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Solving Point Charge Problems: Tips and Help for Electrical Fields

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Applying KVL: Understanding the Process and Confusions

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Understanding Phasors: How to Sketch a Voltage Phasor in Polar Form

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Weight of an Object on another Planet

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DQ/dt=kA(dT/dx) = Heat Transfer. What is Q(t) Solution ?

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Induced current from changing magnetic field

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Thevenin technique solving problem -- getting wrong answer

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Ladder on rough ground against rough wall

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Case when there is no normal force in spite of contact

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What'a difference between TEM wave and plane wave?

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(simple?) question on number of molecules in an area

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How much does the raft move with change of position?

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Calculate resistance from resitivity

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How to interpret the given informations in physics problems

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Direction of induced EMF in loop

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How many balloons can be filled from the cylinder

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How to convert power to energy in a heat pump problem?

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Rotating Disk and two students?

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Ball roll down from the top of a rough spherical dome

  • Yoonique
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Harry Potter's Physics on a Rotating Turntable

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Definition of gravitational potential

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How Coulomb's Law relates to generators? (voltage)

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How Do You Apply Coulomb's Law to Calculate Forces in a 3D Coordinate System?

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Two masses on two inclined planes -- What is magnitude of velocity

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Magnetic Field Strength in a Solenoid at t = 1 ms

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Two Weighted Pulleys with a Suspended Mass

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Two charges and electric field?

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What are the forces acting on a sliding box?

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Conceptual Questions Regarding the Dynamics of Heat Transfer

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Tangential, Radial and total acceleration

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Maximizing range of projectile on a wedge

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Calculating Torque of Parallel Forces on Rod

  • nishanth R
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Why Is Static Friction Acting on Block B?

  • gracy
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With what acceleration 2m will move?

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Lost Kinetic Energy in Inelastic Collision of Putty and Pivoting Rod

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Understanding SHM: Solving Difficult Homework Problems

  • PhysicStud01
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How Does the Velocity of a Falling Disc's Centre Change with Height h?

  • mooncrater
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Find distance fallen given time of fall

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Two oppositely charged wires and their capacitance

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Why Are There Different Formulas for Wave Velocity?

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Difference Between Dimensional & Dimensionless Physical Constants

  • nishanth R
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Kinetic energy of Earth and ball system

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Find the equilibrium position of the winch

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Find the weight of a sphere connected to a pulley and to wall

  • MaiteB
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Electric field of a non-conducting shell

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Newtons Third Law Involving three objects

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Two Blocks Inelastic Collision with Spring

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Best angle to shoot a projectile

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How Do Capacitors Behave in a DC Circuit?

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What Inductance Value Is Needed for a Light Bulb in a 240V AC Circuit?

  • NoSniping
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What is the direction of the red ball's angular momentum

  • Westin
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The applied and friction forces of a particle

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Speed of Muons, calculate KE and Momentum

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How many bricks can be put without disordering the equilibrium

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How High Must a Ball Be Launched to Clear a School Roof?

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A ball of mass m is thrown with a velocity v at a disk

  • Westin
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RCL Circuit: 2 Resistors, 1 Capacitor, 2 Inductors

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Entropy and thermodynamics question

  • Steve1019
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Calculating Density of a Substance | Homework Help

  • PhysicStud01
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What focal length is needed for a 0.60x magnification with a diverging lens?

  • Taylor Marks
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Ball thrown off the top of a hill, ball hits hill

  • Jazzman
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Finding the expression for momentum.

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Relative Motion Analysis: Acceleration of rotating disk

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Finding Maximum Power Delivered to Resistor

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Solve Unknown Capacitance from Series Capacitors & Battery Charge

  • Angie K.
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Light and Optics: Shoplifter's Distance and Height

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Calculating Tension in Friction & Pulley: Solving for a=3 m/s^2

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Doppler Effect and the speed of sound

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Electron's trajectory in positively charged hollow cylinder

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Electric field due to 2 charged spheres

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Capacitor Network: C1,C2 & C3 in Series & Parallel

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Find Width of Slit for Diffraction Maxima

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Kenetics torque tension acceleration question

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Understanding Gravitational Fields: Patterns, Potentials, and Velocity

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Calculating RI of Oil w.r.t Air with Apparent Depth of Liquid

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Double Slit Interferance Intensity

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Half life and percentage remaining

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Block moving towards movable wedge

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Slipping block on a slipping ramp: final speed

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Solving Question 3: Is the Fulcrum Lifting the Load?

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Tension Rope and Blocks Problem

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Redistributed Charge (Capacitors)

  • Angie K.
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Why isn't the force in the direction of the velocity in the equation F=P/v?

  • Mr Davis 97
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Why Can External Road Forces Be Neglected in a Collision Analysis?

  • Westin
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Length of Wire Effect on Current and Inner Electric Field.

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Plank with block of mass on top executing vertical SHM

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Compressed spring between two particles

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Static Equilibrium: Finding Coefficient of Friction with Torque Analysis

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What's Wrong with My Force Analysis in These FBDs?

  • minimario
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What are some sources of error in this physics lab?

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Normal Force While Sliding Off Ice Dome

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Two MC Special Relativity Questions

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Thermodynamics equilibrium problem

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How Do I Calculate Wavelength in an AC Circuit?

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Normal Forces Between Two People on Top of each other

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Do you consider both regular and rotational kinetic energy?

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Tunneling with an alpha particle

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Magnetic Potential & Magnetic Field

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Removing The Dielectric From A Parallel Plate Capacitor

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