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How Does a Rotating Space Station Simulate Gravity for Astronauts?

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Question: What force will a 30 kg meteor experience at the same altitude?

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Centripetal force roller coaster problem

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Universal Law of Gravitation problem

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How to find Coefficient of Friction w/ Fa and mass?

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Finding the current Io for t>0 in a RL circuit

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Torque on cylinder due to current in loop

  • Rabbittt
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Help with radius of curvature and refractive index of lens

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Angular velocity by time variable force

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How Fast Will the Roller Coaster Car Be at the Top of the Loop?

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Comparing Work on Two Carts with Constant Force

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How do i find force and distance in this question

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Explaining How a Rotating Cylindrical Spaceship Simulates Gravity

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Initial Tension Of Parallel Spring System

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The possible effects on the water level

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Comparison of velocity at the end of distance

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A cuboid on an inclined plane - based on an Olympiad problem

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Why Does Liquid Cool During Evaporation?

  • Jimmy87
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For what value of x will this object first come to rest?

  • gijungkim
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What is the magnitude of the spring force given M,K and X

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Where Am I Going Wrong in Calculating Minimum Coefficient of Friction?

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General Centre of mass derivation

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Calculating Net Force and Electric Field on Charge 1 in Coulomb's Law Problem

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Examining Voltage Response of a RL Circuit at t > 1ms

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What is the Velocity of a Projectile Using Kinematic Equations?

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Magnetic Force of a Right Triangle influenced by a Line

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Balancing Normal Forces (Statics).

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High schooler help with work KE theorem and springs

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Polish Physics Olympiad: Proving Adiabatic Reversible Process

  • marcnn
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Why does plastic container slides off at the same speed?

  • gijungkim
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Speed at a certain distance from the sun

  • najatau
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E-field of cylindrical conductor above infinite ground plane

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Egg Drop Ideas: Solve the Physics Puzzle

  • Maddyk
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Newton 2nd. 2D velocity fn. Distance (boundry conditions)

  • Physics_tryhard
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Work and isothermal compressibility

  • Chris B
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Question about Ideal gas law and its application

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How does the melting of ice affect the oil-water interface in a fluid system?

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Determining Rth from a simple circuit

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Angle to lift a body off the surface

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Inclined Plane Homework: Calculating Speeds at Photogates 1 and 2

  • anton717
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Finding The Compression of a Spring

  • Astreiks
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Need help in applying Binomial Aproximation when y L?

  • Aristotle
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Calculating Velocity of a Hockey Puck

  • nosh
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What is the work done on a slingshot?

  • Goofball Randy
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What is the force of the boom on the car at the top of circle?

  • gijungkim
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Physics w/Calculus II Electric Potential, Non-Uniform Charge

  • ChrisCrary
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Solve Pedagogical Machine Homework

  • PFuser1232
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Determine the total electrostatic potential energy

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Transformer question (between substation and home)

  • blooperkin
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Energy of Earth Orbiting Around the Sun

  • Ishaan S
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Conservative system <-> time independent potential?

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Can a Gaussian Surface Confirm Zero Electric Field Between Two Charges?

  • Gamezwn
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Simple Harmonic Motion: Particle Speed and Acceleration Calculation

  • Matt512
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Explaining the Decrease in Current in a Rotating Motor

  • blooperkin
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Calculating current given the current density and area

  • CivilSigma
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Unit solid angle and finite angle

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A Lagrange multiplier approach to the catenary problem

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Calculate angular velocities and alpha values?

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Escape velocity for Saturn (Introductory Mechanics)

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Determine the compression of the spring

  • Westin
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Optimal Dragster Exhuast Pipe Angle

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How Does Position Affect Gravitational Force Between Three Objects?

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Accelerating Wedge and block on top of it -- Dynamics

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Thermodynamics flow processes,

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Gravitational potential energy of 23 kg block on Earth's surface

  • Westin
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Mastering Perturbations in Near Circular Orbits: A Comprehensive Guide

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Center of mass of an equilateral triangle (Kleppner)

  • geoffrey159
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Comet orbiting a Star - True and False

  • Westin
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Finding the static friction force

  • gijungkim
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Prove Kinetic Energy equation (without calculus)

  • Chrystalle
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Uniformly distributed load - Max bending moment help

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Momentum & Angle: Can Velocity = 0 and Momentum Still Exist?

  • goonking
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Comparing SHM of Two Identical Masses on Springs

  • SherlockIsReal
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Multiplayer Refraction, Incident Angle

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Moments and weights of a table lamp

  • Karol
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Is there an easy way to calculate this problem?

  • goonking
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Calculating Force Needed to Pull Chain Onto Table

  • goonking
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How do you determine work done wi th just mass and distance?

  • crushedcorn
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Solving for Height of a Falling Cube Using Kinetic Energy

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What is the process for finding the moment of inertia for a semicircle?

  • javaistheman
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Solving Tennis Serve Force w/ Constant Acceleration

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Ferris wheel dynamics (swinging bucket)

  • eric_phsyics
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Unraveling the Mystery of Strained Eye Magnification

  • RaulTheUCSCSlug
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Quasi-Monochromatic Light and Young's Double Slit Experiment

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Momentum and center of mass problem

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Finding the kinetic friction between the block and surface

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How Do You Calculate Force on an Orifice Plate in Fluid Mechanics?

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How Do You Determine Reactions at a Fixed Support in Statics?

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Is this question on heat right?

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Velocity diagram for a rotating blade

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Calculating the Impulse of a dropped ball

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Box on Inclined Plane (with Friction)

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Resistance and Voltage, switch diagram

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Curiosity Question 1: Compression force from tension

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Picking a Tent: Prism-Shaped Choice of 2.4m or 250cm

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Question is about the acceleration

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