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Radius of a planet, given the density

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Calculating Apparent Depth of Print Beneath Flint Glass Plate

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Are these free-body diagrams correct (mass-spring-damper system)?

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Calculating Power Needed for a Ski Tow at a Resort: Work & Power Question

  • Speedking96
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2007 F=ma exam number 28 bicycle

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Can a 66kg Person Sit on a 24kg Table Without Tipping?

  • ajcoelho
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Solve Elasticity Problem: Young Modulus, Diameter 0.6mm

  • Dumbledore211
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How Much Tensile Load Can a Bolt Withstand?

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Gauss's Law Problem - Spherical Shell with Non-uniform Charge

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Calculating the effect of humidity volume and temp of compressed air

  • InquisitiveOne
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Calculating Time and Displacement for Non-Constant Acceleration

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Difference between paramagnetism and ferromagnetism

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Distance between memory and processor

  • Chemp_93
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Electronics (Circuit Analysis) Questions

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Centrifuge Problem (Circular Motion)

  • GoodOldLimbo
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Bar on inclined slot on one end

  • TheFerruccio
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Why Are Electrons Not Attracted to Holes in a MOSFET Without Gate Voltage?

  • Denver Dang
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Why Must the Initial Hill Be 1/2 R Higher Than the Loop?

  • aerospacedout
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How many hours until ice on lake freezes from 5.78ft to 6.76ft?

  • Sorbik
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Solving Physics Problems: Coin Down an Incline

  • Jon.G
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Superposition of waves - constructive or destructive interfernce?

  • Alzir
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What is the Radius of Curvature at Point B on the Road?

  • LeFerret
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Charge, before and after two touching objects.

  • contrivance
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Does the Lorentz equation preserve causality?

  • silenzer
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Grade 12 Physics-Finding the Spring Constant

  • physicsjunkie1
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A General Question about Inertia

  • student34
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How Do Wave Interference and Velocity Relate in Real-Life Scenarios?

  • thatoneguy6531
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Integrating Velocity: Distance = bt^3/3

  • Qube
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Proof: Partition Function of 3 Systems A, B, & C

  • NewtonApple
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Voltage divider (circuit analysis)

  • Miike012
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What is the equation of motion for a launched spherical stone?

  • hvthvt
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Finding the second displacement from the first and resultant

  • Synthase
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Time Dilation/Length Contraction Question?

  • lee_sarah76
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Can someone help with this physics question PLEASE?

  • emlekarc
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Flux density inside and outside a coaxial cable.

  • lam58
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Mass of sculpture given fm, mass, lengths etc

  • tg22542
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Movement of bacterium in the microscope

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Energy and cost savings from turning down the thermostat?

  • Sorbik
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Charged sphere hanging from a string-Find the charge?

  • Hayliee30
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Find centre of mass of a lamina.

  • Calu
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Mechanical vibration spring/mass help

  • m3atwad
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Two Electric Dipoles-Net Charge of Zero

  • cactusblanket
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Calculating Coherence Time: Understanding the Relationship Between g(t) and t_c

  • Observer Two
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Electric potential due to two point charges near origin

  • raving_lunatic
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Prove that the absolute value of a dot product is less than or equal t

  • speny83
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Calculating Initial Velocity of a Basketball Shot

  • Mgh3
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How to Calculate Absolute Error Correctly?

  • JessicaJ283782
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Torque and Tension Problems. How to answer these problems?

  • carterwrangler
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Electric Forces, Balloon Problem

  • NATURE.M
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Solving for Spring Stretch with Two Blocks of Mass m/2

  • thonwer
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Momentum conservation question.

  • cragar
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Conservation of moentum and a spring.

  • JohnGG
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Calculating Electron Density of States at Dirac Point in Graphene

  • Aelo
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Projectile Motion launch angles

  • Jon.G
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What is the equation for uniform electric fields?

  • CookieSalesman
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Kirchhoff's Laws: Homework Solutions Check

  • frazdaz
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How Should a Ferryboat Navigate a River with Flowing Water?

  • negation
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What is the voltage drop across a diode when it's on?

  • theBEAST
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Ideal diatomic gas undergoing adiabatic compression

  • hvthvt
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Average Velocity: Find the Answer

  • Qube
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Calculating apparent separation

  • bobo1455
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Calculate the final temperature of the metal.

  • bad at math gu
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RC Circuits, capacitor charges and voltages

  • lovelyrwwr
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What Are the Units of a and b in the Velocity Equation?

  • Qube
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Force Applied to Two Blocks: Which is Bigger?

  • thonwer
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How to harness current from piezoelectric plates to charge a phone?

  • cnichols1999
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Can anyone check my working on the friction upcoming test question

  • cracktheegg
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Work of pulling sleigh in the top of the hill including the friction

  • Xaime
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How Does an Object's Acceleration Affect its Initial Velocity?

  • negation
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The sum of two vectors, A→ + B→

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What is the significance of the displacement in this system?

  • binbagsss
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Particle at Rest: Find Times t> 0 for x & y Direction, Acceleration

  • negation
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Neutral atom and a point charge

  • tuggler
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How far can a golf ball travel on the moon?

  • negation
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Question about choosing which Physics equation to use?

  • JessicaJ283782
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How to Calculate the Total Number of Particles in Different Energy States?

  • NewtonApple
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Thermodynamics, engine cycles , entropy, concepts.

  • binbagsss
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Projectile motion cannon ball angle

  • Asdf123
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High school Circular Motion Help?

  • Steins
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Conducting bar on a rail question

  • lovelyrwwr
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Can Friction Reveal If an Object Is Moving?

  • utube9195
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Calculating Coulomb Forces Between Point Charges

  • Sneakatone
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Did I approach this problem correctly?

  • emlekarc
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Calculating the Force between Hydrogen Atoms using Potential Energy

  • ubermuchlove
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Stopping a car before collision

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What are the strength and direction of the electric field

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What are the dimensions of intensity?

  • Old Guy
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Why is my solution for real diode analysis wrong?

  • theBEAST
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Is this a parallel circuit with non-parallel resistors?

  • Coco12
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Work at constant velocity conundrum

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Solving for Average Acceleration: Slippery Road Skidding Car

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Vector Addition: Solving for C→ in A→+B→+C→=0

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Calculating Work Done by Upward Buoyant Force on Hot Air Balloon

  • azhang40
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Getting confused on how to determine which equation to use?

  • emlekarc
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