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A bucket of water is pulled up in humid air

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Finding intensity from the Poynting vector

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Acceleration required to cause vehicle skid?

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What is the Mass Range M/m for the Ring to Rise as the Beads Fall?

  • Karol
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Why does a bulb light up instantly if electron drift speed is so slow?

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Forces and Friction on a Block and a Beam

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Solving for time when displacement is zero with initial velocity

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Explosion of connected masses on a frictionless surface

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What is the Average Power of Energy Loss for a Bouncing Ball?

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Physical Pendulum Question (Mass on a Grandfather Clock)

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Static force equilibrium problem involving simply pully syst

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Inclined disk rotating on the ground

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Static friction between 2 blocks and tension of string

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EMF induced in a square frame moving toward a current-carrying wire

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PE, Work, object on inclined plane resting on a spring.

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Why is V_x of a projectile constant?

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Moment of inertia and the geometric center

  • masterchiefo
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Mass Flow of Snow while Plowing?

  • BabyHuey06
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What is the Work Done on a Rough Incline?

  • Sarah00
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How Does Spring Force Affect Kinetic Energy and Work Done on a Block?

  • J-dizzal
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Direction of reaction force in a circular motion

  • goldfish9776
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Work and force problem with vectors

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Finding the Unknown Force on an Inclined Plane

  • Sarah00
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Work done on an incline plane with friction

  • Zsmitty3
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Value of Charge Q: Why Use Distance not Radius?

  • random_user13
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Why would hot fluid retain more % heat at lower flow rates?

  • @PinkGeology
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Centripetal force is resultant force?

  • goldfish9776
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Open circuit armature voltage of dc machine?

  • theone
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Finding the velocity of a spring

  • NooDota
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Block sliding off movable ramp: why does one momentum-energy approach fail?

  • entropist1
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Kinetic energy and work problem

  • J-dizzal
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What is the Final Speed of the White Ball After an Elastic Collision?

  • Drakkith
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What is the correct speed to keep the cylinder at rest?

  • J-dizzal
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What is the charge (Coulombs) of a nanogram of electrons?

  • Luke Cohen
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Thermal Kinetic Physics Question involving PV diagram

  • KaseyKC
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How can I calculate the strength of a beer can / soda can?

  • Mihai Ilie
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How Does the Coriolis Force Affect a Ball Toss on a Merry-Go-Round?

  • Marvin94
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Electrostatics:Longitudinal charge density of conductors

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Value of n for the energy level transition that produce lamb

  • mss90
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Why do we solve i and j components of a vector using trig?

  • ALRedEye
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What Does a Non-Relativistic Approach Mean in Quantum Mechanics?

  • gracy
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What is the magnitude of the final momentum?

  • Astraithious
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Algebra Problem with Capacitators

  • dempster
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Block compressing spring with friction: energy analysis

  • sunny17
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Solve Retardation Problem: 25m from Traffic Light

  • takando12
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How long does the box take to reach the wall?

  • radaballer
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Displacement Problem: Solve 5th & 3rd Turn

  • takando12
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Newton's Third Law -- Normal vs. Tensile as Opposite of mg?

  • gravityripple
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Finding the depth of a well from the sound delay time

  • SpaceW
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Projectile Motion baseball Problem

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Time of flight of projectile motion

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What Is the Shortest Path an Ant Can Take Across a Cube?

  • takando12
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Ratio of rocket's mass at maximum momentum to initial mass

  • Karol
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Position of unknown material on electrostatic series?

  • LegitSci
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Calculating Angular Velocity of Beads on a Rotating Hoop

  • Karol
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Intensity of polarization vector of a plate capacitor

  • gruba
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Solve Resistance Problem: Circuit Total Resistance

  • Pwease
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Force on point mass at distance d from pivot under applied torque

  • 24forChromium
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Induction motor equations question

  • theone
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What is the Height at which the Resultant of Three Forces Acts?

  • J-dizzal
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A circular loop over a magnetic field directed outwards

  • Astraithious
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Circular motion problem gives 6 m/s² but not matching any choice

  • Sarah00
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Using E=mc^2 does thermal energy add to an object's mass?

  • svenskaTom
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Parallel Axis Theorem derived from the Displaced Axes Theorem.

  • binbagsss
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Direction of normal reaction of the Ferriw wheel at the high

  • goldfish9776
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Tension in a rotating ring and centripetal force direction

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Gravitational Constant and Velocity

  • DameLight
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Net force on officer in circular turn at 70.9 km/h

  • J-dizzal
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Friction of a sliding box on a slope

  • J-dizzal
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What are the tensions and movements in this force and motion problem?

  • J-dizzal
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2 blocks connected by massless string VS. pulley system

  • Ocata
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Electromagnetic Wave Calculations

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Calculating the fall of the moon in one second

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Deriving the Hamiltonian of a system

  • middleearthss
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How Do You Calculate the Tension in String A?

  • DameLight
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Why Do My Pulley System Calculations Differ From My Teacher's Measurements?

  • MironeDagains
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Did I find an error in webassign?

  • FCguy
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Voltage across resistors in RC circuit

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What is the relationship between uncertainties in position and momentum?

  • ehanes7612
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Find the placement for 4th mass

  • leighkla
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Can the coefficient of friction be as high as 15.5?

  • EmanuelPaz
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Why does increased pressure lower ice's melting point?

  • Bassee
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What is its speed in m/s when x = 8.00m

  • gijungkim
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What is the meaning of the 5 kVa rating in a 240:120 V transformer?

  • theone
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Why is Static Friction Oriented Downwards on an Inclined Plane?

  • DottZakapa
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Solving Vectors & Surfing Problem at Waikiki

  • Eugen
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The Role of Inertia in Friction and Acceleration

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Electric Potential Problem - Fixed Template

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Calculating Moments for F = 70 lb

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Where on the X-Axis is the Net Electric Force Zero?

  • Zackkkkkk
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How to find the potential difference with constant charge

  • mattz205
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What is the angle of equilibrium for a rod in a hemispherical bowl?

  • Tracyxyzd
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Energy needed to convert 2.0 kg of water to steam

  • MaryBarnes
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5 blocks suspended from ceiling -- What are the tensions?

  • Ocata
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How Is Tension Calculated in a Lifting Cable?

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Why Do Two Wires Carrying Currents in the Same Direction Attract Each Other?

  • lavankohsa
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Find electric potential at a center of charged rod

  • gruba
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Show that Newton's 2nd Law is *Not* valid in a reference frame

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