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Does shortening a pendulum increase its frequency?

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Angular momentum of turntable problem

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What is the formula for calculating momentum using i and j vectors?

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Finding contact forces between two pushed carts

  • Felafel
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How to find the turns ratio between the primary and secondary coils.

  • nontradstuden
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Simple harmonic motion energy conservation problem

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How Wide is the Central Bright Fringe in Single Slit Diffraction?

  • Mr.Sure
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Gauss's Law - field of infinite plane sheet

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Square Loop Moving Through Varying Magnetic Field

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Magnetic field in cylindrical conductor with exponential current density

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How Many Hydrogen Atoms Minimum for All Emission Spectra from n=5?

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How to culculate rms current using Watts in a Household Curcuit

  • jmmckiss
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Kirchhoff's Voltage Law for PNP Transistor Circuit

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Finding charge of a capacitor in RC circuit

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Power to raise water from point A to B

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Finding KE of a rod with two particles and angular velocity?

  • rockchalk1312
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Find the Electric field strength at a point between two charges

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Finding Torque/Vert/Horiz. Forces for a Sign

  • mmravunac
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How Can a Convex Mirror Project a Real Image?

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Electric Potential and bounds of integration

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How Do You Calculate the Inertia Tensor for a Complex Molecule?

  • dinospamoni
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Calculating the buoyant force on a cube

  • RichardCash
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Finding the moment(s) of inertia

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Equilibrium, Torque and Friction (hard)

  • hms.tech
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Plane where clocks are synchronized in both frames

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Velocity of 10kg block pulled up a 30° incline with friction

  • ms.cupcake
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Magnetic Fields from Currents in a Wire and a Cylindrical Shell

  • maiad
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Time and Distance Calculations for Road Trip from Dallas to Chicago

  • taraxrose
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Magnetic force on a lightning rod segment with peak current 250 kA

  • Workout
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Having trouble with Helmholtz Coil Experiment Calculations

  • Darthturkey
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Calculating Pressure at the Center of the Earth

  • derravaragh
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Two Beams of Light Phase Difference

  • dwk17
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Why does an electric motor at steady state have zero du/dt and dS/dt?

  • wynnl
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Having trouble linearizing an equation

  • Hedgehog1
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Static friction between two objects.

  • Matt_h
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Electric Potential/Potential Energy problem

  • jawhnay
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Aberration of Light: Understanding Transformation Equations for Coordinates

  • BareFootKing
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Electrostatics not on the same axis

  • Jabababa
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Max Friction Coefficient for 34° Factory Box Slide in 3.2s

  • Robertoalva
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Differences Between Conducting and Nonconducting Spherical Shells

  • Soccerdude
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What pot design heats up quickly and maintains temperature best?

  • kevinnn
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Center of mass of a nitric acid (HNO3) molecule

  • Sneakatone
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Why Are Commercial Jet Windows So Small?

  • kevinnn
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When to use destructive or constructive equation for young's DS exp.

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Disintegration, special relativity

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Nonconducting Rod bent into Circle

  • Soccerdude
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Sphere rolling in circular bowl

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Energy and power production units

  • few
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Why use 60° in the north 30° west vector problem

  • cdahal
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Determine Current in a Solenoid

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Why is the gravitational force component in the x-direction -Fgrav*(x/r)?

  • tomkoolen
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Determine the Velocity and Acceleration of the Rotating Rod

  • Northbysouth
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Finding distance with force and final velocity using kinematics

  • frozenguy
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Tension of a rope with a hanging mass and acceleration

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Calculating Velocity of a 10kg Bicycle Down a 150m Hill

  • tuttyfruitty
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How do you solve for A in a critically damped oscillator problem?

  • derravaragh
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Testing a proportional relationship without a graph

  • GandhiReborn
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Hydrostatics - Why is the pressure force the same?

  • theBEAST
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Two questions regarding linear momentum and conservation

  • sankalpmittal
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How Do You Calculate Work Done to Overcome Friction on an Inclined Plane?

  • ms.cupcake
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Why is the equation for delta t in a Michelson interferometer 2(L/v - L/c)?

  • BareFootKing
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Two Block Problem: Solving for Forces (Parts b & c)

  • ZanyCat
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Mercury height difference in U-tube attached to water pipe constriction

  • Stretch999
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Finding current and Power delivered to Resistors

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Solving an Elastic Collision: Billiard Ball Momentum

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Find mass of Jupiter using Jupiter's moon, Io

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Is ln(b(x-vt)) a solution to the one dimensional wave equation?

  • OnceKnown
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Design a capacitor given power, time, voltage, and material properties

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What is the Velocity of a Shank with Attached Spring Striking a Button?

  • doombanana
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Finding the range of speed on a banked curve without slipping

  • totallyclone
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Whirling around a mass to find max force of tension

  • totallyclone
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Finding the angle in a two-object inelastic collision

  • Saendy
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Ampere's Law: Determining magnetic fields of a shell conductor

  • Renaldo
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Problem regarding conservation of momentum in different systems

  • ParrotPete
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Volume increase when water at 100°C converts to steam

  • CAF123
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Vout of non-inverting adder circuit

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Interference-Diffraction Pattern

  • jaumzaum
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Bowling balls rolling up a ramp (conservation of energy)

  • macaholic
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Using a stone to hunt down an animal with Centripetal Forces

  • totallyclone
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Rolling Dynamics of a Rotating Cylinder on an Inclined Plane

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Resistive force question using T (tension)

  • Siliconwombat
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How does the magnetic field from a static magnet transmit through space?

  • Agkinnear
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Adiabatic steam turbine - find the second law efficiency

  • theBEAST
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What is the electric potential energy of a proton

  • Jabababa
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Calculating Weight Savings with Rectangular Section Beam

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Will the Safe Tip Over During the Emergency Stop?

  • Drespar
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Magnetic field in a solenoid due to induced current in a coil

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Calculating Work Done by Electrical Force on a Moving Charge

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Thermal resistances adding formula

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Spring. (Potential energy and work done)

  • coconut62
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Electric force between objects that are in brief contact

  • Jabababa
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Solving a Suspended Ball in an Electric Field

  • Jabababa
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Adding and subtracting electric fields from multiple charges

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Momentum increased in electron-positron annihilation?

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Understanding Bias in Semiconductor Devices

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A rubber ball is plugging a whole in bottom of tank. When will it fail

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