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A powerboat, starting from rest, maintains a constant acceleration

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Particle explosion with relative velocity: conservation of momentum

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Understanding Motion Diagrams: Negative vs. Positive Acceleration

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Internal energy and expanding gas

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Periodically Dampened Oscillator

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Finding tension in a pulley system with two masses

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A Marble Rolls Around a Circular Cone - Diagram

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Electrical Energy Dissipation Across Resistors

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Energy math question - Energy to melt lake ice sheet

  • courtneywetts
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SIMPLE and somewhat fun questions I need answers for

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Tangent Lines/Instaneous Velocity

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Force required to maintain Equilibrium

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Friction on a casing on a metal ring

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How Do You Calculate Average Speed in a River with a Current?

  • physicsnobrain
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How to calculate tension in a rope?

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Energy spent by motor in a period

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Fluid pressure question in US units

  • freshman2013
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Can You Solve This Physics Problem About a Cannon, a Cliff, and a Moving Ship?

  • Cassomophone
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Determine force angles so that acceleration is least

  • MrMoose
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Finding trajectory equations for a projectile launched at angle θ

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When does a ball reach maximum height and what is that height?

  • lulu234
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Calculating Average Velocity from Acceleration?

  • SonnyBoy
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Phys Chem Heating water with electric current

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Electric heater heat absorbed and power rating with unit conversion

  • KevinO
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Calculate zenith distance given latitude and time of year?

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Doppler effect with 2 sound sources

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Velocity to acceleration then conversion from km/h to m/s2 confusion

  • survivorboiii
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Draw a diagram of all the forces acting on block A.

  • spriteboost
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0N/C Electric Field at center of equilateral Triangle

  • Painguy
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Centripetal Acceleration of amusement ride

  • hsphysics2
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Particle projected vertically at 30 m/s: finding times at 40 m and 15 m/s

  • risingabove
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Distance a satellite travels in one day at 6.2 Earth radii

  • astru025
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When to use linear vs quadratic drag force in motion problems?

  • iScience
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Vector/Relative Motion Questions

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Calculating an Intercept Course for a Coast Guard Speedboat

  • lazyykid
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Gravitational force on 450 kg satellite at 6.5 Earth radii

  • astru025
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Free fall, hit the target, projectile problem

  • annakwon
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Finding Height With Projectile Motion

  • Slovan
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How to Distribute Weight on a Table with Four Legs?

  • aaron94116
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Running and Location/Distance Question

  • physicsnobrain
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Vector / Relative Motion Problem

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Kirk's spaceship: acceleration time needed to reach outpost 13

  • fogvajarash
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Capacitor charge in series and parallel circuit

  • Joshb60796
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Can you check this? - Charges and Forces

  • Albeaver
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Spring constant in mass spring combinations

  • mrcotton
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Work done on condensing steam in a piston

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Electrostatics problem - accelerations of charged beads

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Mass attached to lower of 2 identical springs

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Flux calculation using Gauss’s Theorem

  • manayay
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Finding A Vector Position Function For Projectile Motionh

  • Bashyboy
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Possible Physics Projects Involving Photosynthesis and Respiration?

  • chipotleaway
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Dropping Package Homework: Newton's 2nd Law & Position in Flight

  • Bashyboy
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Michelson interferometer average power derivation

  • leroyjenkens
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Golf ball hit into window 50m away and 50m high

  • physicsnobrain
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Calculating Charge on a Parallel Plate Capacitor with Changing Distance

  • jaydnul
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Projectile Motion Calculation: Finding the Landing Distance of a Launched Object

  • physicsnobrain
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Finding launch angle from horizontal distance and initial height

  • Marven345
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Arrow shot at 61° from 15m height: position and landing displacement

  • golbez22
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Checking Speed/Velocity Porblem Answers

  • Medgirl314
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Kinematics in 1D. I with setting up the question

  • hey123a
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Electric potential from two charges at different distances

  • irivce
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What is the Gravitational Force on Two Satellites Circling Earth?

  • astru025
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How Do You Calculate Electric Field at Multiple Points Between Two Charges?

  • danish1991
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Reynolds number and drag coefficient of a cylinder

  • ngc2024
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How Does Gauss's Law Apply to a Uniformly Charged Sphere?

  • yaro99
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Initial velocity of home run hit

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Constant velocity and turning around

  • fogvajarash
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A simple rotational motion question

  • nil1996
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Checking Speed and Velocity Problems

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Find angular momentum, energy, and distance of closest approach

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How Do I Solve Kirchhoff's Loop Rule Problem in MATLAB?

  • lee_sarah76
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What Is the Net Electric Flux Through Each Closed Surface?

  • yaro99
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Easy 3d Moment with Couples question, Scalar approach.

  • Willjeezy
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Atwood Machine: Acceleration of m1

  • thatguy101
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How Is Velocity and Acceleration Affected as a Carousel Slows Down?

  • studentofphy
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Moment of a pole of unknown height

  • PensNAS
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Stone thrown horizontally from 45 m building landing 64 m away

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Bernoulli, Gauge pressure in hose?

  • kogai
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Simple? Motion Equation Problems

  • harujina
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What is the work done by a spring on a block at various positions?

  • shawn14parker
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How Do You Calculate the Numerical Aperture of This Optical System?

  • Aelo
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Finding dimensions and SI units of constants in x=α+(2/3)βt^(3/2)

  • studentofphy
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How Do Velocity and Acceleration Vectors Behave in Projectile Motion?

  • physicsnobrain
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Find Mass M1 Given Acceleration, Angle, and Friction

  • thatguy101
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Why is the electric flux through a cube with perpendicular field zero?

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One-dimensional dynamics question

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Find F2 on a particle given velocity vector and F1 vector

  • MrMoose
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Figure out how far up the incline of the hill the box slides.

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Calculating Electric Flux in a Nonuniform Field: A Cubic Box Example

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Initial Speed and Projectile Motion

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Drag on a marble shot through water

  • oneamp
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Depth of field with aperture stop selection for a portrait lens

  • Aelo
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Dart hitting falling monkey between two buildings

  • annakwon
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Can You Calculate the Landing Point of a Ball on a Roof?

  • jutman1776
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Mass on inclined plane, string has mass

  • deekin
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What does the angular momentum quantum number l represent?

  • Astronomer1
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How Do Friction and Normal Force Act on a Rod at an Angle?

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