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Current through an inductor connected directly to a battery

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A car and a train colliding with each other.

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Angular velocity of a ball+rod falling through 90˚?

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Conservation of momentum problem

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Calculating the Period of Oscillation for a Mass Attached to a Spring

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How Does Ohm's Law Apply to Different Electrical Scenarios?

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Electricity circuit question, amplitude resistor?

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Charge on point charge to create a spark

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Hohmann transfer towards mars: True Anomaly of Earth/ Launch date

  • Paul Gray
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Given force, find the change in kinetic energy

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Calculating Nuclear Fusion Energy

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Flow through a venturi meter (TEL)

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Molniya Orbit: calc angular displacement of ascending node

  • Paul Gray
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Power required the support a helicopter

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Laminar Flow: Finding Viscosity of Oil

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Pulling a submerged car wreck out of the water

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Two blocks and a mass- and frictionless pulley

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Calculating Orbital Period of 3 Planets with Similar Mass

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Capacitor Plate Charges After Switch is Closed

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What is the acceleration and time for a block on an inclined plane?

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Two systems merging, what is final temp?

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Determine the enthelpy of formation to find the enthelpy of reaction

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Conservation of Energy of a block and spring

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Calculating the force of friction on an object

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Torque and Moment of Inertia of a black ring

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How do I use Bow's notation to solve vector sums with only one force?

  • anthonyk2013
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Find a function of velocity relative to x

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What Happens to the Bar Magnet When the Switch is Closed?

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Bullet Through Pendulum Bob-Inelastic Collision

  • DubbTom
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Find acceleration due to large planar ring

  • oddjobmj
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What is the magnitude of the loop current at t = 1.3s?

  • RenD94
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Basic Question about Force for Fluid Mechanics

  • physicswork
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Calculation of work involving unit vectors

  • bakakun028
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Simulated Gravity through centrifugal force concept questions

  • AFSteph
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Collision of Atoms: Find Motion & Speeds

  • Dave218
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How Do You Calculate the Horizontal Force on a Pendulum?

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Solving Momentum with Strings - PhysicsForum

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Simple friction problem? Maybe not (multiple inclines)

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Energy problem dealing with heat extracted from cold air

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Quasi-static, adiabatic problem

  • mateomy
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Stuck in this question - 2 spinning disks brought together

  • daveamal
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What is the Current Understanding of Monopoles in Physics?

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Acceleration due to gravity of rod

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Is Work Done by Gravity Equal to Change in Potential Energy?

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Calculating Charge & Electric Energy Above a Plane

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Calculation actual efficiency problem

  • astru025
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Centripetal Force and ball of string

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E= 2.377074x1010 J * 380 kgE= 9.038314x1012 J

  • hsphysics2
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Thermal physics - entropy change (latent heat, specific heat etc)

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Bowling ball goes from sliding to rolling

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Power Radiation Ratio of Venus and Earth

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How Do You Calculate the Kinetic Energy of Particles in Relativistic Decay?

  • PsychonautQQ
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How Do You Find the Sum of Moments at an Angle?

  • k31453
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Work Energy: Find Tension at Bottom of Circle

  • hsphysics2
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Finding Values in a Complex Circuit

  • KieranRye
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2D Vectors - Addition and Subtraction of Successive Displacement Vectors

  • bearjew11
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Rotational Kinetic Energy and Frictionless Surfaces

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Plot g(r) of planet with two distinct density regions

  • oddjobmj
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Solving Q3 of AND and OR Circuits Challenge

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Number of elastics needed to safely fall

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Using Henry's law for dissolved methane in a well

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Mass, magnitude, direction of vectors

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Special Relativity kinetic energy

  • PsychonautQQ
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Two-Degree-Of-Freedom Linear System: Eigenvalue problem

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Frictionless horizontal then ramp?

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Forced Oscillator with unfamiliar forcing function and constants

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Vector Problem: Solving Displacement & Speed of Contact

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What is the Magnetic Field at a Point 10cm from the Center of Two Finite Wires?

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What is a Short Link in a Truss (Statics)?

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Direction of Magnetic Force in Relation to Electron Movement

  • STEMucator
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Physics heat problem Using calories.

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Forces on a Ramp: Understanding Fcosθ - mgsinθ = ma

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Finding the magnitude and direction

  • BOAS
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Finding The Distance Between An Observer and Light Source

  • embphysics
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Proving that a free electron can't fully absorb a photon

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Solve Dielectric Problem: Parallel Plate Capacitor w/ Wedge Insert

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Y to Δ transformation of a circuit

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Circular Motion and Oscillationshave been sick and am lost

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How Is Angular Speed Calculated in a Dual Disk System with a Falling Mass?

  • Lamebert
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Vector problem - solving x y z using angles between vector and axis

  • Ascendant78
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Phase Angle between Voltage and Current

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Magnitude of torque in a circuit?

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Single Slit Problems: Calculate Width of Central Maximum

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Find Distance for 1.2cm Circular Diffraction Pattern

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Calculating New Northward Speed of Air Parcel

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How Does Equilibrium Apply in the Classic Ladder Problem?

  • gamegene9060
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Am I doing this torque problem right?

  • gamegene9060
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Conservation of Momentum- Inelastic Collisions

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Capacitance (why are the charges no the same?)

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What Does the Potential Energy Equation U(x) Tell Us About Motion and Forces?

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Sliding Block Attached to a Spring

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Banked curve with friction, but no angle

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Solve Time to Pull Illinois Jones from Pit

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