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Calculating Gear Ratio for Epicyclic Gear Train

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Kinetic energy of a pendulum in motion

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Max Allowable Deviation for Projectile Range of 50km

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Minimum force required to turn over box.

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Applied force in horizontal direction on block on a inclined plane.

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Acceleration in 2 component directions

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Quantum mechanics , total orbital angular momentum?

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Speed of a transverse wave in srting

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Van de Graaff generator questions?

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Projectiles Honors Homework: Find Time, Horiz Dist, Vel at Impact

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A small task with Newton's Laws

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Determining the mass of Pluto using its moon

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Determining Starting Height of Skier

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Terminal Voltage: Solving for 12V Motorcycle Battery Charger

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Resolving Inductance Issues: 0.2H Coil Resistance Calculation

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Energy conservation of a light spring

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Photoelectric Effect: Solving a Stopping Potential Problem

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Polarisation past paper question

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The Importance of Damping in Simple Harmonic Motion Explained

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Very simple Lines of Force question

  • AFSteph
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Time Lapses In Two Different Reference Frames

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Distance to reach terminal velocity

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Projectile Motion: Minimum Speed for Clearing an Edge

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Calculating Energy of a Dipole

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Circular Motion of a car around a curve

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Launching a Satellite: Finding Velocity and Max Distance

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A Formula for Rate of Evaporation

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Carnot Engine: Finding Final Temperature Attained

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How high is the cliff and speed of arrow?

  • Medgirl314
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Understanding Circuits: Investigating an Unlabeled Circuit

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Projectile motion of tennis ball with air resistance

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S.H.M.: Is Acceleration Directly Proportional to Displacement?

  • krissh
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Where Does the Arrow Land? Solving for Horizontal Projectile Motion

  • Medgirl314
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Vectors and Components-Part One

  • Medgirl314
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Moment of Inertia Tensor Cylinder.

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Lines resolved by the instrument

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What Is the Coefficient of Friction in an Equilibrium System?

  • e4physics
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Is sound affected by gravity at all?

  • Heisenberg52
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Finding Planetary Radius using density and escape velocity

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What is the voltage drop across the resistor in a discharging RC circuit?

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Kinetic Energy and Work Homework with Experiments and Calculations

  • harelori
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How Does Current Behave in a Discharging RC Circuit?

  • brenfox
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Solve Water Pistol Physics: Find Forces and Speeds

  • Scientist94
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Solving a Satellite Orbit Problem: Help Appreciated!

  • AwesomeTrains
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Work-Energy involving two forces on a pulley.

  • Ascendant78
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Child's Play-How high was the swing?

  • Medgirl314
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Find the Time Period [ block-spring simple system]

  • shivam01anand
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What is the impact of the moon's disappearance on Earth's rotation?

  • Sonya36
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Equivalent resistance of a complicated circuit

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A simple question about the flow of the electricity

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Determine Forces Acting on Rope for Homogeneous L-Shaped Beam

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What Fraction of Initial Height Causes a Plank to Lose Wall Contact?

  • Tanya Sharma
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Fractional change in wavelength

  • utkarshakash
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Circular Motion while learning to drive

  • haha1234
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Equivalent resistance of a complicated circuit

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Does the Central Point Charge Affect Total Charge in a Spherical Shell?

  • Observer Two
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Repeated Collision: Find Minimum Mass M

  • peripatein
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Special Relativity - Finding Velocity

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What Must the Muzzle Velocity Be for a Shell to Clear a Cliff?

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Simple Harmonic Motion: Amplitude of Oscillation for a Spring System

  • Tanya Sharma
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Exponential formulation of waves

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How does the wavelength of light affect the radius of a diffraction disc?

  • utkarshakash
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Motion in 2 dimension-example from book

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Work-Energy Theorem locomotive Question

  • Speedking96
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The laws of motion-a toy with a accelerating car

  • haha1234
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Second Order Differential Equation to show s = ut +(1/2)at^2

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Solving Mechanics Basics CW Homework: F and Theta

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Quick question, index notation, alternating tensor.

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Kinematics (rectilnear motion) spring.

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Kinematics - Velocity, force of gravity, terminal speed

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Calculating Max Power at Chute-Montmorency

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Spectral radiance of the sun for 400nm

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Pendulum: two masses hanged on a weightless line with a spring

  • skrat
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What happens to electric PE as n increases in a hydrogen atom?

  • utkarshakash
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How are higher voltages achieved in car ignition systems?

  • Noirro
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Coriolis and centrifugal forces

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Pendulum with Spring: Finding Position and Period

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How Much Force is Needed to Keep a Drilled Cylinder at Rest?

  • physicsboy121
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How Does Current Distribution Affect Magnetic Field in a Cylinder?

  • ajdin
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What Angle Does a Pendulum Form When It Stops?

  • ThatDude
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How can one calculate entropy? What is entropy?

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Help about millikan oil drops apparatus?

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Static and rolling friction difference

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Calculating Kinetic Energy of an Alpha Particle

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Static and kinetic friction in a car halting

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Thermal conductivity in a heating system

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Does Running Affect the Speed of a Ship During Travel?

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Integration and interpretation of constant of acceleration-answer chec

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How many drops per second keeps the protagonist awake? answer check

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Placing x-markers to drop water balloon on students

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Understanding Center of Mass Distribution in Rotational Equilibrium

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Force on 60kg Parachutist Falling w/ 7kg Parachute

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How Do You Calculate the Maximum Force on Stacked Blocks Without Slippage?

  • Speedking96
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Centripetal Acceleration Quick Question

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Finding cross-sectional area from terminal velocity.

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