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Total distance traveled with calculus

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Calculating speed, when given total time it took, and the radius

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Question about power and output power.

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Time it takes to transmit signal to satellite (modern physics)

  • salmayoussef
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Show that simple harmonic motion occurs

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Is the Phase Constant in SHM Conceptually Significant?

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Determining the Direction of Current Flow in Parallel Wires

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Steel ball bearing in a magnetic field

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Matching a graph to an experiment

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A question on Dimensional analysis

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What is the net electric field at point P in this physics problem?

  • Burger
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Cylinder attached to a block on an inclined plane, rotational dynamics

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Displacement and Velocity Question

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Quinn and Ittner's (1963) superconductivity experiment

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Estimating the Size of Sgr A*'s Emitting Region

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How can the wavelength of blue light be 750nm?

  • FaroukYasser
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In Cube of resistances how to calculate current in one edge?

  • agoogler
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Does a ball always bounce the same fraction of the previous height?

  • Tizyo
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Effects of New Solid Sphere on Water Level

  • gummybeargirl
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How Well Do You Understand Atwood Machine Pulleys?

  • gummybeargirl
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Lab- Calculate Relative Uncertainty, How many sig figs?

  • ChiralWaltz
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How Do You Calculate Angular Acceleration from Revolutions?

  • gcombina
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Rearranging numbers changes answers?

  • Lexadis
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Simple rotational period problem

  • Bob_Dole
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Calculate Mass of Proton | 65 Characters

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Hard Mathematics-Physics Exercise

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Branching ratio of particle question

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Can a change in units cancel out G/4π2 in Kepler's third law?

  • physiks
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Force on winch to lift trailer ramp

  • Mutaja
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Where does electric field go to zero?

  • baby_1
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Forces and acceleration on frictionless table?

  • syavian1019
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Electric Field with three negative point charges in a line

  • kddc
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How to Calculate Wave Velocity in a Tuned Violin String

  • Daltohn
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Gauss's Law: Cond. versus Non-cond. Sheets: Conflicting Results

  • Ackbach
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Applying Kirchhoff's voltage law to circuit loops

  • Jhenrique
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Classical mechanics - small movements around equilibrium

  • skrat
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Simple harmonic motion (direction of acceleration)

  • kelvin macks
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Efficiency of Objects Pushed Up a Ramp

  • Emperor
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Moment of inertia of a suspended cylinder

  • j_namtirach
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Device with transfer of KE-PE each cycle & losses

  • Lightness
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Motion in a Circle: True/False/Less/Greater/Equal

  • gummybeargirl
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Moment of Inertia of spherical masses

  • gummybeargirl
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The Effect of Temperature on Buoyant Forces

  • karamsoft
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Embarrassingly elementary physics question

  • murrmac
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Why is using Newton's First Law failing me?

  • Murtuza Tipu
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( P.19) Tangential Acceleration

  • gcombina
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What is the Lowest Frequency for Maximum Loudness at Point P?

  • Daltohn
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How Do You Calculate the Angle Between Two Vectors?

  • Danatron
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Sliding time before a ball begins to roll on a horizontal surface

  • NZBRU
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Orbital energy of object overcoming Moon's gravity

  • salmayoussef
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Calculating Initial Speed of a Meteorite Based on Energy Transformations

  • sabirkhan
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Resolving Vector in Arbitrary Basis: Proving Coefficients' Independence

  • precise
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How do I calculate a Pendulums energy loss?

  • Lightness
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Phase difference of 2 points in a same graph

  • kelvin macks
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The voltage across a voltmeter Olymp 09

  • Entanglement
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Rotating motor dynamics: reactions on supports.

  • roflmaoament
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A Problem in " Electric Potential "

  • Ana Mido
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Why does the spring constant go down after a specific mass?

  • boii
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Calculating Wavelength in Young's Interference Experiment

  • elementozzy
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Calculating Asteroid Impact Speed

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Two masses and spring oscillation

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Can the electric potential be negative ?

  • Ana Mido
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Rocket Thrust, Acceleration, Velocity and Altitude

  • Rookie
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Resultant force when a body is accelerating

  • aadarsh9
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Understanding OPD in Light Ray Equations

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Enthelpy of vaporization of hexane

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Special theory of relativity: velocity of airplane

  • salmayoussef
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Sliding down a sphere of ice; when do you lose contact?

  • Nathanael
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Calculating tension in a rope on a sled

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E-field in a cylinder with a hole parallel to its axis

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Find the centripetal acceleration of the moon

  • BrainMan
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Balmer Wavelength for Hydrogen-like Fe Atom (Z=26): 0.971 nm

  • Meekay
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Circular Motion: Find an Expression for Mass M

  • GeneralOJB
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Gauss' Law and a Gaussian Sphere

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Capacitor Energy and Charge Relationship

  • victorializ
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Collisions - bullet shot in in block

  • Ajmathusek
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Time Dilation, Spaceship Problem

  • Rookie
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Fibre Optic Questions: Understanding Cladding and Critical Angle

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Vector Sum of a Standing Wave Confusion

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How Many Electrons Pass Through a Gold Wire Per Second?

  • victorializ
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Normal Force in Circular Motion

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(P.15) Angular Measure expressed in radians

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Projectile Motion- How to Calculate Displacement

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Equation of variation of displacement and pressure of sound wave

  • kelvin macks
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Calculate Efficiency of Hill for Snowboarder

  • Ltpenguin
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How Do You Calculate Average Angular Acceleration from Revolutions?

  • BrainMan
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Machine gun conservation of momentum problem

  • BrainMan
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Car crash conservation of momentum problem

  • BrainMan
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What Is the Work Done by an External Force on a Transported Electron?

  • victorializ
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Electric Field & it's components

  • victorializ
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Horizontal spring and wood block energy and equilibrium question

  • salmayoussef
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Understanding the Doppler Effect: Relative Velocity Calculation Explained

  • kelvin macks
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2 masses suspended over a pulley, finding a mistake

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