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Centripetal force and water in a Bucket

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Graphing Displacement Difficulties

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Confused why both answers are different. P = F.v

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To find the current through an inductance in an AC circuit.

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Finding speed of water leaving a pressurized vessel

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Force applied to both sides of a spring. What is the net compression?

  • Hereformore
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A work done comparison ( i find it confusing so a little help)

  • jacknife
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Dielectric slab with a uniform field

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Dissipated energy in RC circuit

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Intensity of single slit and double slit problem

  • desmond iking
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Density change of an object with mass

  • sudipmaity
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Children's Slide, given slide length and angle, solve speed at bottom

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Physics Project using finite method?

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Projectile motion with drag trouble

  • Luchekv
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No load voltage / resistance question

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Joule Heating of Metals with Different Resistivities

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Deriving Equation Relating Angle of Incidence to the Angle of Refracti

  • frozonecom
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Why Does the Particle Not Move in the +x Direction at t = 0.13351 Seconds?

  • inversesine
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Relativity and Length: A Simple Homework Question

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Relative velocity of plane with vectors

  • Yae Miteo
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How Do I Correctly Calculate Height Over Time for an Object on a Ramp?

  • mastermind1
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Inteferenxce pattern of air wedge

  • somecelxis
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Help finding zeros of equation with trig function

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What is the final velocity of the golf ball before it lands?

  • fedora
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Finding Max Velocity For Simple Harmonic Spring problem?

  • hongiddong
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Determine the electric charge "in the earth"

  • Feodalherren
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Textbook made mistake in algebra, help

  • raddian
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Proof on a uniqueness theorem in electrostatics

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Projectile Motion find the highest angle

  • kukumaluboy
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Electric potential of a charged shell- Self potential?

  • Adithyan
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Solving Acceleration Problem: Find a3 Differently

  • varunKanpur
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Hello I have a question on angular velocity

  • tinothynguyen
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Finding source current of a circuit

  • orangeincup
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Relativistic mechanics:circle becoming ellipse.

  • sudipmaity
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What Is the Required Sag Distance for a Safe Tyrolean Traverse?

  • END
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Density of water using bulk modulus

  • toothpaste666
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Determine acceleration of gravity through experiment?

  • Henrybar
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(Relativity) Space Time Interval

  • ak345
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Trying to find equations to use for calculation of initial speeds

  • BeanBolta
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Displacement, Average Speed, and Average Velocity

  • person100
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Confusion with train collision with constant acceleration

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Solve Diving Bell Problem: Find Height of Water Rise in Bell

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Kinetic Energy Gain due to Coulomb Force

  • quantumfoam
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AP Physics Problem - Highway between two cities

  • zud3652
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Efficiency, Stirling heat engine

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Lorentz transformations (time dilation)

  • Ascendant78
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Lorentz transformations losing on both sides

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(Special relativity) Binomial Approximation

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Electrostatic Equilibrium Problem

  • ommmmm
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Triboelectric effect and chemical reaction

  • simplescience
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Force of attraction between induced charges

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Lorrentz velocity transformation

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Magnitude of electric field with square loop

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Answer: Car A Crash Distance: Solving System of Equations

  • SPhy
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Direction of Resultant Displacement

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Distance from arbitrary shape so we can treat it as a point charge

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Earth Density: Inner Core, Outer Core & Mantle

  • toothpaste666
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Projectiles launched at an angle question

  • SmallPub
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Finding the charge when three charges are in equilibrium

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Kinematic Problem: Bullet vs. Block Falling Speed Explained

  • vikilla
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Find the potential at a point: contradiction with teacher

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Get magnetic field if you know electric current

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Electric Field and Magnitude Problem

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When Do Two Stones Meet in the Air?

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How Does Refraction Affect Visibility in a Fluid-Filled Container?

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Detecting Jupiter-like Planets Using the Doppler Effect

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Bound surface charge - hollow tube

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Vectors: Average Velocity, Acceleration, Speed

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Heat in a resistor (circuit with inductor and capacitor)

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Advanced One Dimensional Kinematic Problem

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How Does Stretching a Polymer Relate to Hooke's Law?

  • CottonHill
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How do I add vectors using geometric and component-wise methods?

  • Jtechguy21
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What is the value of n in the expression for Q using dimensional analysis?

  • Physicsnoob90
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Projectile Subject to Quadratic Air Resistance

  • Yosty22
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Displacement Vectors Homework: Magnitude & Direction

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Deriving the time dilation? equation of Lorentz transformation

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Resistive circuit - ladder problem

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Correct Representations of the Momentum Principle

  • The Wanderer
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Finding thermal conductivity of an insulated metal bar

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Speed of electron accelerated by a potential difference

  • Brianrofl
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Coefficient of restitution problem?

  • fightboy
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Car Acceleration: Top Speed, Travel Distance & Mile-Long Race

  • DustyGeneral
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Newton's 3rd Law, pulley, only given friction coefficients

  • aatgomez
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Help Midterm tomorrow Pulley, Newton's Laws Problem

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Calculating Work Done to Pull Chain Upward: A 2m Chain of Mass 4kg

  • Yashbhatt
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Path differenece of light ray to produce first minima

  • desmond iking
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Sig figs introductory physics course

  • Teachme
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Inteference of light ray in thin flim

  • desmond iking
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