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Height of a drop in a dripping faucet

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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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How Does Frequency Affect RLC Circuit Outputs?

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Nuclear fission and nuclear to thermal energy conversion

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Find Out Why Orientation C is Least Likely to Break Wires

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Calculating Force Exerted by Fish on Fishing Reel

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Calculating Deviation of a Bullet's Trajectory

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Calculating Distance and Acceleration of a Wind Turbine Blade Tip

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Finding minimum push force for a table

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Velocity of an Electron from Momentum

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Finding X and Y components of a vector of magnitude

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Moments of Inertia of two particles

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Finding maximum in interference pattern

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Microstates and multi-dimensional oscillators

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Maximum length of chain pulled by constant force

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What is the error in the solution for Example 25.3.1(a) on page 11?

  • hydroxide0
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Voltage between two points with linear electric filed integral

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Projectile Motion ball is launched

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Bouncing ball - How many times does it bounce

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Is there a difference between initial speed and initial velocity?

  • ncredibler
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How to Graph Moment of Inertia and Frictional Torque?

  • cam borrett
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Does a Constantly Moving Charge Produce a Constant Magnetic Field?

  • Dikshant
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Temperature as a measure of the kinetic energy of molecules

  • Karol
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Angular Momentum of Spinning Chair and Wheel

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Bowling ball transitioning from sliding to rolling without slipping

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Conservation of energy in a wheel

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Equilibrium of a Particle: Finding the Unstretched Length of a Spring

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Find the Oxygen Mass in a Welding Tank

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Energy from EM wave through window over 30s

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Are R4 and R5 in series in this circuit?

  • B18
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Particle inside a smooth groove performing circular motion

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Friction Problem -- String is tied to a block and a hanging bucket

  • Nithya115
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Solving for Velocity of Particle in Deep Outer Space

  • Ryanu
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Energy of Oscillations in Clamped String of Tension T

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Power output by basketball player when jumping

  • Jazz
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Is There a Constant Parallel to ε0 in Gauss's Law in cgs?

  • Karol
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Acceleration of block with bucket of washers using kinetic friction

  • Nithya115
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Given Current and Resistance in a Circuit, find the Voltage of a Battery

  • frownifdown
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Calculating Specific Heat Capacity: Solving for Unknown Variables

  • rrosa522
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Galvanometer reading at balance point in a circuit

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Finding the moon's orbital period given Earth's radius

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Magnitude of the electric field between the plates

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Changing masses on an atwood machine

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Ampere's Law - Showing that B at center is due only to wire

  • whoareyou
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Which satellite is higher if it crosses the sky slower?

  • Tangeton
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Circular Motion Ball on a String

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Does intensity vary as y²/x⁴ when displacement depends on x?

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What is the magnetic flux through the prism's right side?

  • Se Hoon Park
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Energy - Ski sliding down a ramp

  • Ritzycat
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What factors affect the trajectory of a soccer ball in projectile motion?

  • Baquedano
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What is the definition of the D-Offset in the Parallel Axis Theorem?

  • Aristotle
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Free body diagram and applying Newtons law

  • nilly
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How many nodal lines for two point sources at 2.5 lamda separation?

  • MaryCate22
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Conservation of momentum with one unknown mass in collision

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Confusion with Thermodynamics and Work-Energy Equations

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How to Calculate Work and Power in a Mass Spring System

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Spring-launched ball: finding launch angles for 3 m range

  • Jazz
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Determine the magnitude and direction of the effective value of g

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Van der waals attraction between 1-D wires

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Circular Motion with time-dependent radial acceleration

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Algebraic Manipulation of Equations

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Finding tension in a pulley system with angled forces

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Work and Rotational Kinetic Energy (Falling Chimney)

  • maxhersch
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Elevator Physics: Power & Mass Analysis

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Two gravitating spheres (M, 2M) released 8R apart collide

  • whatisphys
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Electric Potential with Non-conducting sphere and conducting shell

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Object flying eastward at 500 m/s in 90 m/s crosswind

  • max1995
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Projectile motion with a few variables

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Tension in three wires supporting a 4 kg ball

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Calculate the retarding force of a cyclist on a slope

  • Nicaragua
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Where is the weakest point of a cylinder in a piston system?

  • FG314
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Finding frequency and amplitude of spring-block oscillator

  • QuantumKnight
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Pendulum problem: particularly the wording Rest position.

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Fish has gone missing in a tank

  • Les talons
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[Problem] Elastic potential energy

  • AmirT
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Acceleration of a mass hanging from a pulley

  • EzequielSeattle
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Finding g using a spring and identical masses

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Kinetic energy after falling to 100m

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Can the energy method for this system be represented in a matrix form?

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Finding mass and spring constant from two oscillation periods

  • QuantumKnight
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Dew point and exhaust temperature

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Why Does Increasing Friction Not Lift an Object Against Gravity?

  • AlbertE97
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Calculating initial velocity and angle to hit target with toy gun

  • BobGStop
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How to solve this ratio/proportionality question?

  • Tangeton
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What is the mistake in my calculation for gravitational field strength?

  • pyman999
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Energy required to stretch a spring with nonlinear force

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Find focal length for meniscus convex

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Focal Length Problem: -30cm Converging/Diverging Lens

  • Chase11
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Finding initial height in oblique motion with v0=10 m/s at 45°

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Gravitional Potential Energy Question

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Find period from centripetal motion that provides its own gravity

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Torque on a ladder hinge due to the ladder's weight

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Find how far apart are the particles from each other

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