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[EE] Figuring out the E and B fields from two dipoles

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Rockets and accleration with kinematics

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Need Help - dragging a trunk up a loading ramp

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Spherically symmetric charge density given electric potential

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What was the plane's landing speed?

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Force between Two Current-Carrying Wires

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Where does an electron emit or absorb radiation

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Finding tension of 2 wires at different angles

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Kinematics - getting different answers when using different units

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Need to find the distance for the physics problem.

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How object distance varies with distance(depth)?

  • NANDHU001
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How to deal with vectors (Motion in two dimension)

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How to find the net force, acceleration, and speed of Hovercraft?

  • turtle4yj
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Mr. H Falls from the Top of a Climbing Wall

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Solving a Lever Problem: Need Help from Experts | Join Our Forum!

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How High Does Henry Bounce on the Trampoline?

  • MarkB4077
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Where Do Two Bouncing Balls Meet?

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Rolling motion with mass attached to the rim

  • kushan
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Car going up a hill. Find the Angle of the hill.

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Given vi and a(v) calculate 1. v(t) 2. time to stop 3. distance to top

  • IvyCap
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A person slides downa spherical, frictionless surface.

  • pmd28
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Calculating Acceleration in a Wedge-Block System on a Frictionless Table

  • oldspice1212
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Uniformly Charged Circular Disk

  • cheungw
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Calculating Work Done by Gravity & Air Resistance on Raindrop

  • AryRezvani
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Calculating Bounce Height Using Conservation of Energy

  • NasuSama
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Force of kinesin molecule within cells

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Solving Work Problem: Find Force & Distance

  • NasuSama
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Why Is My Acceleration Calculation Not Matching the Expected Result?

  • Bashyboy
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Equivalent Voltage for Thevenin Equivalent Circuit

  • Kurushimi
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Sandbag Dropped from Moving Balloon

  • Lycouras
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Force on a Wire In Uniform Magnetic Field

  • bmb2009
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Tension Problem, with slope and 2 masses

  • thoradicus
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Find the force needed to move the elephant

  • BoJunior
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Distance, Acceleration and Time Question

  • student34
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Need help finding the thrust and exit diameter of a rocket

  • strine07
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Finding the acceleration in a gear rotating and constrained by a link.

  • theBEAST
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Free Fall Lab Question: Calculating Average Acceleration and Velocity

  • seallen
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Friction: decelerating vehicle on dry and wet concrete

  • tratata
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Force and Tension - Calculating Force on another object

  • AstoAerial
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Collision between two moving blocks with a spring

  • Tadams92
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Calculating Net Force for a Viper Accelerating at 45 km/hr in 2 seconds

  • socialfox
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Statement about ball thrown upwards

  • chewchun
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Centripetal Motion along the horizontal with an angle

  • mpmor1
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Need help to analyze the circuit for a HW problem

  • Parad0x88
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Why is the normal force on a roller coaster's peak greater than mg?

  • Smileyxx
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Helicopter Flight and Jet Pack Adventure

  • oldspice1212
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Finding Resistance from internal resistance and Power in a circuit

  • MasterVivi
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WOrk done by a variable force (in two dimension)

  • daivinhtran
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Vector evaluation & Lorentz force law

  • Roodles01
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How Fast is the Other Car Going Relative to You?

  • Hannah1
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Deriving Kinetic Energy in a U-Tube with Varying Cross-Sectional Area

  • RockenNS42
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Clarification on calculating Electrical Force and charge

  • yudi
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How Much Energy Can We Obtain from 211g of Peanuts?

  • Hannah1
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Atomic Energy Levels - Calculating the Minimum Energy of Light Emitted

  • LovePhys
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Buoyant Force Problem: Fraction of Length in More-Dense Liquid | Solution

  • amw2829
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How Do Friction and Surface Affect Block Acceleration in a Pulley System?

  • joel amos
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Super fun projectile motion ski slope problem

  • Peppo
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Structural Mechanics - Statics / Truss

  • physicx_1
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The Physics Behind a Bullet Hitting The Human Body

  • MG5
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Wordy Physics on Forces, Pulleys, and Friction

  • capn awesome
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Need help related to heat, water and aluminium

  • Sl1ver
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Need help on how to figure out the problems (Steam)

  • Sl1ver
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Free fall equations Sky diver Felix need some help please

  • najat
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How Can I Survive a Physics Class I'm Unprepared For?

  • christina007
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What Is the Instantaneous Axis of Rotation for a Pure Rolling Disc?

  • kushan
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Calculating Static Friction Coefficient w/ Angle of Uniform Slip

  • tratata
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Finding acceleration of a box with two forces acting on it

  • mikky05v
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FreeFall motion Assumptions in proving

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I'm LOST Car is suppose to overtake truck but at what velocity?

  • nabet94
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How Do You Calculate the Mass of a Chair from Force and Acceleration?

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How Is the Center of Mass Calculated for a Solid Cone?

  • Carnivroar
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Ski Jump (Conservation of Energy)

  • Albeaver89
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Flow Velocity- Guranteed to be Laminar

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HW help requested (Tension, Circular motion, Work and Energy Theorum)

  • Burnenator
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Box sliding on 35 degree grade

  • joel amos
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Conservation of Momentum of a shot bullet

  • Kennedy111
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Magnitude of Acceleration and Work

  • scotthyppo
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What Goes on the X-Axis and Y-Axis in a Centripetal Force vs Period Graph?

  • ahhppull
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Find the Initial and Final states of an excited Hydrogen Atom

  • Mrbilly
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Einstein's energy mass relation

  • Hannah1
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Natural force down incline plane

  • PhizKid
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How Do You Calculate the Momentum of a Moving Car?

  • Hannah1
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What is the Momentum of a 75 kg Freshman Moving Southward at 3m/s?

  • Hannah1
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AM (SSB-SC) Signal Bandwidth 941 kHz 20 Hz-19 kHz

  • qduy
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What Are the Correct Units for Momentum?

  • Hannah1
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Rolling Object, Moving Incline

  • BryMan92
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Capital Punishment @ the Dark Ages Penitentiary.

  • Hannah1
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Momentum of a Ball tossd in the air.

  • Hannah1
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Change in Momentum: Truck v Volkswagen

  • Hannah1
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Momentum if Velocity is Doubled

  • Hannah1
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Calculating acceleration in X and y direction

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Overcoming static friction - easy

  • joel amos
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Easy but hard problem (loop-the-loop) normal force?

  • daivinhtran
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What Differentiates Work Done by a Spring vs Work Required to Stretch It?

  • daivinhtran
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What Forces Keep a Laptop on a Car Roof at High Speeds?

  • riseofphoenix
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