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Calculating Electric Potential at the Center of a Half Spherical Shell

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Piston/bullet inelastic collision (not like other problems)

  • Kyle2016
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Question in mechanics (most of the material)

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Static equilibrium, machines; handheld press

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What Is the Speed of a Charged Ball Exiting a Box?

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Inelastic collision of plane onto a barge? (challenging)

  • lowea001
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Finding tensions T1 and T2 in a system with forces at 60° and 40°

  • Zynoakib
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Planets and satellites, law of periods circular orbit.

  • J-dizzal
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Maximum mass of a metal you can melt; Heat of Transformation

  • KAC
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Finding black hole mass from Schwarzschild radius

  • Hannahj1
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Heisenberg Uncertainty in wavelength and position

  • Feynman.12
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Finding lowest visible mark in 80-cm water tank by refraction

  • ann2080
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Car-Truck Collision: Initial Common Velocity

  • Mr.somebody
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Gravity and superpostion of two spheres

  • J-dizzal
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Friction/spring/inclined plane problem

  • Alex.malh
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Relationship between wavelength and frequency in a medium

  • KaseyKC
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Classic Static Electricity Balloon Example

  • grgrlee
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Cannon shooting emergency packets

  • naianator
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Describe the EMF induced by a magnetic field

  • Mr Davis 97
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Find the frequency of the oscillation of a horizontal beam.

  • Ishaan S
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Surface Charge Density (Electric Fields)

  • Jimbob999
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Log hanging from 2 steel wires. stress/strain youngs modulus

  • J-dizzal
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How Should the Child's Acceleration Be Calculated to Catch the Thrown Ball?

  • Maximusw47
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Electrostatics: 3 Charges In An Equilateral Triangle

  • hellojojo
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Ttorque angular acceleration units check

  • mstram
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Solving a Physics Problem Using Archimedes Principle

  • Tanya Sharma
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What is the Work Done by Normal Forces in a Children's Slide?

  • lavankohsa
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Static equilibrium, trusses/section method

  • J-dizzal
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Static equilibrium problem -- with a pulley

  • J-dizzal
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Calculating Work and Kinetic Energy in a Two Mass Pulley System

  • Diego Cunha
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Tension in cables supporting a neon sign with three cats

  • cassie123
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How far can a 68 kg person walk on 22 g of carbohydrates?

  • KAC
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Instantaneous speed and velocity

  • takando12
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Finding potential difference across parallel resistors in mixed circuit

  • Lim Y K
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Description of electric potential difference?

  • toforfiltum
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How do you derive the pV Work formula, W= "integral"pdV?

  • KingDaniel
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Snell's law problem about the angle of a wave and the coast

  • Nightsheron
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Contact forces between three boxes accelerating together

  • cassie123
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How Is Incident Power Transmitted When Light Hits Water?

  • KaseyKC
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Voltage drop for a charged capacitor

  • jengfin
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"Common" relativistic variables.

  • GravitonDiet
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Finding initial bullet velocity in collision with 7kg block

  • Imbadatphysics
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Will a rocket booster ejected at 2100 km altitude return to Earth?

  • Hannahj1
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Moment of inertia (formula problem)

  • sseebbeekkk
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When is the Electric Potential 0

  • Katran0595
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QM: Calculate Transmission Coefficient

  • JuHanKim
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When do two charged pendulums at the same level have equal angles?

  • THE BEAST
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Finding the Potential Difference In Parallel Capacitors

  • r0306
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How to Determine Forces in Members BC and CG Using the Section Method?

  • J-dizzal
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What Is the Maximum Acceleration of a 75g Object on a Spring?

  • Imbadatphysics
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Finding Forces in Truss Members Using Method of Sections

  • J-dizzal
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Why aluminum rod must be shorter if both rods stay 2cm apart

  • Avaron Cooper
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Temperature controlling system with peltier battery?

  • ugi_89
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Entropy Change in a System with a Man Drinking Water

  • scharry03
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Initial and long-time current in an RC circuit with a switch

  • Luke Cohen
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Show change in de Broglie wavelength from change in speed

  • Feynman.12
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Work/Energy equation on inclined plane

  • shaunchattey
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Finding net force on an object in a free body diagram

  • BlueLine
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Momentum and Kinetic Energy, Elastic Collision

  • cassie123
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Why Does Mass M Move at u/cosθ in a Pulley System?

  • Prannoy Mehta
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Equal masses on a pulley: why does horizontal motion change heights?

  • erisedk
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How Does the Angle of Tilt Affect Gyroscope Precession Rate?

  • J-dizzal
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Can You Calculate the Splash Radius of a Rock Dropped from a Bridge?

  • Entr0py
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Why convert sine to cosine when deriving the law of reflection

  • KaseyKC
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Gravitation - Changing Orbit Dynamics

  • Lord Anoobis
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Work done pulling object up an incline at constant speed

  • Sarah00
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How does the loader's linear momentum change after turning south?

  • cassie123
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Angular momentum of ball problem

  • J-dizzal
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What is the force on the safety strap when stopping a fall at 1 meter?

  • Postal Pete
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Finding error in friction problem with two applied forces at 37 degrees

  • Sarah00
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Newtonian gravity theory and energy

  • Lord Anoobis
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How Do You Derive the Acceleration Function from a Given Velocity Equation?

  • david98999
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Pressure exerted by water on Sphere partially exposed at end

  • iitjee10
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Conservation of momentum in one direction (add or subtract?)

  • Chris Jarvis
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Automobile velocity on the bridge

  • Juraj S
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System of hollow cylindrical conductors

  • gruba
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Four-resistor one-capacitor RC circuit with switch

  • fmd826
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Telescope Lenses: Focal Lengths 20cm/1cm/100cm/5cm/10cm/2cm/25cm/75cm

  • Bostonpancake0
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How far from the start do John and Derek meet on their trip?

  • mike rach
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Static equilibrium of a beam, 2 force and 3 force member?

  • J-dizzal
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Two block on each other with friction

  • Sarah00
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Free body diagram drawing for a two force members on machine

  • lion_
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Mechanics of materials torque on solid shaft

  • MrJoseBravo
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Correction to non relativistic KE

  • ognik
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What exactly is the total energy ?

  • Olijet
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Calculate Work Done by Force (152N): 1657.2J

  • DaDoctor
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What is the deformation of a shaft under axial loading?

  • MrJoseBravo
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Angle below horizontal projectile question

  • jdang
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A dielectric-filled parallel-plate capacitor has plate area

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Calculating Time and Distance for Car Overtaking at Different Speeds

  • anandtr2006
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Projectile Problem: Horizontal Velocity Analysis

  • Shahab Mirza
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Motion Problem Constant Acceleration from 10 to 50 m/s in 2 secs

  • Shahab Mirza
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Calculating Average Force on a Ball Hitting a Hard Surface

  • takando12
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Angular Velocity and Acceleration of a Rotating Rod: Homework Problem

  • Karol
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What Variables Can Be Changed in a Cathode Ray Tube Experiment?

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