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Determining the damping constant from the ratio of amplitudes

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Understanding 2D Motion: Finding Speed on a Slope

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What is the Angle of a Dust Speck on a Turntable After 8 Seconds?

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Spring Displacement by Adding Mass

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Gravity and Mass Homework: 0.000000364kg

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Three blocks are in contact with each other on a frictionless horizont

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Electrical energy production question

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Find the Friction (Rotational Problem)

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Finding temperature from equal radiant power

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Potential and Electric Field

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Force required to change the direction

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Quick Questions on Electric Circuits (Current directions and Kirchoff)

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Find Potential Difference Between 2 Points: Electric Fields Approach

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Why does a higher activation energy usually mean a slower reaction?

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Find the deadspot from distance from the speaker

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Direction of a moving charage and energy state of a magnetic dipole?

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Three-Degree-Of-Freedom Spring System

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Period of revolution of two double stars

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Which Operators Commute in Quantum Mechanics?

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Rotational Torque, Forces, Tipping

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Angular Momentum of a paint ball

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Artificial Gravity on a Spinning Spaceship - Find the Period

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Potential energy and conservation of energy problem

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Solve Fun Power Question: Frictional Force & Velocity

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Special Relativity (speed taken to age only 13 years)

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A spring is attached to the ceiling by a string with no weights

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Problem on a moving wedge and acceleration

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Find how long a beam of light emitted at a certain time takes to reach

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Otto Cycle Engine Homework: Total Work & Efficiency Calculation

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Finding the force F in order to develop a moment.

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Troubleshooting Shear Stress Equation for Physics Test

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Calculating Energy Requirements for Solar-Powered Equipment Lift

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Energy/work on incline plane with springs

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Heat required to convert ice at certain temp. To water at certain temp

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Can you check my physics homework please?

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Magnetic flux through triangular ring

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Calculating force required of the deltoid muscle - statics problem

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New weight at 1 mile in the sky

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Energy and power of water reservoir

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Find amount of water at 20 degrees to melt 100 g ice

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How Is Maximum Elongation Calculated in a Spring System?

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How Is Work Calculated on a Slope with Deceleration?

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Using tensions to find maximum velocity

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Young's Modulus of guitar string

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Sun-synchronous orbit: Implication on the orbit's inclination

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How Does a Hockey Puck Collision Affect Stick Motion?

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Can the Magnet and Picture Move on the Fridge?

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How Does Friction Affect the Acceleration of a Moving Bureau?

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What is the theory behind the following problems involving friction

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Angle of Incidence on a spherical lens

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Circular motion and tension of a stone problem

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Angular Motion Conceptual Question

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How Do You Calculate Movement After Cutting a String in a Pulley System?

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How Do You Calculate Equivalent Resistance in a Complex Circuit?

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Escape Velocity from Earth-Moon System

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What Is the New Friction Force if Angular Speed Is Doubled?

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Ballistic bullet pendulum conservation of momentum problem

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Probability of N molecules in a volume of 3/4V and none in 1/4V

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A disc of radius r is spinning about its center

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Making an expression an explicit function of time

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Young's Experiment (destructive interference)

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The effect of spring force when perpendicular to displacement?

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Finding final kinetic energy of a system

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Optics Newton’s ring apparatus Problem

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First Law of Thermodynamics and a bullet

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Why Does Tension Vary on Different Sides of an Accelerating Pulley?

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What Is the Acceleration Due to Gravity on Titania?

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Question relating to diameters of craters on the moon

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Calculating the Height of a Building Using Free Fall Time

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Minimum linear velocity attained by sphere

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Total pressure at a depth in a fluid

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The horizontal distance the train will move before its speed reduces?

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Time period of a simple gravity pendulum

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Man swing from on a rope (velocity)

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Angular Velocity of Center of Mass

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Error in Y-intercept, Least-square+Excel=True?

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Physics Multiple Choice: Torque Direction

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Graphing the work done by a force along paths

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Swinging Angle = 30° Swinging on a Rope: How Far Does He Go?

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What is the Moment Produced by a Perpendicular Force on an Inclined Plane?

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Serway pr 13 pg 49 college phys 8th ed, kinematics vel, dis

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What is the Magnitude of F2 in a Hinged Beam Torque Problem?

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Particle moving in an electric field

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Root Mean Squared: Solving for n in Homework Equation

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Minimum Force (roller over step)

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Satellite Physics Problem: Calculating Velocity for Orbit Maintenance

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Find an equation for position vs time given potential vs position?

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Calculating Kinetic Energy of Hurricane Winds: A Simple Model Approach

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Finding the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction Using Acceleration Data

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Comparing Moments: Do These Two Pictures Have the Same Torque?

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Capacitance Calculation for Dielectric-Filled Coaxial Cable

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Two-level quantum system observable quantities

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