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Circular Motion Question: Bird's Net Vertical Force and Upward Lift Calculation

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Calculating Space Probe Speed for Escape Velocity

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Calculating Density of a Planet Based on Close Orbit Satellite Period

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Calculating motor efficiency from experimental data

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Solve Spring Homework: Modeling Displacement | 19.6N/cm

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Calculate the time to travel a distance with acceleration

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Find the Y component of the electric field

  • MacLaddy
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Elastic collision between a photon and an electron

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Electric force between charged spheres independent of radius

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Potential difference in parallel circuit

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Deriving the sign in Maxwell's equation for B and E

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How does the material of an obstacle affect a plane's ability to overcome it?

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Equilibrium - A rod influenced by multiple rope tensions

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R-L Circuit, Finding the current through a circuit element.

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Momentum before and after the collision and relative velocities.

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Determine the angular velocity of the Wheel

  • Northbysouth
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Maximum distance an object travels when released by a spring force.

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Thermal expansion with set of 3 wires

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Just learning about work,energy

  • CollegeStudent
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Static Friction Can Cause Motion

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Calculating time constant of a circuit?

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How Much Does a Steel Wire Stretch When Supporting Moving Masses?

  • kopinator
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Bouyant force accelerates released balloon

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Welded discs dropped whilst string wrapped around one, find downward a

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Skier down a hill- f=ma (is the QUESTION correct?)

  • VidsEpic
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Moving Square Loop through a Magnetic Field

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Using Newton's Laws Question involving tension

  • needingtoknow
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Finding angular speed of a precessing gyroscope

  • Fluxthroughme
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Maximum tension between train cars, F=ma

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Opposing accelerations on stone drop/throw up problem

  • Tallgirl
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Calculating Tension Ratios for Equilibrium of Identical Bodies

  • kastamonu
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Finding the Center of Mass of a System of Rods

  • Litcyb
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Calculating Angular Magnification and Image Position in Compound Lens Systems

  • Darth Frodo
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What Force is Needed to Wheel Over an Obstacle?

  • Litcyb
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Work function and energy of X ray photon emitted by anode

  • SecretSnow
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Potential difference from a charged wire with voltmeter

  • ehabmozart
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Calculating Potential Difference in a Series Circuit

  • wkn0524
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Angular momentum sliding beam

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Nuclear Reactions, Can anyone check my solution?

  • maceng7
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Adding and Subtracting vectors; Finding change in velocity

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Derive lorentz transform for energy

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Stopping potential and electron state?

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Electric Field of a Hollow Cylidrical Conductor

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Moment of Inertia for a Decreasing Angular Velocity

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Determine the Angluar Velocity of the Slender Rod.

  • Northbysouth
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Solving for AC Voltmeters with a Pure Resistance and Pure Inductance

  • bendaddy
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Conservation of momentum and conservation of kinetic energy

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Why Does My Calculation of Ro Result in Zero for a Thermistor?

  • lionely
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Find the angular velocity of the Absolute Motion System

  • Northbysouth
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Relating equations to functions

  • leehufford
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Statics: Rigid Body Equilibrium

  • Chandasouk
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Why is the radius of a twirling rope represented by Lcostheta instead of r?

  • indelible.eggs
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Electric field lines in a cylinder

  • jaumzaum
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Conservation of mechanical energy for skier on sphere

  • NathanLeduc1
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Magnitude of the Electric Force on q

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Doppler Shift Special Relativity Question

  • nateja
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Finding momentum of a massless particle

  • Saitama
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How can we ensure a 90 degree oscillation when pulling a slinky spring?

  • hulk78
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Ladder problem, sum of forces and sum of torque

  • Jbreezy
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Angular acceleration caused by mass over a pulley

  • Fluxthroughme
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Pulley free body question - what am I doing wrong?

  • johnschmidt
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Find kinetic energy from center of mass.

  • Sneakatone
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Where is the mass of the joined squares?

  • Sneakatone
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How does centripetal acceleration can cancel out gravity?

  • student34
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Solving an Elastic Collision Problem: Why Isn't it Working?

  • Mangoes
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Free Pivot Rotation: Calculating Kinetic Energy, Angular Speed & Linear Speed

  • Cupcakes69
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Minimum Applied Force for Block and Cart Dynamics Problem

  • Felafel
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Pressure Experiment - P=P0±mg/A

  • charlottexo
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B-field at point P that is produced by the current in two wires

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What is the Force of Friction on a Painter's Ladder?

  • Jbreezy
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Kinetic and Potential Energy Question

  • student34
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Radial current in a hollow metal cylinder

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Calculating Work and State Variables for an ideal Stirling Engine

  • WalkTex
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What is the mass of the baseball bat?

  • kopinator
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Momentum and velocity change from friction after a car collision

  • Sneakatone
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Torque due to electromagnetic induction

  • eas123
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Calvin and hobbes go for a sleigh ride.

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Projection of surface area elements in vector calculus

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Particle under central force with u(θ) = 1/r substitution

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Capacity coefficients for two separated conducting spheres

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Electric Circuit Question - RC Circuit

  • GreenPrint
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An asteroid flying past the moon

  • *Jessica*
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Hydrostatics question - angled triangular gate?

  • theBEAST
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General quantization of circular motion/spectrum in potential

  • Hakkinen
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Carnot heat engine - calculate work

  • skrat
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What is the velocity of the center of mass of the system?

  • Sneakatone
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Confusion about tension and pulleys

  • hgfhh123
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How Fast Does Ozone Travel After Collision?

  • Voltrical
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Three Cylinders On Top of a Rough Surface and the Force

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Boyle's Law experiment at high pressure and cylinder volume uncertainty

  • charlottexo
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Solving a Rotational Motion Problem: Finding Acceleration of Two Blocks

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Electric field at the center of an equilateral triangle

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Stirling cycle efficiency with given temperatures and volumes

  • WalkTex
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Momentum,impulse, force question

  • study earth
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Finding the z component of vectors that form a triangle?

  • rockchalk1312
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Using Snell's law to find the entering/exiting rays' angles

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Projectile Motion - Equivalent javelin throw performed on the moon

  • rachel1234
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Is tangential force the same as centripetal force?

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