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Initial velocity for a leaping cat

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Velocity Vector at the end of the acceleration formula?

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Basic Kinematics Problem -- Backpacker's average velocity and distance....

  • physlexic
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Questions on photoelectric effect

  • EdJr
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How Does Increasing Voltage Reduce Power Loss in Electrical Transmission?

  • skepticwulf
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What Is the Upper Limit for Hertzian Dipole Dimensions?

  • smileandbehappy
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Calculating Gas Pressure: Solving for Pressure in a Variable Volume

  • Bechensten
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How to find the equation for velocity of a mass on a spring?

  • Danya314
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Calculating variance of momentum infinite square well

  • Robsta
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Can someone check my answer for this work-energy problem?

  • toesockshoe
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Energy changes moving through fluids

  • Jimmy87
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Show E must exceed minimum value of V(x) to be normalizable

  • Robsta
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Calculating initial velocity using kinematic equations

  • cmonstre
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Typical question: Entropy of the universe, of surroundings

  • davidbenari
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What is the final velocity of a car with constant acceleration?

  • subopolois
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Finding Coefficient of Kinetic Friction in a Pulley/Tension Problem

  • cdenne
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Am I underthinking this work problem?

  • toesockshoe
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What Are the Velocities of Two Blocks After an Elastic Collision?

  • Carlitos
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Finding constant acceleration, unit difficulty

  • PhysicallyAbel
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What does it mean when total mechanical energy is negative?

  • goonking
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Small Angle Approximation in Single Slit Interference

  • lulzury
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Solving for Equilibrium: Water vs Mercury

  • goonking
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What Angles Reveal Second Order Bright Fringes in Diffraction?

  • Shahab Mirza
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Kirchhoff's Rules: Solve 9V Battery Circuit

  • kaspis245
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How Much Force is Needed to Lift a Wheel Over an Obstacle?

  • Curieuse
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Inductive Heater Homework: Find Current & Rate of Energy

  • Angie K.
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Wire Attracts Loop - Electromagnetic Unit

  • Angie K.
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Circuit Analysis with Two Batteries and an Ammeter

  • henry3369
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Building a solar cooker for school

  • Berkan
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Find the voltage needed to accelerate the electron from rest

  • 0coffeebean0
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Bow and arrows, Newtons second law of physics

  • copypacer
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Magnetic Levitation: Solving for Current I

  • Angie K.
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Statics problem: cats on a beam, tension of cables calculation

  • Persimmon
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Torque Required to bring a drum to rest

  • teage
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Friction Forces Between Stacked Blocks: Determining Direction

  • minimario
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Incomplete Cancellation of Magnetic Field

  • Angie K.
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Calculate the wavelength of electrons traveling at 1.15x10^5

  • Anna Davis
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What is the Magnetic Field at Point P due to Two Parallel Wires?

  • Angie K.
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How Do You Calculate the Potential Difference Across a Capacitor in a Circuit?

  • Prannoy Mehta
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Is Velocity Zero if Displacement is Zero?

  • at94official
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Why is the Instantaneous Speed Zero in this Rotational Motion Problem?

  • minimario
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Direction of Masses in Collision

  • minimario
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Solving for Net Torque: W = Torque * Distance

  • minimario
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Mixing water with steam, find equilibrim

  • sallychan
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What are some real life examples of resonance?

  • getsubaka
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Calculating Current in a Moving Rod U-Shaped Conductor Circuit

  • Angie K.
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How Does Friction Affect Motion on an Inclined Plane?

  • Carlitos
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Correct! Thank you for catching that mistake.

  • dyel
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Calculating Time Dilation for Earth Signals at 0.600c

  • overtak3n
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How Long Does a Wave Take to Travel Up and Down a Hanging Rope?

  • Temp0
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Contracting Loop in a Magnetic Field

  • Angie K.
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Question using Hubble's Constant

  • Jimmy87
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How is the torque shared between two points?

  • Curious3
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Kirchoffs Current Law to find voltage?

  • TheNarrator
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Electrostatics problem using Coulomb's law

  • spaghetti3451
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Standing Wave on String Question

  • FaraDazed
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Velocity of a Sphere Rolling in a Circular Bowl

  • CoffeeCrow
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Determining current from ammeter

  • neongoats
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Work in isothermal PV process. Which method is correct?

  • barryj
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Speed/Distance/Time + Fuel Consumption

  • RCAF91
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How to prove that velocity of wave= sqrt(tension/denisty)?

  • MARK STRETERS
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Center Frequency and Bandwith of Bandpass Filter?

  • Gwozdzilla
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Finding thing due to gravitation

  • Raghav Gupta
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Ideal gas law in terms of density

  • goonking
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Heat problem (cooler at a beach)

  • goonking
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Understanding the Equation: L = c ΔT

  • goonking
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How Do You Find Volume Using PV=nRT?

  • goonking
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Questions on finding average EMF

  • Lilly1
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Kinetic energy to thermal energy

  • goonking
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What is the capacitance of the system between P and Q?

  • Raghav Gupta
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Why does the coefficient for steel in expansion change with temperature?

  • goonking
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Newton's First law - Dropping a feather and a hammer....

  • copypacer
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Coherence length of monochromatic laser

  • elif
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Car acceleration force required to size a DC motor torque

  • Mike Gaffer
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Finding energy from dipole moment - Helmholtz pair?

  • smileandbehappy
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What is the Maximum Magnetic Field Under Overhead Power Lines?

  • Angie K.
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Calculating the Force on a Bicycle Wheel

  • BrettF
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Will a Car Skid? | Friction and Centripetal Acceleration

  • Joe Cruz
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Adiabatic Free Expansion and Reversible Isothermal Path

  • says
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Conservation of Momentum (elastic collision of masses)

  • SteveS
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Speed of bullet and kinetic energy lost in the impact

  • moenste
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Bernouli's equation to calculate flow velocites and pressure

  • yugeci
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Magnetic Field of Four Parallel Wires

  • Angie K.
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Ampere's Law - finding Magnetic Field

  • smileandbehappy
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Calculating Fall Time on Earth: Integration of Acceleration

  • Owl2256
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Checking a relation in S and acceleration

  • Raghav Gupta
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Deriving the Frequency of Beats

  • elemis
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Wave Energy Density: Discrepancy in Units

  • Dazed&Confused
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Equation for neutron proton-fusion, and deuterium photodiss.

  • Flucky
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How Do You Calculate Current in Lamps with Different Wattages?

  • Elliott.98
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Working with magnetism, solenoid

  • Sox281212
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Maxwell's Wheel: Understanding Conservation of Energy and Derivatives

  • diracdelta
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Calculating Magnetic Flux and EMF in a Circuit with Changing Current

  • ecobubble
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Help to understand electrostatics fully

  • stfz
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Differential of X [ dX = U/V dV + U/p dp ] Internal Energy?

  • says
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What Is the Range of Magnetic Field Values Inside a Toroid?

  • Angie K.
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