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Calculating the point where potential V = 0 (due to 2 charges)

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Help solving for average force please

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Calculate the circumference/diameter in this relativistic problem

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Find magnetic field at center of rotating sphere

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Significant digits rule when determining radius from diameter

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An olympic long jumper question

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Discovering the Benefits of Yoga

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Drop height of a magnet vs. induced EMF in a solenoid

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Work done by gas expanding into a cylinder+piston system

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How Do Normal Modes of Oscillation Relate to Forces on Masses?

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Solving Equation to Analyze Steady State Current

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Which Star Does the Moon Occult on December 23-24, 2015?

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Find magnetic dipole moment of coiled wire

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Conservation of Energy in Trampoline Bounce

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Gymnastics max torque on the High Bar

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Finding equilibrium temperature when there are phase changes

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2 Cords affixed at different points are wrapped on a disc

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Potential difference metallic sphere

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Finding tension as a function of distance from the center of rotation

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Path on Cone Fig.1: Angle ACP is 90°?

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Understanding Part (b) of a Charge Distribution Problem

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Finding the velocity at the top of a loop

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What is the Relationship Between Force and Spring Constant?

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Potential difference of an electric circuit

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Normal modes: Spring and pendulum

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Heat Engine: Maximizing Work Output

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Horizontal impulse on a ball at rest on a plane (with friction)

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Calculating the Time-Average Intensity of 3 Slits

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Help Needed for Solving Electrical Circuit Problem

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Calculating the Electric field for a ring

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Photon Arrival Rate, Chapter 1.5 from Computer Graphics by Folly

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Flux of constant magnetic field through lateral surface of cylinder

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Rectangular Box with two non zero potential faces

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Uncharged conductor inside an insulating shell

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Voltage Drop in Parallel Receptacle Wiring

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Heavy mass vs light mass in circular motion

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A Stone connected to chain is thrown vertically

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From circular orbit to elliptical orbit

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Linking moments with friction force for a sliding block

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Escape velocity and tangential impulse

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Accelerating wedge with a block at rest on it

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Momentum - Impulse collision to find initial speeds and directions

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How do I calculate the escape velocity of the solar system?

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Resistor value given capacitance and EMF with a resistance R after 3ms

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Launching a Projectile with Air Resistance

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Probability/entropy of spontaneous event

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How Does Velocity Impact a Skier's Magnitude and Movement?

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Quantum Tunneling to an infinite wall

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Halliday Resnick Krane Example Problem: Uncertainty on Weighing Machine

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Understanding the Radial Attraction Force between Two Electric Dipoles

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[Intro QM] Verification requested on possible solution for a question

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Conducting cable surrounded by two cylindrical shells

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Problem about electric potential

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Period of simple pendulum on an inclined moving platform

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Angular frequency of a mass performing SHM

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Momentum and Impulse Problem with a Ball bouncing off a Wall

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Entropy due to this irreversible process

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Calculating Velocity from Conservation of Momentum: A Science Tutorial

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Engineering Practice Problem for a Pin-Connected Frame

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How Do Spring Force, Static Friction, and Normal Force Interact?

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How do you know if the focal length is positive or negative?

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Gaussian cylinder enclosing cylinder of charge

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Will the spring stretch or compress?

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How do I find that the tensions from both sides are equal?

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Bernoulli equation / fluid flow / finding height

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Period of spring-mass system and a pendulum inside a lift

  • songoku
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Angular momentum / conservation of momentum questions

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Forces acting on a Walking Beam (oil rig pump) from a pivot pin

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Surface Current and Electric Field

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Understanding Electric Field of Positive & Negative Plates

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Vector Diagram of Impulse: Is My Drawing Correct?

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How far will a piece from an explosive projectile fly?

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Weight of object below the Earth's surface

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Need Help with Physics Moment and Force Questions

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How can an event which has length and time have L = 0?

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Sphere and electric field of infinite plate

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What is the maximum stretch of the bungee and will the mass hit the ground?

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Tension between two rigid bodies

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Fluid mechanics concept help please -- Pressure versus depth

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How Do You Apply Zonal Spherical Harmonics in Electromagnetism Problems?

  • Zaitul Hidayat
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How is the amplitude of a wave related to the slit width?

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Find the electric field everywhere resulting from two infinite planes

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Proton Deflection when traversing a a Parallel-plate Capacitor

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Maximum Deflection Angle In Elastic Collision

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Solving Tetherball Problem: Find Tension & Angle θ

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Time falling on slopes of same length

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Calculate the charge on an oil droplet

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Normalizing Wavefunction: Hard QM Question)

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Understanding a question about a finite energy well when E < 0

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Why does a free particle in an infinite well have uncertainty bigger than h/2 ?

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Σ free on two dielectric spherical surfaces

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Energy change under point transformation

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Write a realistic word problem for which this is the correct equation

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Finding the Compression of a Spring Using the Work-Energy Theorem

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