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Viscosity in lubricating fluid in the bench-guide of a machine

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Manometer containing two liquids

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Spring and block on an inclined plane

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Is it possible to solve this problem without using integrals or derivatives?

  • Elementard
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Is Mass Irrelevant in This Problem?

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Find the electric field at a point away from two charged rods

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Expectation value in momentum space

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Ampere's Law for Cylindrical Conductor

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Acceleration required for ship to avoid crashing into another ship

  • crememars
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Surface density of stars in a Galaxy

  • Barbequeman
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Rotational dynamics: Resolving forces

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The maximal normal force (Friction with slanted surface)

  • Crunge
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Hanging mass on a massless pulley

  • kasnay
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Derive angular frequency for mass spring system

  • so_gr_lo
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Order of Magnitude Difference: Solving with Torricelli & Bernoulli

  • maxolina
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Velocity comparison -- Which thrown mass hits the ground first?

  • mathbrain9
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Normal force at the top of a vertical loop -- Circular Motion Dynamics

  • Idontknowhatimdoing
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Mass on a Spring semi-submerged in a liquid

  • MatinSAR
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Finding a rocket's speed at height h

  • meghanflowers
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Air Resistance Question -- Dropping a tennis ball and a feather....

  • theanswer2physicsisu
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1D collision, varying masses but same initial velocity

  • mncyapntsi
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Distance travelled by a car considering only air friction?

  • Suekdccia
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How to find minimum possible mass

  • ssarpal
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Force of spring equation problems

  • Elementard
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Find the Height of a Building by dropping a ball from the top

  • Tesla In Person
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Phase of a wave - My interpretation

  • Shreya
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How Do You Calculate the Spring Constant from Two Different Masses?

  • brake4country
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2 very difficult light ray diagram questions -- help please

  • bomberkid
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Is the rocket equation correct using conservation of momentum?

  • heyhey281
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Flux density help please (seawater flowing in a tube)

  • olibee
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Force and Kinematics -- Accelerating a 10kg box vertically

  • theanswer2physicsisu
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Acceleration of a person jumping off of a bathroom scale

  • Physics_Amazing
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Solving LC circuit with energy conservation

  • ermia
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Pulling a crate across the floor with a rope at an angle

  • jevans123
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A 4kg mass sits on a frictionless table....

  • MrBeans
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Checking Graphs: Are the Results Accurate?

  • Differentiate it
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NLM Problem: More variables than equations

  • Seeker220
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Wave Period Calculation: Is 0.1 the Correct Answer for Frequency of 1/10?

  • bobacity
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Calculating Speed of a Wave | Solving Problem with Period of 0.025s

  • bobacity
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Hall effect over a conducting ring

  • Trisztan
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Kinematics chasing problem: Car vs. Motorcycle acceleration question

  • jerad908
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Solving Simple Oscillation Frequency: A Quick Guide

  • bobacity
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Simplify this expression for the period

  • crememars
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Vectors Help -- Weight hanging from a cord

  • yoyo16
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Capacitor Network - Series or Parallel?

  • Shreya
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Vector questions with X and Y Components

  • homeworks
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Calculating Velocity & Field Strength of Gas: Help Needed!

  • Barbequeman
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Problem with two pulleys and three masses

  • Erdi
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System of Masses - Atwood Machine

  • erobz
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Static Equilibrium of a Rod attached to a Pivot

  • bbsgirl10
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How can I determine the shape of an oldie acid molecule?

  • hexanimal
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Is it possible to solve relative velocity problems without sine law?

  • Angad401
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Calculate the best angle for maximum light dispersion through a medium

  • Jan Berkhout
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Where did the minus sign come from?

  • Edwardy
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Confusion about Instructor's solution of HRK

  • phymath7
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Finite potential well problem penetration depth

  • Ashish Somwanshi
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Velocity and acceleration graphs

  • bbsgirl10
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Beat frequency heard from two tuning forks

  • Andrew Tom
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Maximizing Learning: The Importance of Showing Your Work in Problem Solving

  • Ashish Somwanshi
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Travelling wave and standing wave

  • Andrew Tom
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Apparent depth of an object underwater

  • lorenz0
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Question on Emission Spectra/Spectral Series | Atomic Physics

  • warhammer
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How does this capacitor circuit not violate conservation of charge?

  • lightlightsup
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Can Gravity Make a Hoop Rise Off Its Support When Beads Slide Down?

  • UnterKo
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Forces on a rope when catching a free falling weight

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Firefighter sliding down a pole

  • petrichortea
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RC Circuits: Measuring Capacitance

  • amwil
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How to solve this chain with Kirchhoff's laws?

  • Oleksii
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Tug of war applications using Newton's third law

  • bbgur
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Infinite potential well problem normalization

  • Ashish Somwanshi
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Conservation of momentum (wrecking ball hits a stationary object)

  • SMOKEYWC
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Acceleration of the cart on a Ferris Wheel (Circular Motion)

  • Crunge
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Incorrect Textbook Answer involving kinematics?

  • canaanbowman
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Distance between the first and third maximum intensity detected

  • songoku
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Correct statement about sound wave

  • songoku
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I don't understand force as a function of time

  • fishturtle1
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System of two pulleys and three masses

  • Tlurk
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What is the Focal Length of a Lens for a Perfectly Fitting Image on a Sensor?

  • thementalist123
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Relative velocity Question for a Ferryboat

  • ahsila432
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Circular motion of a mass on a string on an inclined plane

  • ThEmptyTree
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Time for the pendulum to come to a stop

  • Aristarchus_
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Correct statement about transverse wave propagating along a string

  • songoku
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Find the step on which the hockey puck will land

  • NotInMrPutmansClass
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For a Pendulum: Knowing Acceleration Find Maximum Angle

  • babaliaris
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Free fall with a partial time provided

  • ConfusedStudentx10E9
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Needing some help about time of flight of a launched ball/horiz range

  • AmandaP
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Solving a Ball Thrown off a Cliff: How Long Does it Take?

  • NotInMrPutmansClass
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How does the electroscope lose electrons to the Earth?

  • vcsharp2003
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So confused by these multi-step questions, free fall related:

  • ConfusedStudentx10E9
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Sonometers, tuning forks, and wave periodicity

  • Ahmed1029
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Electric Dipole Moment, Potential, and Field of contiuous charge

  • zephyr5050
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The 38th problem: I'm not getting the result in the book (SHM problem)

  • Pawn
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Why Does the Electric Field Sum Instead of Cancel with Opposite Charges?

  • hello721
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The density of a proton (hydrogen nucleus)

  • mrcake
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Why are tension and friction in the same direction?

  • pibbler
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Using Seismic Waves detected at 4 Seismometers to determine the Epicenter

  • Ira_anabelle
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Relative motion with constant acceleration

  • MatinSAR
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Relative velocity and projectile motion problem solving

  • SAM31
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