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Find Time for Motion Homework: Equations, Solutions, & Examples

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Light emission and energy of states

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Bike Wheel Question: Kinetic Energy Lost on Impact

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Solving Two Masses 3 Springs Homework Problem

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Is Angular Momentum Dependent on Choice of Origin?

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Physics Friction: Find Coefficient of Friction

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Enthelpy change for a real gas (Carbon dioxide)

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Need assistance in Physics question relevant to Torque & Static equlibrium

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Electric potential ( with angle)

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Two Capacitors in series for two circuits

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Solving Tension in Cable Homework Statement

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Positive slope instead of negative

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Calculating Vertical Jump on Earth and the Moon

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Understanding the Physics of a Cylinder Rolling Down a Slope

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An experiment question: Rotational Motion

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Reflection and phase difference

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Average force on a baseball when struck by a bat

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Gravitational Potential at a Midpoint: What is the Solution?

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Newton's Law's - Calculate time when given distance and tension

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An Explosive separation of two carts already in motion

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Tarzan's Centripetal Acceleration: Finding the Point of Maximum Force

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Projectile Motion: Deriving 2g^2

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Calculating Torque on a Gate in a Water Dam

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Dimension Analysis and buckingham pi

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How Do I Split This Vector into Components?

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Calculate velocity of helium baloon

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Pendulum Oscillation Frequency?

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Solving a Physics Homework Problem: Work, Energy, and Conservation

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Work of a Particle in the XY Plane

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Work done on object vs work done by you

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How far from the foot of the cliff does the ball land?

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What Forces Keep the Crate Stationary in an Accelerating Truck?

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Calculating Efficiency of Electric Vehicle

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Finding Force of Air Resistance on Parachutist Falling at 55km/h

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Crash Test Craig drives his 800kg car up a 100m ramp. Help?

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Ranking the Magnitude of forces

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Particles with a charge passing through electric field

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Differential equation for a rocket

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Power wasted/delivered to a resistor

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Simple Harmonic Motion Pendulum problem

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TOF (mass spectrometer) Analyzer Question

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What is the acceleration of the two blocks on a ramp?

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Wheatstone bridge problem unable to understand

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Faraday's Law - induced emf of a rotating loop

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Why Is the Normal Force on the Pulley Not Parallel to Gravity?

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Calculate Potential Energy of Electron at a Parallel Plate Capacitor

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Frictionless shove - kinetic energy and momentum

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Percentage change in interior volume

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Intensity of polarized light that has passed through two polarizing sheets

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How to find phi in simple harmonic motion

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Understanding the Larmor Formula: The Role of Field Line Connections

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How Does Frequency Affect the I/V Curve of a Lightbulb?

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Is My Buoyant Force Calculation Correct?

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Gravity and Radius of the earth problem

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Prove Poisson's Ratio is .5 for Small Strains

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Two Blocks connected by a rope

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Scattering from a hard ellipsoid

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Day length and orbital period + apparent luminosity

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Calculating Thickness of Lenses for Max. Reflection: n1, n2, λ

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The moment of inertia of a rod that is rotating off the end of the rod.

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Angle of refraction through a prism

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What is the question you are trying to answer?

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Unsure of ΔUspring in regards to ΔKE

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Why is Normal Force Negative in this situation?

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Electric charge in parallel plate capacitor with 2 parallel dielectrics

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Min Friction Factor to Maintain Angle of Beam on Wall: 60°

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Electric Field of a circular arc at a point

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Calculating Time Delay for Radio Telescope Pointing

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Moments Problem -- 2 friends carrying a crate up a flight of stairs

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Basic Physics Ramp & Friction Question

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Proof of disk moment of inertia using area density

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How Much Force is Needed to Move a Wire with Soapy Solution?

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A space vehicle splitting into two parts (velocity question)

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Help with an inclined plane problem

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Finding radius of curvature of an eyeball

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Colombo's Law Gizmo - Force & Distance Equation

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What are the minimum and maximum temperatures?

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An issue with Conical Pendulums

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Troubleshooting Infrared Wavelength Estimation Experiment

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A spinning space station exhibits a change in moment of inertia.

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What Is the Magnetic Field at Point P Due to a Short Current Element?

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Force on Each Mass in a Two-Mass Spring System

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Projectile Motion - Time in Air

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USAPhO 2009 F=MA exam #16, (angular frequency of a spring)

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Simple Harmonic Motion and angular frequency

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Why is the resistance lower in a bulb which is turned on?

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Conservation of Energy and Springs

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Electron move through capacitor

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Diffraction grating and Dirac comb

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Help with electric field problem- Yr 12 physics

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What Does R(n) Represent in a One-Dimensional Chain Model?

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Static Friction -- A ladder leaning against a wall starts to slip

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