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How Does Breaking Apart Enhance Safety in Formula One Cars?

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Finding distance given two different velocities and times?

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Calculating The Area of a Spherical Cap

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Geometric Optics - Magnification

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Circular Motion of a moving rock Problem

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Some question about gauss's law in Catesian Coordinate

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Mechanics -- Object sliding again with friction

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Determining Horizontal Sweep for RC Circuit Time Constant - Physics Lab

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Magnitude of a magnetic field a a point

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Relativity problem involving a muon

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Wind turbine: Optimum pitch angle changes at different wind speeds

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Boy Holds 100N Sign Against Wall: How Much Push Force?

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Propulsive force and force at interface

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Wow much thermal energy was generated by friction?

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How Do You Calculate the Final Mass of Water in a Calorimetry Experiment?

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De Broglie Wavelength of an electron

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Find the potential difference in a rectangle

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What symbol for ticks on ticker tape

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Interpreting Simple Harmonic Motion Graphs

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Mass on a vertical Spring: finding maximum speed

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How to Calculate Work Done from an Acceleration vs. Time Graph?

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Distance and Acceleration for One Car to Catch Another

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Maximum power developed by a lift

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Calculating Mass in Box 3 of a Pulley System

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Radius of object in electric field

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Solving for Velocity of Falling Object with Air Resistance

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Gravitational Potential Energy - Kinetic Energy

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Need Help finding theoretical and actual acceleration (Atwood)

  • Student7987
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Finding Tension and Acceleration

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Finding uncertainty for varying error bars

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Newton's second law, how to write it?

  • LeighV
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How to find angle after applying Pythagorean Theorem?

  • LeighV
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Projectile motion-range calculation

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Am I missing something for this to be calculated?

  • AJH1
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Potential Energy Gravitation Kinetic Energy

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Projectile Motion ball is thrown upward

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How Does Temperature Equilibrate in Mixed Metal and Water Systems?

  • Karol
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What is the oscillation frequency of a vibrating hydrogen molecule?

  • oldspice1212
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Special relativity - time dilation

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How Can Energy Methods Determine Ally's Initial Height From a Slide?

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Finding surface charge densities and potential (metal cylinder)

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What Angle Should a Fireman Aim the Hose to Reach the Same Height?

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Determine freq of AC that induces stress in the specimen

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Speed After Collision of Proton & Carbon Atom

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Vertical Load on a Purlin - find x and y force components

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Using v= omega cross r to find instantaneous velocity

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Forces between particles at a distance. Can someone please check this?

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Photoelectric effect threshold

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Tension in String between two blocks

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Deceleration without knowing the time

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What direction must the fielder take

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How Fast Was the Bullet That Lodged in the Wooden Block?

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Force between two charged particles at a distance question, help please?

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Calculating Current Flow in a Short-Circuited Battery

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Distance Traveled by a Fired Projectile

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How Do I Determine Net Velocity from Velocity Components and Current?

  • LeighV
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Relating y=mx+c and T^2=kd^3+4pi^2l/g

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Burning fuel and a motor's efficiency

  • Karol
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Calculating EMF Induced by Moving Rectangular Loop

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Isentropic Compression of Saturated Water: Workdone Calculation

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Normal force on the landing gear when the airplane lands

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What is the minimum wattage rating the resistor should have?

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How Tall Is the Building If a Brick Is Thrown Upward?

  • MDT5507
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What happens to a rod when an impulse is applied and it's floating in space?

  • Karan Singh
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Maximum angle in a vertical circular motion

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Vectors and finding relative speed

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Gaussian surface surrounding only a proton inside a conductor

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Ray A Reflection & Emergence: True or False?

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What fraction of the Sun’s total mass is lost during fusion?

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Final temperature of the gas mixture,neglecting heat losses

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Double Pulley Mechanics Problem

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Problem solving for current in parallel resistors

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Force Applied to a Box on a Flat Surface, Find the Force

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Rolling, torque and kinetic energy

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Solving for Acceleration of Mass on Cylinder w/ Frictionless String

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Ladder leaning on wall, person on ladder.

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Collisions (Linear Momentum Conservation) (practice 7-9 Q9)

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Calculating angular momentum of a sphere

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A rectangle with Charges on Each Corner - Find Missing Charge?

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Integrating Radial Probability Densitiesd Explanation

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Understanding the Hall Effect: True Statements and Experimental Tips

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Given acceleration graph, determine v vs. t and x vs. t graph?

  • timnswede
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HELP with problems with lab. UPLOADED PICS

  • gnome222
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Voltage in Circuit with Two Batteries and Six Resistors

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Conservation of Momentum (Ch 7-9, Q6)

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How is the position vector solved using arctan in the solution manual?

  • ThatDude
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How Do You Solve for Normal Force in Different Dynamics?

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What Is the Charge of q if the Net Force on the 1.0 mC Charge Is Zero?

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Path of a ball thrown radially from a satellite orbiting Earth

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Principle of Virtual Work and static equilibrium

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Simplifying Circuit: Get Help Now!

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Clear misconception: Angular Momentum of Merry Go Round vs Ice Skater

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Calories generated in brakes of a machine

  • Karol
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Express the moment (torque) as a function of theta

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