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Diffraction Question: Find Slit Width & Angle θ

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Violin frequencies and harmonics

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Magnitude & Direction of Electric field

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What happens when two spinning cylinders come in contact?

  • thephysicist
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Calculating the Force to Knock Over a Domino

  • Dt2000
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Calculating Time and Speed of Rebounds with Coefficient of Restitution

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How to solve the instantaneous center problem for rotating tires?

  • yugeci
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Measuring Torque Without Torsion Dynamometer

  • AFIST2
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What is the acceleration of the sled?

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How to Calculate Average Velocity with Displacement & Speed?

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Force on moving charge in ELECTRIC field

  • PhysicStud01
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Velocity of a block attached to a pulley and cylinder

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Can we use conservation of energy law to find final velocity

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How Fast Must the Boat Travel to Clear the Shark Tank Stunt?

  • HaLAA
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Max Energy Λ in Σ0 Decay: Explained & Calculated

  • Matt atkinson
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Finding tension between two objects with different fs

  • Potatochip911
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A charged ball on a string between two charged plates

  • Karol
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What fraction of its total kinetic energy is rotational kinetic energy

  • jimmyboykun
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Classical Mechanics: Coriolis Effect Problem

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Conservation of four-momentum concepts, frames

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Muon Decay: Homework Statement & Solution

  • cam borrett
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How Much Power Can a Coaxial Cable Transmit Before Breakdown?

  • SiberianS;pth
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If wavelength changes does speed change

  • rrosa522
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How does tension affect the motion of a hanging block on a rotating disk?

  • Brandan
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Improving MPG Calculation Using GPS Data

  • thinkcentre12
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2D Elastic collision of varying mass, velocities, and angles

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Elastic collision of three balls

  • skrat
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Help with AC Circuit containing a motor

  • docsxp
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How Fast Must a Car Go to Clear a 12m Loop and What Are the Max G-Forces?

  • EpicFishFingers
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Sources of Error in Youngs double slit experiment

  • danepaj
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Algebra of pulley-mass energy equation

  • PacFan01
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[Trusses] Problem finding forces in members

  • student314
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[College Physics II: Waves/Optics] Index of Refraction

  • AgentRedfield
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What is the mass of the second asteroid?

  • thephysicslife
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Is Momentum or Kinetic Energy Conserved in a Clay Collision?

  • Speedking96
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Net force is zero between two masses

  • rpthomps
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Pressure force on a control volume

  • princejan7
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Momentum relation for control volume

  • princejan7
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How Do You Calculate Tensions T1 and T2 in a Balanced Suspended Plank?

  • tzar1990
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The physics of billiards. (Describing the motion)

  • JuanC97
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Work done by friction force on an object?

  • bluetriangle
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Special Relativity - "Simultaneity"

  • FaraDazed
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Moment of inertia and angular velocity of a uniform disk

  • Sara583
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Two Masses Hanging on a Massive Pulley problem

  • MissBisson
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Force produced after landing stiffly

  • Jazz
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Photoelectric effect experiment: is current proportional to charging time?

  • quantumtimeleap
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Can vacuum tubes contain a gas?

  • Lemenks
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How Fast and Slow Does Time Flow on a Speeding Spaceship?

  • FaraDazed
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What is the maximum torque on a square shaped wire with given parameters?

  • davidbenari
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Zero Electric Potential Concept and Visualization

  • Solisiel
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How Does Wheelchair Tension Affect Stability in a Moving Subway?

  • Seung Lee
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Momentum: throwing boot while on ice

  • akgtdoskce
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Tension problem- why doesn't this solution work?

  • Lola Luck
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How Does Changing String Tension Affect Frequency in a Physics Problem?

  • wentwork882
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Newton's laws question -- a car coasts to a stop on a level road

  • rmalski
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When does "no slipping" happens

  • nesan
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How do I find components of a vector at a given angle?

  • Dylex
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Block pulled through hole with increasing force in polar coordinates

  • fishking2
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Heat transfer by radiation between two plates

  • Karol
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Analyzing Forces and Torque of a Slipping Rod

  • powerof
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Archimedes Principle - Mass floating on ice

  • Mike Dacre
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Find Force to Tilt a Refrigerator

  • logan3
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Quantum Energy Doubt: Solving a Particle Problem

  • Frank Einstein
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Solving the Spring-Weight Paradox: 0.039m

  • Speedking96
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Angular velocity of a ball after change of direction

  • Vir
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Moment of Inertia Compass Needle

  • Crush1986
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Quick Motion Question - Rejogging memory after a while.

  • AviationFanBoy
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Solve Mass: Vertical Pully w/ 4kg Weight Accel 2m/s2

  • physcisjay011
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Balls elastic collision off center

  • Samuelriesterer
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Please verify my solution (Electric field cylinder)

  • phyundergradhw
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Finding Initial Speed given Kinetic Friction, Mass, and more

  • Redjakk1
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Free body diagram of an incline

  • speakout
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How Does Wavelength Affect Intensity in a Double Slit Experiment?

  • navm1
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Sound power radiation of dipole and bipole sources

  • Jaryd Miles
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Find Angular Speed: Airplane Propeller Blades & Constant Acceleration

  • nesan
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Elastic collision of the rigid balls

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How Does Torque Affect a Climber Rappelling Down a Cliff?

  • zippeh
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How Far Should a Helicopter Drop a Food Packet for Flood Victims?

  • gracy
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Finding Force on 7.7 kg Block in Contact with 9.2 kg Block | Physics Problem

  • GiantSheeps
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Inequalities in Force of Gravitation between Three Bodies

  • jantdroid
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Change in entropy of system and universe

  • sfgoat
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Resolving proteins with UV microscope

  • Les talons
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Rotation angular velocity of a turntable

  • lilyE
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Upward Acceleration of Hanging Mass Connected Pulley

  • MissBisson
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How Is Impulse Calculated in Baseball Physics?

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Circular motion banked curve questions

  • Samuelriesterer
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Buoyant Force and Archimede's principle

  • Ering
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Calculate the Fourier Transform using theorems

  • grandpa2390
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Moment of Inertia of a rod and two spheres

  • QuantumKnight
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Is Heat a Form of Energy Stored in a Body?

  • Karol
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Units of acceleration [f/s^2] vs [g]

  • jahmookcity
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Distance traveled by a particle using Potential energy function

  • MissBisson
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Height of a drop in a dripping faucet

  • krackers
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Two electrons repelling from 5.0×10⁻¹² m apart

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Average power in series LC circuit

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