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Prism : what if incident angle is greater than apex angle?

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2 dimensional kinematics involving a rocket

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Finding normalization constant for wave function ψ(x) = b(a²-x²)

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Static displacement of a spring

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Finding the extension of a spring

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Definition of Electro Motive Force

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Newton's second law with vectors

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Look of trajectory of a material point

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Why is a negative spring constant unrealistic in this system?

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How far up the hill will the projectile land?

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Where is the image formed when a lens is placed next to an aquarium?

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Finding electrostatic potential

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What is electric potential in a capacitor?

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How do I find the acceleration in Newton's 3 Laws Problem?

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Finding current and potential difference within a circuit

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Which of these diagrams represent the same circuit?

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Length Contraction: Why Must dx be Measured in the Prime Frame?

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Circuit Segment (Two sources with a resistor in between)

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Finding the acceleration of gravity given 2 masses

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Two Carts attached to a string

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Is the Charge on the Inner Wall of a Conducting Sphere Zero?

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Plotting momentum and potential vs time from experimental data

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Motorcycle velocity after 500 ft with force F(t)=300(1−0.1t)

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Circular Orbit / Practice Quiz #4, Question 27

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Action Potential Through Ion Channel, Total Number of Ions Through

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Hydro static forces on curved surfaces

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Find the resistance for maximum power transfer

  • MattHorbacz
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Calculate Energy Density of Spherical Capacitor

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Relationship of acceleration of masses in pulley

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Conductor with shell problem getting zero as answer?

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Where to cut the string for maximum height above circle center

  • MattWakes
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Regarding vectors, resultants, and angles

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Estimate the mass of a spinning ice skater

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Changing Rho, Finding Resistance

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How Does an Underwater Current Affect Submarine Navigation?

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Calculating Electron Acceleration Potential

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Calculating Time Needed for 10 m/s Increase

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What is the Tension in a Pulley System?

  • Mikey Faye
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Calculating Osmotic Pressure Of Red Blood Cells

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Finding the Specific Activity of Rubidium Chloride

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Calculating Heat Engine Efficiency: What is the Energy Input?

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How Does Climbing Stairs Compare to Lighting a Bulb in Energy Use?

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Special Relativity Spaceship Question

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RC circuit, expression for voltage

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Designing a +10V Supply with Transistors: A Practical Approach

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Applying PV=constant to find pressure and volume changes

  • Arun Raja
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Finding weight from force components with trigonometry

  • Mikey Faye
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Vaporisation of Water at different altitudes

  • Dean Lovett
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Length contraction: Sheldon's meter stick at 0.6c relative to Sally

  • Lucille
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Why Does Metal Require More Energy for Electron Emission?

  • desmond iking
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Is My Calculation of Lorentz Transformation Correct for Δx and Δt'?

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What is the tension in each cable holding up a 100kg Halloween decoration?

  • hamzaarfeen
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Maximum acceleration to prevent glass vase sliding off stacked packages

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Solving Box Pulling Problem: Accelerating Comics to Stuart's Store

  • Evan Johnson
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Frictional Forces: Stacked boxes, pulley with weight.

  • Cal Ripken
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Heat Flow Through Rock Layers Problem

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Is the 45-Degree Angle Between the Y-Axis and F2?

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How Do You Calculate the Waist Radius and Location of a Gaussian Beam?

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Why do both falling balls have the same acceleration as gravity?

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Gravitational potential energy experiment

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Terminal Velocity's Relationship to Mass

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How Do I Calculate Experimental Error in X-ray Diffraction?

  • Lemenks
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Vector algebra - The velocity is given by

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Force at a particular point on a submerged vertical surface (other than Ycp)

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What is the Centripetal Acceleration Problem Solution?

  • Arun Raja
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Total resistive force by water and air on water skier

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Satellite in Orbit (Quiz#4, 26)

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Solving Archimedes Problem: Rod in Pool

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Energy Dissipation in a Time-Dependent Current Circuit

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Solving for ds/dt: Is the Answer C?

  • Arun Raja
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Velocity of an Object in Uniform Circular Motion

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Solving Loudspeaker Delay in 30ms for 5.0m

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Relative motion of a cannonball/submarine

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Vector Sum of Forces Experiment

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Special Relativity: Object Motion and Time Dilation

  • Lucille
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What is the vertical velocity of the rope just as it slides off the peg?

  • SenatorAstro
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Effect of changing target metal to heavier metal in X-ray tube

  • desmond iking
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Revolutions per second for hydrogen molecule

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Distance traveled by a block due to unbalanced force

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Problem with electric field and potential

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Gravitational Field of a Uniform Rod

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Reference Frames with Different Origins

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[Physics Honors] Finding magnitude

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Understanding Simple Harmonic Motion: Explained in Simple Terms

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Understanding Amplitude and Waveforms

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What is the momentum transferred in a rubber ball collision?

  • Arun Raja
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What is the Correct Concept for Solving the Stacked Blocks Problem?

  • Arun Raja
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Carnot engine and refrigerator: why is work negative?

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Oscillation frequency of electrons in atoms (Bohr model)

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Mechanical Advantage and What it really means (question inside)

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Destructive and Constructive Interference for Sound Speakers

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Block held at rest against a vertical wall by a horizontal force

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Electric Flux Through a 1x1x1 cm Box

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Simple special relativity problem

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