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Input forces for a 200 N load with two movable pulleys

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What is the angle of equilibrium for a spinning bead constrained to a hoop?

  • thisisbenbtw
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The ratio between gravitational force of planet x and y

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Find the current induced by a magnetic field, and the power

  • Parad0x88
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What is the magnitude of the angular momentum of the bar?

  • Toranc3
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Why did I calculate equivalent resistance in the wrong order?

  • prettykitty
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Pushing a box across a horizontal floor

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Nonlinear second order ODE describing a force field

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Calculating Alpha in BJT Common Emitter Circuit

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In a series circuit with 3 bulbs, does the voltage decrease?

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Speed relativity, Einsteins theorie

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Question regarding the elevator acceleration resultant force

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Double torque problems. Not sure if I'm on the right track.

  • NasuSama
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Magnetic field caused by a current-carrying wire

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Why Does My Calculated Answer Differ from the Marked One on a Physics Test?

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Magnetic field at midpoint between two parallel wires

  • dawn_pingpong
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How do you solve compound body problems with three masses and one pulley?

  • Stradivarius
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Change in Magnitude of Acceleration

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How Does an Electric Field Affect Electron Energy in a Battery?

  • Peter G.
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Vector Addition: A (41.0 m, 20.0°) + B (70.0 m, 44.0°) = C?

  • xobianca62ox
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Mass submerged in oil and scales problem

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How much current is needed in an inductor to heat up water?

  • utd223
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Physics ramp/acceleration problem

  • scorks
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Magnetic field of an infinite current sheet : Amperes law

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Elastic Glancing Collision: Final Speeds and Scattering Angle

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Bouyant force with water and in equilibrium

  • bdh2991
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Speed of water flowing through pipe

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How Does a Sudden Stop of a Gas-Filled Cylinder Affect Temperature?

  • jaumzaum
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Why is the net torque not exactly zero.

  • snagglepuffin
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How to prove Fardays' law of electromagnetic induction

  • Dranzer
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Natural frequency of oscillating electron

  • JBBOLAND
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Magnitude of frictional force during terminal velocity

  • Ace.
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Cannon ejecting bullets moving on surface with friction

  • Tanya Sharma
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Total mechanical energy of orbiting satellite

  • aloman
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Carnot Efficiency of a heat engine

  • AlaskanPow
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Center of mass height of an open box with square base

  • Lo.Lee.Ta.
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Inclined plane force components and the acceleration problem

  • goktr001
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How does an object orbit something

  • ASidd
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How Do You Calculate Current in Basic Circuit Problems?

  • letsfailsafe
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Finding current at point R in VCAA 2006 physics exam question 10

  • torud
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Kinetic Energy of Electron Beam.

  • Minki
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What are the equations for solving the collision problem in momentum?

  • Violagirl
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Projectile Motion in One Dimension

  • razrsharp67
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Finding wavelength from second dark fringe in single slit diffraction

  • bmb2009
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Calculating Impulse and Force in a Head-On Collision

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Direction of displacement after walking north and east

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Calculating number of harmonics problem

  • AlaskanPow
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Solving for Initial Velocity in a Long Jump

  • Fifty
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Finding speed of roller coaster at different points

  • joe426
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Tensile stress given theta and force

  • plz
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How Does Frequency Affect Impedance in a Parallel RLC Circuit?

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Torque from a tool slowing a rotating disk from 76.6 to 31 rpm

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How Do Planets Orbit Stars in Elliptical Paths?

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Find the final internal energy of a gas.

  • thatguythere
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Hydroelectric generation and energy question?

  • bohobelle
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Tension in a rigid pendulum rod dropped from above the pivot

  • vysero
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Electrostatic equilibrium (Sphere with cavity)

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Runner's Distance from Starting Point after 11.5 Seconds

  • mrlevis
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Finding electric field from potential V(x,y,z) = 1000z

  • Zarrey
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Ring of Charge, Electric Potential

  • fornax
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Can a Motorbike Stop in Time to Avoid a Crash?

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Fluid Statics (multiple choice question)

  • Ariel P
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What Is the Velocity of the 1.07kg Block After the Collision?

  • lemin_rew
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Geosychoronous Satellites and their KE/Orbitals

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Diffraction - central spot covers moon

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Intensity by cylindrical light source

  • Saitama
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Solving Coulomb Barrier Penetrability with a Confusing Formula

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Calculating the charge of an electron from Millikan's Oil drop experiment

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What is the Velocity of the Last Angstrom in the Falling Chain Problem?

  • wowowo2006
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Predicting the distance where torque should be applied?

  • JazzyJones
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Half Lives and Radioactive Decay

  • CharlieW95
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Calculating when a meteor struck Earth using plutonium-239 decay

  • CharlieW95
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Distribution of force at different angles

  • memoguy
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Moment of Inertia: A Fundamental Property of Rotating Objects

  • benoconnell22
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Finding angular speed given T and I

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Two blocks of mass on a ramp with a frictionless surface?

  • wahllyd
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Finding current through a 2-ohm resistor in a complex circuit

  • Workout
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Universal Gravity Circular Orbit

  • The_Scorpion
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Calculate capacitances of 2 unknown

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Electron repelled by charged line: maximum distance calculation

  • fornax
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What is the derivative of the moment of inertia?

  • benoconnell22
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Volume flow rate through air ducts

  • thatshowifeel
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Thermodynamics question(change of internal energy)

  • Devald
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How Do You Calculate Average Angular Acceleration?

  • vysero
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Finding Applied Force at equilibrium

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Finding Time for Boat to Slow Down with Velocity Dependent Forces

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Derivation of Acceleration from Velocity with Partial derivatives

  • fluidmech
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Finding the moon's diameter from a total solar eclipse

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Photon momentum and energy question

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A projectile exploding at the top of its trajectory

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Simple harmonic motion-experiment

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Electromagnetism theory questions

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