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What is the speed at a great distance from the alpha particle

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Mass distribution of a semi-infinite stick

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What Is the Distance a Skier Lands From a Ramp?

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Show that Momentum is conserved in a reference frame

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How To Find Initial Angular Velocity

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How is Work Calculated for a Drag Race Scenario?

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Four charges equal in magnitude form a square

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What are kinetic and geometric constraints?

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What is the speed when a disk has reached maximum extension?

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Not sure about my rotations problem

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Mechanical analysis of a simple object

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Moment of inertia from diffrent axis

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What is the power of a sound source placed on a tall radio tower?

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Whats the equation for rotational momentum?

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How does one calculate the flux density B at end of solenoid?

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Knoll (knob/bump) on the plate of the capacitor

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Rinkel's modification of Ruchhardt's method

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How High Did Water Rise in the Squalus Diving Bell?

  • Jason Onwenu
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Book sandwiched between your hand and table

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Find Torque Caused by Beam Pulling Down on Another

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Calculating half life from experimental data

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Simple harmonic motion energy question

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Simple particle on slope confusion

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Need help with physics magnitude and displacement

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Determining Liters of ethane burned to convert H20 to steam

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Oscillations due to restoring torque

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Delay of propagation of the pressure in a fluid

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Kinetic Energy - use a log scale or not?

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Conceptual Question about Voltage Drops

  • Jason Williams
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Calculating Kinetic Energy After a Turn on a Horizontal Plane

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Thermodynamics equations and relations

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Why Was My Work Calculation Incorrect?

  • physlexic
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Why Did the Gyroscope's Precession Rate Double?

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Rocket expelling fuel velocity relative to earth

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How can I calculate sieverts from the activity of depleted uranium?

  • Sir Bro
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How Is the Constant 'c' Derived in Spring Oscillation Calculations?

  • ramarlon89
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Capacitance, Potential difference

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Question on graph of Momentum vs Distance

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Proving that Angular Moment is Conserved - Kepler's 2nd Law

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Spring constant, find height of projectile

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What is the role of a grounded point in a circuit?

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Show [J2, J+] = 0 - Homework Solution

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How to calculate 1st Overtone Frquency

  • Ben James
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Fluid flow/pressure in a pipe going uphill

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How to find the force of friction?

  • Matthew M
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Capacitance between two wires-not straight

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What is the beat frequency for a cyclist ringing a bell towards a wall?

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Kinetic friction on smooth then rough surface

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Ball with maximum velocity on reaching the ground.

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Electric field in non conducting shell

  • Tanya Sharma
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Power of Sound Wave at distance

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Cross product of 2 vectors of same magnitude

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How many equations for kinematics?

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Interpolate value in velocity vs time table

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Calculating Gravitational Potential

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Archimedes problem? density's of objects in liquids

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Equilibrium of Charges on a Square: Find q

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Moment of inertia of ring with 3 masses on

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Gravitational force between two 1g masses of electrons

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Finding value of constants of quadric equation by experiment

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Understanding Potentiometers in Circuit Diagrams

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Understanding Gravitational Field Lines Between Two Objects

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How to calculate rate at which a carpet can absorb liquid?a

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What is the wave function interpretation in quantum mechanics?

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Doppler effect and concept of Beat Problem

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Power Source at 6.0V: Analyzing Current, Voltage, & Resistance

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Minimum uncertainty of the momentum of a small particle

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Calculate angle of swing in a carousel

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Lorentz transformation of frequency

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Converging Meniscus Lens, Filled with Fluid

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Classical physics wavelength of monochromatic light

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Optimizing Voltage for Power Transmission Efficiency

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Finding the product moment of inertia of this cylinder

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Doppler Effect with Swinging Ball

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How to Calculate Force and Velocity for a 20g Projectile at 15 Meters?

  • Arthur Albert
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What is the Q-Value for Electron Capture in Kr-81?

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Angular momentum of a solid cylinder rotating around axis

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What is the peizometric head difference between A and B?

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Why static friction not kinetic in this problem?

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Spaceship constant speed problem

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Calculating Mass-Energy Conversion in a Nuclear Power Plant

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Wire loop in magnetic field of the long magnet

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Calculating Net Force: Solving for Unknowns in Vector Addition

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Latent Heat Q: 50g Ice Melting in 1kW Oven

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Manipulating λmax * T formula to relate T1 to ∆T

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Force on the car in a collision

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How do you determine the polarity rods placed in a solenoid?

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Calculating Water Evaporation Time: Heat Transfer Question Explained

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Finding amplitude from superposition

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What is the period of a ball rolling on a track with a given height function?

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Wave function for transverse waves on a rope

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Mass, Volume, Density work with a Sphere

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Rotational kinematic need explanation

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Beta - and Beta + Decay (Q-Value)

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