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Analyzing a constraint eqn for a pulley system

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How Do Pulleys Enhance Efficiency in Two Block Problems?

  • rudransh verma
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Velocity, traveling distance and friction force on a sliding object

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Calculating attenuation necessary to reduce number of photons

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Calculating Energy From Charged Particles: 0.5869 J

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Max Angle of Mass on Incline Surface

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Need help with spring mass oscillator and its period

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Why are v and a decreasing as the oribit radius increases?

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How Does Friction and Acceleration Affect Tension in a Three-Block System?

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Calculating Work Done by Gas at Constant Pressure

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How much time does it take to warm up water?

  • pizzamakeren
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Inclined plane with pulley and spring

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Proving Sin(120) = Sin(60) with Trigonometry

  • simphys
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Why doesn't coefficient of friction decrease when normal force increases?

  • rudransh verma
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Hydraulic lifting force of this arrangement of pipes

  • ucody0911
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Finding potential at a point in capacitor

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I need an experiment about surface tension

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Finding Lagrange Point L2: Gravity and Harmonics

  • jackal123
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Two Blocks, a Pulley and an Inclined Plane

  • rudransh verma
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Optics. A laser beam is refracted in a piece of glass.

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Calculations for a Hammer Throw Event

  • knapklara
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What is the relationship between angle and static friction?

  • Javad
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What Factors Affect the Acceleration of Hanging Bodies on a Pulley?

  • rudransh verma
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Car's maximum acceleration on a road is proportional to what?

  • rudransh verma
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Evaluating a cycle [Thermodynamics]

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Change in internal energy of a cylinder

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A sphere rolling without slipping down a hemisphere

  • lorenz0
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Estimating the velocity of seismic waves through an idealized Earth

  • Remixex
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Triangles inside a circle to represent raypaths inside an ideal Earth

  • Remixex
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Evaluation of heat and work for a stirred liquid

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Velocity along the cylinder axis

  • Istiak
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Work to bring a charge to the center of two quarter circles

  • lorenz0
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Reasoning/evaluation: Free fall motion with constant acceleration

  • simphys
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Electrons and their little role in nuclear physics

  • Hall
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Finding the distance between two nuclei right after fission

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Using Kirchhoff's Rule - Theory question

  • Sunwoo Bae
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Contact and electromagnetic force

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Inverse square law of gravitation and force between two spheres

  • ShaunPereira
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Three-phase voltage inverter (some questions)

  • polibuda
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Double Differentiation and Acceleration in a Four Pulley System

  • rudransh verma
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Linear systems: Tmax = Umax is not making sense

  • LT72884
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Plotting the graph of Friction Force vs. time (Laws of motion)

  • SpectraPhy09
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Simple kinematics question -- Riding a bicycle race in two different gears

  • knapklara
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Why Does the Second Block Accelerate Without an Apparent Force?

  • rudransh verma
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PV Graph Question: Internal Energy Not Zero?

  • bluesteels
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Finding where kinetic energy equals potential energy in a spring system

  • Mr Smailes
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The electric field from its electric potential: semicircle

  • iochoa2016
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Two forces acting on an object given in vectors - SOLVED

  • runningphysics
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Maxwell's Capacitor argument for a time independent Current

  • Shreya
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A system of two bodies and wall

  • rudransh verma
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Boiling a glass of water in a bowl of water - tricky question?

  • Physics Slayer
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Find force on a particle at time t

  • Istiak
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Find focal length of electron for a parabolic motion

  • Istiak
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A uniformly charged rotating sphere does not radiate, why not?

  • wykk
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Fields (Gravitational fields) -- Escape Velocity from the Moon

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Tension on both sides of the rope is supposed to be the same?

  • Monsterboy
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Can You Solve This Motion Problem Using a Simple Trick?

  • rudransh verma
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Two masses connected by a rope on a pulley on a ramp

  • runningphysics
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Magnetization of ferromagnetic material

  • lorenz0
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Find the contraction of angles seen by an observer

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Physics 101 mechanics help -- Bullet fired by a rifle barrel

  • EishaR
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Minimizing the voltage drop across a capacitor (solution shown)

  • Sunwoo Bae
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Net force and position of objects in space

  • dayspassingby
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Find electric field inside a material

  • Istiak
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An iron cylinder inside a solenoid

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Bound charges of a block (top and bottom surface)

  • happyparticle
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Probability of finding a pion in a small volume of pionic hydrogen

  • Mr_Allod
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Understanding the Force of Two Cubes

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Weighted average score for exams and quizzes

  • Eagle4112001
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Find out velocity of an observer (relativity)

  • Istiak
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Force on three Bolts holding up a Jet Engine

  • mopit_011
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Special relativity - measure of a rod and simultaneity

  • Gom
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The polarization charge density ##\rho##p in a charged dialectric

  • happyparticle
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Which object is moving to the right with a constant speed?

  • Ineedhelpwithphysics
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Position of the image of an object placed in water

  • lorenz0
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Solving Motion Equations with Integration

  • runningphysics
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Investigating the Charge Distribution on a Bulging Sphere

  • Daniel777
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Why Is My Calculation of Heat Energy Incorrect?

  • Noawun
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A Projectile problem -- Time to reach 1/3 of the max height

  • rudransh verma
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Intensity Distribution of Superposition of 2 Waves

  • warhammer
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A disconnected capacitor with two dielectrics in parallel

  • lorenz0
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Calculating Total Flight Time for a Rocket: A Scientific Approach

  • ColeridgianHam
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Understanding Distance and Displacement on Velocity-Time Graphs

  • rudransh verma
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How Does Acceleration Affect Velocity in 1D Motion?

  • rudransh verma
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Find the equation of this magnetic field

  • Istiak
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Find the energy which was released when the 'Death Star' was destroyed

  • Istiak
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Work and kinetic energy comprehension question

  • Lina
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Quick question about the heat Q transferred between water and skin

  • bluesteels
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Invariant mass and energy balance

  • R3ap3r42
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Understanding Free Fall: Newton's Laws and Gravity

  • A dummy progression
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Find the total power developed in the circuit given the readout

  • PhDeezNutz
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Is Your Reasoning on Track? Get Feedback and Graph Analysis!

  • A dummy progression
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The velocity of a movable block that is penetrated by an arrow

  • PrincessPeach
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Tension in a pulley system pulled at an angle

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Thermal Physics Problem -- Dropping a hot mass of iron into 20C water

  • Woopa
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Integration of velocity to get displacement

  • rudransh verma
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How can I calculate the speed of a π+ meson based on its decay distance?

  • R3ap3r42
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Find second object's velocity in relativity

  • Istiak
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