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2D elastic collision between 0.2 kg and 0.25 kg pucks at 35° angle

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Stokes law terminal velocity graph: plotting r² against v

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Impossible refrigerator (thermodynamics and PV diagrams)

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How Do Velocities Transform Under Lorentz Transformations?

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Physics 10: Calculating Velocity of a Ball Launched from a Slingshot

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Determine the magnitude of its radial acceleration for ball

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Ring and Sphere Linear Expansion

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Why (treating the two objects as a system) does not work here?

  • Peter J
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Why do you integrate expressions for work + (hw problems)?

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Why is my Hooke's law graph quadratic instead of linear?

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[ Frames ] Determining the resultant forces at pins B and C

  • student314
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Reflection maximum for coating on glass at 400 and 600 nm

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How Is Frequency Calculated in Wave Motion Problems?

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Moment in different dimensions in 2 D

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Finding the delta x of a bow and arrow pullback

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Finding the Specific Heat Capacity of a Potato

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Torque problem -- Squirrel standing on the end of a branch

  • Merrick
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Finding Velocity of Cart 1 in Elastic Collision on Inclined Plane

  • ngu9997
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What are the 11 possible outcomes of a collision between two objects?

  • ngu9997
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Object sliding down an inclined plane

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Max Speed of Waves in Cowboy's Milk Glass: Solving a Physics Problem

  • Elliot
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Tension in vertical circle swing at 1.5 m height

  • minimario
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Finding Rotational Speed once the Moment of Inertia Increase

  • ericoromero
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Simple Harmonic Motion of bobble toy

  • Jennisa
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Maximum torque for current loop

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Impulse and momentum change for a ball striking a pin

  • Quantum Fizzics
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Simple Harmonic Motion and speed of mass

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Calculating Current in a Series-Parallel Circuit with Resistors

  • PBryan833
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Latent Heat Problem? Not sure how to solve

  • PBryan833
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Carrying Groceries: Calculate the Work Done

  • Timmy1221
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Calculating Acceleration in an Inclined Force Problem with Pulley Setup

  • jinjin11
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Calculate the force on the other support

  • H_Ab
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Calculate elasticity of collision from kinetic energy loss?

  • Sewager
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SOLVED: Elastic Collision, Same Direction

  • PEToronto
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Finding Young's Modulus for Steel from two graphs

  • Kieran12
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Solving Wave Speed of a Violin String

  • HHH
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Centripetal Force Lab Question

  • SigmaForce
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Why don't the upward forces equal each other in a simple pulley?

  • AlbertE97
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Can Ideal Gas Thermodynamics Explain This Circle Process?

  • Amina
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Calculating Q-Value for given Beta- decay

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At what height will the flow stop?

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Maxwell relations Thermodynamics

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Conservation of Momentum of a ball

  • ximsooriginalx
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Showing plane wave interference produces a spherical wave using residues

  • AwesomeTrains
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A worker lifts a 20.0-kg bucket of concrete from the ground

  • Timmy1221
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What is the Width of the Car Based on Diffraction Limit Problem?

  • grantaere
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Metallic coin over wooden block in glass of water - buoyancy

  • CaptCoonoor
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Archived Problem 6 Vrms Formula: Mass in kg?

  • microsd
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Lagrangian - rigid body problem

  • Glomerular
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Net Electron Acceleration and Potential Energy

  • Prof. 27
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Writing magnetic monopole analogs for electrical circuits

  • QuantumCurt
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Understanding entropy calculations

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Block Around a Track: Find Force & Coeff of Friction

  • minimario
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What is the velocity just before the body touches the ground

  • ubergewehr273
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Fluid Statics - net upward force

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Linear density and tension problem

  • HHH
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Is a resonant frequency any of the harmonics?

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Shm question -- a mass hanging on a spring vertically set into motion

  • jiboom
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How to find f0 when given highest and lowest frequency

  • HHH
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Carnot cycle heat engine max work done

  • toothpaste666
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Two electrons repel each other and gain velocity

  • Karol
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Describing the motion of a particle using polar coordinates

  • NATURE.M
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What is the equation for the velocity of a rocket as a function of time?

  • Samuelriesterer
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Conservation of Energy of a System

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The kinetic energy formula for lagrange doesnt make sense

  • grandpa2390
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Why is Fnet equal to ma instead of just F?

  • BobTheScience
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Finding the minimum force F which must be exerted

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What is the fastest way to transfer thermal energy?

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Moment of Inertia about the CoM

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Calculating G-Force on Gravitron Ride

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Why does a cantilever beam deflect more with greater length?

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What is a closed pipe ( standing waves)

  • rrosa522
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Different young modulus of rod - Need a proper explanation?

  • PhysicStud01
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How Do You Calculate the Moment of Inertia for a Door?

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How Do You Calculate the Density of a Partially Submerged Sphere?

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Uniform circular motion for proton and 2 particles

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How much Work is done on a rolling box with frictionless wheels?

  • Abdulrehman
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Electron moving between 2 point charges

  • Karol
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Does Normal Force change with new Force diagram?

  • PacFan01
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Effect of bearing friction on flywheel moment of inertia

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Ray Tracing for Convex Lens: How to Determine Image Distance and Realness

  • toothpaste666
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What is the image distance for a concave mirror using the mirror equation?

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How much work is done on a crate pushed along an incline with constant velocity?

  • thephysicslife
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Echo Time Calculation in Underwater Environments

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Gravitational potential energy of a retaining wall

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How long will it take for the echo to return

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What is the difference between heat and internal energy?

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Find the force acting to the right

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Derivation Problem (Magnetic Field)

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Spring Pulley System: Find Max Velocity of Block

  • Chem Austronaut
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Redistribution of charges in capacitor

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Electric charges at the corners of a square

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Conservation of momentum and mass of a ball

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High school circular motion problem

  • Kailford
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Mechanics and a bit of fluids (mech).

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Snapshot of a travelling harmonic wave

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Why is this FBD statically indeterminate at point A?

  • MrJoseBravo
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Conservation of Momentum law problem

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