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Conical pendulum question - I really don't know what to do - ?

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A test-tube filled with a liquid and was swing around

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Using Ampere's Law in finding H (magnetic field intensity)

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String hanging from the ceiling

  • rbwang1225
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Finding coeficient of friction with a slope/blocks/a pulley

  • DLH112
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Show that c^2(t^2) - x^2 - y^2 - z^2 is invariant under a change of frame

  • phosgene
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Magnetic field from four parallel wires

  • Niles
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Find the speed with which the box hits the ground.

  • foreverlost
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Conservation of Energy, PE & KE, block on incline with KE & friction?

  • nchin
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2D momentum piece breaks problem

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Solving a spring question using calculus

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Conservation of energy, PE & KE problem. help?

  • nchin
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Centripetal Force - Banked Curve

  • Nicolaus
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Finding Constant Force to Pull Board from Mass 1 Box

  • Toranc3
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How Far Apart Are Two -5.00 C Charges with a 4000 N Repulsive Force?

  • Kennedy111
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A ship, earth, and a missile. Which time gests dilated and why?

  • HelloDrChewz
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Series/Parallel impedance problem

  • Blastrix91
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Find the average power over one cycle

  • s3a
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Multiple choice Current through Bulb A

  • Mdhiggenz
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Calculating the stopping distance of a car sliding down an incline.

  • waqaszeb
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What's the Minimum Speed for a Stunt Car Jump at 10° Angle?

  • Dylon
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Problem about Free Falling Objects

  • Ammar w
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Momentum of a proton in de Broglie wavelength

  • Alb
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Find mechanical energy lost when a cyclist goes down a hill

  • Phys121VIU
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Moment of inertia spinning disk integration

  • ShamelessGit
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Conservation of momentum and energy problem-Two particles conected by string

  • Tanya Sharma
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Two balls carrying the same charge

  • jgridlock
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How Loud Is a Firework Explosion at 4300 Meters Distance?

  • songoku
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Electrostatic potential energy of a nonconducting sphere

  • Edasaur
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What Is the Normal Force on a Sliding Ladder?

  • Quantum1990
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A rock from a boat - could you help me understand?

  • Glyper
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Series Resistor Problem: Finding the Equivalent Resistance

  • Mdhiggenz
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Basic manipulating equation algebra problem?

  • nchin
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Equations for fk, Wfk, and WF as an expression

  • svfetz
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Electric potential due to two point charges

  • aftershock
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Energy, force, acceleration, and work with time dependent position

  • bdh2991
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Need Help with an Average Acceleration Problem

  • xedothecat
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Conservation of Energy, PE & KE, ball attach to string problem?

  • nchin
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Elastic collision between bowling ball and tennis ball

  • bdh2991
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Forces/conservation of energy of slide/free fall

  • bdh2991
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Applied Force on Superimposed Blocks

  • Peppino
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Dynamics question about boy pulling himself up via pulley

  • misterc
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Acceleration, Distance, Velocity and time equations.

  • Surgikill117
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Looking for help with Elevator Problem

  • Scene
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What is the frictional force on the horse while pulling a wagon?

  • asheik234
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Doppler effect with two moving objects including wind

  • johnqwertyful
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Relating speed and engine horsepower of a ship to water resistance

  • wowser
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Interesting angle of elevation problem

  • steven1495
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Plank and two supports using torque

  • coldsteel
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Moment of Inertia for a uniform wire

  • SalsaOnMyTaco
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I with a Hooke's law experiment I did

  • addy360
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Question on Newton's law of universal gravitation

  • Lolagoeslala
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Justify if a mass is negligible.

  • thatguythere
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Projectile Motion Homework Help: Solving Launch and Landing Problems

  • nando94
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How Do You Calculate Average Velocity for Different Directions?

  • wezzyjoker
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How Do You Calculate the Impulse Exerted by the Ground on a Bouncing Ball?

  • NasuSama
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Energy related problem (includes diagram)

  • Gigantron
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Baseball and medicine ball thrown with different KE/P/V

  • bdh2991
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Calculating acceleration of a box from force?

  • InertialRef
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Simplifying Lorentz Force Formula

  • RobertL
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How Do I Compute Radial Acceleration from i and j Components?

  • samatar
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Energy stored in a single capacitor

  • lat77
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Calculating Distance and Time for Two Cars on a One-Dimensional Road

  • Questions999
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A child stands on the edge of a merry-go-round

  • joe426
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Calculating Acceleration and Velocity of a Falling Ball in One Dimension

  • Questions999
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Minimize Effects of Earth's Magnetic Field

  • RobertL
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Discharging a Capacitor: Calculating Energy Dissipation

  • apamirRogue
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Find all three components of vector W

  • Toranc3
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What Angle Does a Rice Grain Leave a Frictionless Billiard Ball?

  • Larrytsai
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Circuit question: Why are these R in series and not in parallel?

  • Parad0x88
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A strip of copper placed in a magnetic field

  • 1MileCrash
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How Does Light Emerge from a Prism Using Snell's Law?

  • PeachBanana
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Geometric Optics - Converging Lens

  • PeachBanana
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How Much Energy Is Required to Change an Orbiting Body's Radius?

  • assaftolko
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Finding the thrust of the spring.

  • Kiely
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Force in The X direction using Lever Arm

  • drummer8807
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Linear equations for amplitude factors

  • aaaa202
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Momentum of a massless particle?

  • phosgene
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Problem with Escape Velocity given final speed

  • celestasia
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How Can Friction Have Two Directions in Finding Tension?

  • thoradicus
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What Is the Minimum Initial Velocity to Roll Up a Carpet?

  • bobsmith601
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Magnetic Field at a point due to two parallel wires

  • smithisize
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Finding tension of a swinging mass

  • hongus
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Planar wave normally incident on dielectric boundary

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I have a problem where two stars are at a certain time r0 apart from

  • assaftolko
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Resistors/Battery Circuit solving. Maybe superposition

  • Kalookakoo
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Need Help - Regarding the mixture of circular motion and hooke's law

  • Lolagoeslala
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How Much Work is Done Moving an Object Against a Spring Force?

  • pxp004
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Rigid Box and 3D Schrodinger equation

  • budafeet57
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Centre of mass Momentum problem-Two blocks

  • Tanya Sharma
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A 4.4kg block is pushed along the ceiling

  • madelines
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Tug-of-War Problem: Is Rope Horizontal? | Physics Explained

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Calculating Power and Range of a Bullet

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Radial force on a particle with circular motion

  • Lee333
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How Is Effective Weight Calculated in a Spinning Carnival Ride?

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