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How Do You Express tan θ in a Triangle Using u and v?

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Mechanics: Straight line motion

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How is the Work Done by Friction Calculated on a Box?

  • snoopyrawr
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Solve Time Interval Between Two Cars Leaving with 0.4 m/s^2

  • sambarbarian
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Need to find the charge of this capacitor?

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Calculating Volume of 12g Carbon Cube

  • peripatein
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Light globe brightness change with voltage

  • Crushgear64
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What Happens to a Pendulum's Height at a 90-Degree Angle?

  • eddiepi2012
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Radius of Gyration: Solving Inertia Discrepancies

  • theBEAST
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Calculate the change in gravitational potential energy

  • ASidd
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Moment of inertia rolling down a hill

  • lo31415926535
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Need help with this gravity question

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What affects the resistivity/conductivity of metals?

  • Crushgear64
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Designing a Car for Coasting Race: Wheels

  • lo31415926535
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Friction problem- possible error in Halliday/Resnick

  • Syrus
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Why Doesn't My Potential Difference Calculation Match the Given Answer?

  • Zeta2
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Power input of a Force acting on a particle moving with Velocity

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A bullet strikes a wooden block

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Tangential acceleration given radius and angular acceleration

  • pxp004
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Time it takes for a water tank to empty

  • Flipmeister
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Tension of rope between 2 blocks

  • Notion
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How Do Incline Angle Changes Affect Normal and Friction Forces?

  • 123lar
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What Speed Causes Weightlessness on a Circular Hill?

  • Unix
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Finding the normalization constant for a 1-D time independent wave function

  • Jjohnson1osu
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What is the acceleration of the block on the incline?

  • venceslau
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Why Isn't the Normal Force on the Sled 250 N?

  • 123lar
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Centripetal acceleration A jet flies in a vertical circle

  • hCornellier
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Calculating Velocity in a Venturi Effect Nozzle: Converting Units

  • ISX
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Finding Lengths of Springs with Three Identical Masses

  • Moninder
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How Do You Calculate Tension and Friction in a Pulley System?

  • wuki1
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Is my book making an algebra error?

  • ozone
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How do you show the efficiency of an engine is x?

  • lilliebeth
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Rotational problem another time (this time not the center of mass)

  • NasuSama
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How Do You Calculate the Speed of a Falling Chimney's Center of Mass?

  • NasuSama
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Determining Height of Pendulum Attachment Point

  • chikis
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Hydrodynamics : Calculate force exerted by fluid on Tube

  • Blandongstein
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Question about homework manipulation

  • HeartyBowl
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Circular motion Work Energy problem

  • AmK
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How to change an electric field?

  • nukeman
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RC circuits - Current and electric potential

  • msemsey
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Bump detection using accelerometer inside car, estimating suspension damping

  • zacharoni16
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Units of slope in a tension vs θ (theta) graph

  • seanmyers23
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Need Help- Centripetal plane problem

  • Lolagoeslala
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Maximizing Sand Pulled: Angle & Weight

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Need Help- Finding the tension and Force wind using Newton's laws

  • Lolagoeslala
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What is the Center of Mass of an NH3 Molecule?

  • evenmu
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Catapult project junior year high school

  • ArcherofScience
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What is the Electromotive Force Induced in a Moving Coil in a B-field?

  • MrPacane
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Calculating Distance from a Charged Particle using Electric Field Strength

  • Kennedy111
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How Does Cutting the String Affect the Motion of Air Track Gliders?

  • Adinabobina
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Minimum distance between two satellites

  • peripatein
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What is negative mechanical Power?

  • jtcnyc
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Calculating the Mass of Earth's Atmosphere: What Assumptions Were Made?

  • Nubcake
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What speed would a satellite have to be placed to make it into orbit?

  • joe426
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X-Ray Spectra and Photon Energy

  • kachilous
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Solving problem dealing with PE + KE WITHOUT mass values?

  • riseofphoenix
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Time constant in RC AC and RL AC Circuits?

  • theBEAST
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Kinetic Energy of 50kg Block Accelerating 10m Up at g/10

  • PhizKid
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Basic momentum/loss of energy question

  • oreosama
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Distance Time Graph: Acceleration & Velocity Calculation

  • chikis
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Mechanical energy and frames of reference.

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Work and energy (change in potential)

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How Do You Calculate Average Velocity and Relative Air Velocity?

  • nando94
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How do I calculate the force of an object attached to a spring?

  • seallen
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Projectile Motion of broad jumper

  • SigFig
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How Do You Calculate Speed Without Time in a Bungee Jump Scenario?

  • johnjohnson
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Conservation of angular and linear momentum

  • wudingbin
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Will I be able to get anything out of you guys this time around?

  • riseofphoenix
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Isobaric process. Find magnitude of heat transfer

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Object Launched from Origin: Time to Reach the Roof

  • nando94
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Torque,rotational motion of an object

  • davon806
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How Fast is a Spaceship Crossing Earth's Orbit?

  • dave2001
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2 Vectors with Angles acting on an object

  • JackandJones
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Average force applied by bullet

  • joel amos
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How to find the weight of an object given the force

  • kelcijade
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Why Is Average Velocity Calculated as the Mean of Initial and Final Velocities?

  • xzibition8612
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Converting Measurements for Paint: A Unit Conversion Challenge

  • warnexus
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What is the impulse exerted by a bullet on a block?

  • NasuSama
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Problem with Newton's second law

  • Bohrok
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Need Help Applying Bernoulli's Equation to a Fluid Mech Problem

  • Saitama
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How Does Momentum Conservation Apply in Nuclear Disintegration?

  • riseofphoenix
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Finding work with given horsepower

  • joel amos
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How Do Elastic Collisions Affect Velocities and Center of Mass Movement?

  • DatAshe
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How Do You Calculate Rocket Trajectory and Impact?

  • Newell33
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What Determines the Rider's Fate in Different Speed Domains of a Vertical Loop?

  • S_Flaherty
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Calculate rpm with circular motion

  • Workout
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Explaining the Impact of Momentum and Collision on Damage in Head-On Collisions

  • Meowserkitty
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Solving a Simple Problem: Frustration with Mechanics

  • wuffle
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