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Are These Forces Conservative?

  • geoffrey159
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Conservative Forces - Maths of Force & Energy

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Final velocities from head elastic head on collisions

  • henry3369
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Circular motion and work done by non conservative forces

  • henry3369
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Circular motion, tension and angular speed

  • Quadrat
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Force to raise a cylinder over an edge

  • Karol
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Solve Latent Heat of Fusion Homework Problem

  • stephenranger
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What is the work done by a tow truck pulling a car 1 km?

  • Calpalned
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Angular momentum and Quantum Number l

  • krawls30
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SHM Question: What is the maximum extension of the spring?

  • Alex Cooper
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Calculate the equivalent resistance

  • Sylvia
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Help me calculate the speed of the basketball

  • Archit
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Electric flux through cubical box

  • toothpaste666
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Fluid Mechanics: Hydrostatic Pressure on a gate with hinges

  • Feodalherren
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Archived Vernier Caliper & Micrometer: Mr.Randall's Sig Fig Advice

  • pgoel
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Conservation of relavistic energy

  • Samuelriesterer
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Ocean waves parallel to the shore

  • PhysicsKid99
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Finding angle required for equilibrium on a slope

  • tissuejkl
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Calculating Wave Speeds of Steel Guitar Strings

  • Ignis Radiis
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Solving for different masses in pulley system with KE

  • jb007
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Simple harmonic motion oscillate. What is the total energy

  • firezap
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Minimal force to turn over a tube

  • Karol
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Angular Momentum: Puck Spinning

  • minimario
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AC to DC Conversion: Determining Expected Q Factor

  • whale
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Electric field between two metal plates

  • toothpaste666
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Hi/ho problem -- Lens magnification

  • premed_love
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Atwood machine at rest and released

  • Poetria
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How far bullet travels in 2,5 seconds

  • whatdoido
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Frequency of sound waves from vibrating wire

  • whatisreality
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Kinetic energy & speed in a pursuit - Ek possible to find?

  • Tyrannosaurus_
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Conservation of Energy in circular motion

  • terryds
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Waves Find the phase constant from the graph.

  • firezap
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Is my interpretation good? simple Kinetic E problem

  • Tyrannosaurus_
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A non-conducting sphere, e-field and potential.

  • timnswede
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Potential difference across two points in a circuit

  • plazprestige
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Calculating Force and Acceleration for a Yoyo and Clock

  • Julia Darko
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Collision of 2 balls on frictionless surface

  • jojotank
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Fluid Mechanics: Manometry - Fluid through a pipe

  • Feodalherren
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Two ropes hold a 200N weight. Find the tension in each rope.

  • Chrishtofu
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Why isn't current negative in this example?

  • x86
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Superposition principle for potential?

  • timnswede
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Coefficient of friction between cylinders

  • Karol
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Expectation value of momentum for bound states

  • blue_leaf77
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Finding the voltage of a circuit

  • x86
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Faraday's and Lenz's law application

  • cseil
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Force reactions of balls in a tube

  • Karol
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Calculating the Force Constant of a Bungee Cord Using Newton's Laws

  • evber
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Brightness of lamp connected to transformer

  • songoku
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Normal force of a bead moving around a horizontal ring

  • laurenm02
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Solving the Force on a 2kg Object on an Inclined Plane

  • brake4country
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Venturi, how does fluid go from low P tube to high P tube

  • M_Saint
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Proving Newton's third law invariant with Galilean tranfrom

  • AllRelative
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Waves in a vertical hanging string

  • Summer95
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Calculating velocity for water pressure

  • arpon
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Oscillating springs in relativistic time frame

  • Samuelriesterer
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Interpret results of suspended mass / tension problem please

  • Tyrannosaurus_
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Statics problem involving several forces

  • mechanim
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Yet another statics problem involving several forces

  • mechanim
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Finding the Index of Refraction in a Prism

  • Fan
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Centripetal Force: Speed Change w/ Doubled Radius & Force

  • brake4country
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How do I compute jerk in 2D space for a mouse tracking task?

  • YoYojimbo
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Specific Heat Capacity of water in a kettle

  • Dave Jones
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How Do We Determine the Type of Motion in a Crane Lifting Scenario?

  • stephenranger
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Finding kinetic energy consevered after collision

  • qwerty5050
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Find missing force for accelerating electron

  • Trina
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What's the distance a sphere travels from inclined plane?

  • GrimesA
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How Does Acceleration Relate Between Two Blocks in a Frictionless Pulley System?

  • judas_priest
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Optimizing Camera Flash Performance: The Role of RC Circuits

  • Lucille
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Which Object is the Most Dense Based on Given Measurements?

  • Drakkith
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Potential difference between wire and ground

  • timnswede
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Lowest pressure that the student's lungs can create?

  • Dennydont
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Total area of contact between tires and ground?

  • Dennydont
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Coloumb's Law and Electric Dipoles question

  • John Yi
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What is the kinetic friction coefficient?

  • Kailee
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Pulling a cylinder - find final angular velocity

  • RightFresh
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2D conservation of Energy and Momentum with *Three* unknowns

  • Sjoyes
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Energy grade line for a pump system

  • theone
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[QM] Addition of spin for normal and identical particles

  • Coffee_
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1D Collision / Charges / Coulomb's Law

  • julianwitkowski
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Probability density for related variables

  • diegzumillo
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Two cylinders in contact come to final angular velocities

  • Taylor Grubbs
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What is the velocity of the air flowing though the pipe?

  • Siebo
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Finding distance -- Find the height of an object given ratio of two distances

  • D.Man Hazarika
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What are the dimensions of A and B in the equation x = At2{1-exp(-t2/B)}?

  • snovak216
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Rutherford's atom experiment problem

  • Dana Fishel
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QM, the convergence of the harmonic oscillator function.

  • Coffee_
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Free Fall - Calculating Origin/Release

  • Tearsandrille
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How to find angle Electric field makes to x-axis?

  • Dana Fishel
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Transvese Velocity of a Standing Wave

  • Bassa
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Integration of an acceleration formula involving vectors

  • EnlightenedOne
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Graphing Current v. Time for simple 2R1C circuit

  • friendbobbiny
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Finding binding energy and converting into MeV

  • Curious&TheNon
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Mastering Projectile Motion Equations: A Comprehensive Guide

  • TimeInquirer
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