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Mass swinging in a horizontal circle on 2 strings

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Current density in a wire that is being used to charge a capacitor

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How to find the amplitude of oscillations of a string with 5 beads?

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Labwork Statistics help: Average of averages

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Clausius-Clapeyron equation and absorbed heat

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Finding the value of the electric charge

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How can I plot the function g(x) = sin(πn/L) x and its corresponding g²(x)?

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How Does Energy Conservation Apply to MCAT Physics Problems?

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Zero velocity for a time interval, what about acceleration?

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Find the intensity as function of y (interference between two propagating waves)

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Design a combination of Capacitors

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Reflectivity coefficient of a composition of layers

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Back EMF vs Reverse Currents: What's the Difference?

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Finding the resultant force, moment, and x-y coordinates

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Where Did I Go Wrong in Solving for the Boat's Entry Time?

  • songoku
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Velocity of vertices of a free rhombus

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Does Dropping the Anchor Affect the Barge's Water Displacement?

  • brotherbobby
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Question about the Magnetic Flux equation in Integral form

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Angular Velocity: Pulley and belt system

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Centripetal acceleration along a latitude of Earth

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Trace on the screen of a C.R.O. when a deflection coil is rotated

  • songoku
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Why is ##\text{flux} = \pi\text{intensity}##

  • yucheng
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Relationship between horizontal range and angle of launch

  • ayans2495
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Internal Energy of an Ideal Gas

  • Fernando Rios
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Stick leaning on the wall, find the acceleration from the initial position

  • mattlfang
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How to calculate the normal stress of a Howe reinforcement?

  • Tapias5000
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EMF and how it's related to Potential Difference

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Two observers viewed from different sources

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Ohm's law, current density, free & bound charge

  • Angela G
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Calculating joint reaction forces

  • Haku
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Temperature rise without heat energy?

  • vcsharp2003
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Semi-circular cylinder and line charge

  • Angela G
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Interference pattern of a fan of plane waves

  • baseballfan_ny
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Beam current of positrons and electrons

  • songoku
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Variation of Electric Field at the centre of Spherical Shell

  • Shreya
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Inertia Homework Help: Understanding the Concept of Stretched Objects

  • Ineedhelpwithphysics
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Calculating Force and Work for a Penguin Climbing up an Ice Slope

  • Nick Tucker
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1-D Motion, calculating final velocity

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Finding Multiple Angles from Sine Values on the Unit Circle

  • Ethan
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Constant frictional resistance & retardation

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Electrostatic potential and electric field of three charges

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Aerodynamics problem -- Hockey stick hitting another player

  • Dillypuff
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Trouble with negative sign in this Potential Difference problem

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Motion of a Particle: Solutions & Examples

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Electrostatic potential energy of a non-uniformly charged sphere

  • Anonymous243
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Elastic collision: Determine the deceleration

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Electron trajectory between charged plates

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Pebble accelerated by the wind with a starting velocity

  • Ursa
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Magnetostatiscs: dipole moment and magnetic field

  • Angela G
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Push/Pull Force of wheeled cart on an incline

  • Rusty_Shackleford
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Help understanding refraction in water

  • SaltMiner
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Comparing 1000m Race Velocities: Runner 1 vs Runner 2

  • rudransh verma
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Calculating Linear and Angular Motion in a Drum and Cable System

  • Ebony
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Banked curves, coefficient of static friction

  • mncyapntsi
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Is Free Fall Acceleration Constant Until An Object Hits the Ground?

  • Jynku
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Trip from San Antonio to Houston

  • rudransh verma
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Vectors in yz and xz plane dot product, cross product, and angle

  • Ursa
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Electrodynamics: electrostatic potential

  • Angela G
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Solving Banked Curve Problem: Max Velocity

  • dl447342
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Off by order of magnitude when calculating how much calcium is in bone

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Electrodynamics: charge of a particle

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What is the focal point of a lens in a geometrical optics problem?

  • Marioweee
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Maximum force applied to prevent block from sliding up ramp

  • dl447342
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Energy transformations in an IC engine cylinder

  • vcsharp2003
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A scooterist trying to overtake truck

  • rudransh verma
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Torque formula derivation for a particle moving in circular

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Is this a reference frame problem ?

  • Monsterboy
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Pigeon Problem Solved: Calculating Car Velocities and Meeting Time

  • rudransh verma
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Changes in pressure, temp, & entropy of ideal gas in atmosphere

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Calculating Decibels & Watts: Looking for Help

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Why Are My Coupled Oscillator Eigenvalues Incorrect?

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Kinematics Chasing Problem: Correct Answer and Explanation

  • jerad908
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Solving a 2nd order non-linear DE by dimensional analysis/observation

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Gravitational force - I translating the wording into the formula

  • lesdayy
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Find the temperature of Liquid A after 12 minutes

  • Richie Smash
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Analyzing the Time Needed for an Airplane Roundtrip in Windy Conditions

  • agnimusayoti
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Previous university exam problem on refraction (that I think is wrong)

  • SaltMiner
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Electrodynamics, Electrostatic potential, electric-field

  • Gustav
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The Force components acting on an object

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What is the eccentricity of an orbit such that Vp = 2Va?

  • csmiller1993
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Object at rest hanging from two ropes

  • mncyapntsi
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Amplitude of standing wave for higher frequency

  • songoku
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Rocket motor thrust calculation from acceleration data

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Solving the Elastric 3-Body Collision Problem

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A box with two springs on a frictionless table

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Calculating Tension in a Pulley System at an Angle

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Calculating particle numbers in diffusive equilibrium of a battery

  • baseballfan_ny
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Newton's law problem: Helicopter lifting a box with a rope

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Manometer -- determine height from relative pressure

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Air Resistance Problem: Dropping two balls with different masses

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Driven oscillator amplitude steady state X(t) = ##Asin(\omega t + \delta)##

  • Redwaves
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Work done on moving a submerged object

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Displacement problem with unit vectors

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Calculating Speed from Intervals: Feynman's Lecture on Physics Vol. 1

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Calculation of the rise in the temperature of a truck brake

  • KedarMhaswade
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Why Does the Potential Energy Calculation for a Dipole Yield a Negative Value?

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Potential Energy of three charged particles

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Uneven charge distribution on a conductor

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I finding resultants using sine/cosine law

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