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What is the formula for finding angular velocity from a graph?

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4-disk Squared Gyroscope problem

  • RicardoMP
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How to Determine Velocity from a Force-Time Graph?

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Determining speed and height on a roller coaster

  • crushedcorn
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Adding Vectors Using the Component Method

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Can I Use an Electromagnet to Repel Aluminum?

  • Yummy Yum
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Gravitational potential energy

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Wavelength given time, velocity, and cycles

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Is the given force equation conservative?

  • Calpalned
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Find speed using the work-energy theorem

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Tangential acceleration of a proton in an increasing B

  • Worme
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Calculating Elastic Modulus Using Steel Wire Stretching Data

  • GiovanniG
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Find the potential energy function

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Proving the property of entrophy

  • A330NEO
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A problem on Relative acceleration.

  • Satvik Pandey
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How Does Reconnecting Charged Capacitors Affect Their Charge Distribution?

  • minimario
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Gravitational Force on Mass in Cavity of Planet

  • anshuman3105
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Radians: Negative 126 Answer Explained

  • goonking
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Error in angular magnification calculation

  • xamy
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Approaching the Torque and Ladder Problem

  • goonking
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Rank Torque Magnitudes of 6 Forces on Door

  • Steelers72
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Voltage and Current in a Combination Circuit

  • scowl
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Connected Capacitors and final charge

  • minimario
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Momentum, Impulse and Collisions

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Find maximum wavelength using minimum wavelength and frequency difference

  • Shaulah
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How Does K1 Being Zero Affect the First Order Circuit Solution?

  • x86
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Maximizing Vertical Height in Frictionless Rolling Motion on an Incline

  • John Kolby
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Determining Coefficient of Kinetic Friction w/m, t, and v

  • crushedcorn
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Temperature and entropy for two gases mixing

  • Incand
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How Is Angular Magnification Calculated for a Microscope?

  • xamy
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Finding Center of Mass on a Reaction Board Using Torque Principles

  • leejos16
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Help please -- Problem of hydrostatics force in flat surfaces

  • Queren Suriano
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Calculating Tension in a Hypothetical Moon-Earth System

  • aracali
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Muons reaching Earth's surface problem

  • fruggz
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What is applied load, applied force, and added load? friction

  • SagarPatil
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Wavelength in the visible spectrum most strongly transmitted

  • xamy
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Why do masses on a disk move differently than masses on a string?

  • PFuser1232
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How much kinetic energy is released

  • gijungkim
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I have one question regarding Kinetic Energy

  • Tarabas
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Current through a bound cross-section

  • Destroxia
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Gravitational potential energy: derive expression for energy

  • MaryCate22
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How do I choose u' u and v for relative velocity

  • grandpa2390
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Converting eV to Joules vs eV to V

  • grandpa2390
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Temperature Variance with Resistivity

  • minimario
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Age of radioactive sample, single variable equation.

  • abri
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First law of thermodynamics & state functions

  • Incand
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Single Slit / Wavelength / Central Maximum

  • julianwitkowski
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Conservation of Linear Momentum Problem (Need help)

  • Kaleem
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What is the coefficient of friction in a child pulling a sled up an incline?

  • Sprockets
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Calculating Distance Between Charges Using Coulomb's Law

  • savory
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Finding acceleration of a particle due to the magnetic field

  • fruitbubbles
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Photoelectric effect and Compton scattering

  • AllRelative
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Newton's second law (friction and pulley)

  • GrantFuhrer
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Determine work in circular motion

  • Calpalned
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How much work is required to stretch a spring by an additional 4.0 cm?

  • Calpalned
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Centre of mass of a rod with varying density

  • Barnes1995-5-2
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Energy question about kinetic energy and potential

  • gijungkim
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At what angle of force is Kinetic friction least?

  • gijungkim
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Equilibrium problem - Vertical beam, cable

  • Valerie Prowse
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Determining Cv Value for Ideal Gases

  • Jaydude
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Analytical Problem with Coulomb's Law

  • antonisz
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Calculation of movement caused by a change in pressure

  • LPChester
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Determine the mass of Jupiter using data about a moon

  • Calpalned
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Checking answer for velocity of photoelectron

  • eldred
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An Asteroid is moving along a straight line

  • MajesticPenguin
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How Do You Calculate Angular Acceleration from RPM?

  • J-Fly
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Understanding use of accelerometers

  • madgorillaz15
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Frequency of damped mass-spring system

  • Adel A
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Using Kepler's third law, determine the period

  • Calpalned
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Two equal-mass stars orbit each other

  • Calpalned
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Relativistic kinetic energy - particle decay

  • Phynos
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Holding Up a Sign: Static Equilibrium Force and Torque

  • PierceJ
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Path of a Projectile in Polar Coordinates

  • ngustilo
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Understanding Acceleration Formulas: Instantaneous vs Average

  • stephenranger
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Circular loop with uniform magnetic field

  • Shinwasha
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Dry ice sublimation, heat balance

  • nooldor
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Conservation of Angular Momentum & Energy question

  • 15ongm
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Suspended Beam: Solving Homework with Unknown Equations

  • PierceJ
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Three electrons form an equilateral triangle

  • t.kirschner99
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Estimate the Resistance of a Gold Wedding Ring

  • Dhooy7
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Resistor Problem involving Lightbulbs

  • ryankunzzz
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Voltage of a Capacitor using Kirchhoff's Loop Rule

  • unknownv2
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Loop falling into a constant magnetic field

  • jaydnul
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A mass inside a horizontal spring

  • tecnica
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Angular acceleration of a rigid rod with a mass at both ends

  • hs764
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The perfect spot between the Earth and the Moon

  • Calpalned
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Experimental value for moment of inertia - Not about c.o.m.

  • scottymo
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Calculating temperature and heat flow in a wall

  • bohire
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Orbital velocity and radius for satellite

  • joemmonster
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Impulse Problem -- A rolling cylinder collides with a cylinder at rest

  • Satvik Pandey
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Why Does Tension Act in Two Directions at a Point in a String?

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How Do You Calculate Tension and Charge in Electromagnetic Problems?

  • MiniOreo1998
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Electron moving through uniform magnetic field

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Spring launcher equation to find x

  • Siavash
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Number of Events Detected (Neutrino Collisions)

  • gradivcurl
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Satellite experiencing certain gravitational force - problem

  • MiniOreo1998
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Magnetic fields, charged particles and directions

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