Optimizing Airplane Direction in Windy Conditions

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How Does a Glass Fibre Flywheel Store Kinetic Energy in Buses?

  • Katy96
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Forces in 3-D: Homework Solutions

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Finding Forces in Truss Members for Solving Truss Problems

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Mass on a Spring: Homework Help

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Natural frequency of a simple harmonic system

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Charge distribution in the universe

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How Do You Calculate Average Speed in Different Driving Conditions?

  • hiineko
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Simple pendulum and acceleration due to gravity

  • senan
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Calculating Force Magnitude with Friction and Initial Velocity

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Terminal Velocity of Cube: 1.6 m/s

  • Dalip Saini
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Simple pendulum: Determine the velocity

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Find the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction for Crate Movement

  • Dalip Saini
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Work Done on 500N Barbell 0.5m Above Floor

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Solving a 5.4 Earthquake Aftershock: Round to 1 Decimal Place

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Frictional Force vs normal force

  • Dalip Saini
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Uniform Circular Motion of coffee cup

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Ratio between molecules having different speeds

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Newton's law problem on homogeneous flexible rope

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Distance traveled with acceleration & deceleration

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Calculating Distance to a Wall Using Speed of Sound

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Work Done: Comparing Elevator & Staircase Climbs

  • SimpleAsker
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Classic Sled on a Hill Problem, Need a Little Help

  • Ayso24
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Hooke's Law: Combining Forces & Question on Resultant Force

  • Zynoakib
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Is -4m the correct displacement for average velocity calculation?

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Kinematics Question -- Plane heading to take into a headwind

  • Hannahj1
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A Quick "Lesson" on Physics and sin graphs

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Given the concurrent forces, Determine the resultant

  • hiineko
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Lenz's Law Q: Clockwise or Counterclockwise?

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Energy Transfer in a Block Sliding Down a Ramp and Hitting a Spring

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'forces in two dimensions' problem

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Calculating Thrust on Curved Surface of Cylindrical Vessel

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Net force on particle 1 due to particle 2 in vector form?

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How Is This Quantum Analogy Incorrect?

  • Logan Johnston
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Solving Tension in Wires for Fixed Plate

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How Many Springs Are Needed to Safely Stop a Falling Elevator?

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Cut the String - Energy and Friction

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Calculate Remaining Anesthetic Time: Mass Flow Rate Question

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Two concentric conducting spherical shells, find outer Q

  • mattz205
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How Does the Angle of Force Application Affect Work Done on a Cart?

  • Zynoakib
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Maximum Angle for 2D Collision: Does θmax Exist if m1 > m2?

  • Luca 123
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Circular motion in a magnetic field

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Hello, i'll be very glad to get some help with this question

  • ilanmichaeli
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Centripetal acceleration turntable problem

  • Zynoakib
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What is the Charge on Each Balloon?

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Two-Dimensional Collision With Two Moving Objects

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How Does Newton's Third Law Apply to Friction and Air Resistance?

  • Lim Jan-Wei
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Prove in case of projectile d^2 (v^2 ) / dt^2 = 2g^2

  • Safi Majid
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Calculating Average EMF in Two Coils on a Ferromagnetic Core

  • James Holtum
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Conservation of Momentum in an Explosion

  • Priyadarshini
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Derive the equation for d of wire (Magnetic Force Lab)

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Calculating Work Done during a Collision

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Proving tension in rope of equilibrium system

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Calculating Displacement and Distance: A Particle's Motion in 4 Seconds

  • Ishaikh
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I with Potential Energy compared to energy used.

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Elevator + Counterweight problem

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Average-terminal-speed of cut-cylinder rolling down a plane

  • Nathanael
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Collisions, using conservation of Energy

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Physics E & M Question about a powerline

  • Brandon Hawi
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Two hanging masses and three strings

  • Lennie
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How to Proove that L+ = L1 + iL2

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Simple Spring & Angular Fequency Problem

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Perpendicular Unit Vectors in the x-y Plane: Is My Solution Correct?

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Water Level: Effects of New Sphere on L

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Why Is the Angle Irrelevant in Calculating Torque?

  • Dennis Heerlein
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Can the equation E = pc be applied to particles?

  • Mr.somebody
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Can a Bullet Break a Bike Chain at 6m Underwater?

  • Neil B
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Angular velocity for a physical pendulum

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Maximum energy stored in a capacitor? RLC circuit

  • Luke Cohen
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How Does Mixing Water at Different Temperatures Affect Entropy?

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Calculating Vectors and Components: Finding A*B and AxB Components

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How to Build a Ping Pong Projectile Launcher for Maximum Distance?

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