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Acceleration for Masses on a slope/plane connected by a string

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Conserving Angular Momentum: Solving a Cockroach Problem

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What is the speed of the ambulance based on its siren's frequency?

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Net Acceleration: Is it Ever OK?

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Find Tension of the rotating rod at a distance x

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Should the D String Be Tightened or Loosened When Tuning a Banjo?

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How to show that the motion graph of a linear oscillator is an ellipse.

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Conservation of Linear Momentum Problem

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Momentum: Collision in two dimensions

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Solve Physic Lab Questions: Formula Solutions & Problem Walk-Throughs

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Finding the Maximum Height of a Pendulum Swing

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Maximum Initial Speed of an Overdamped Oscillator

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Analyzing the movement of a billiard ball

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Failed first test on forces&kinematicsneed some help with corrections

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Find Slope of Run to Reach 40 m/s in 30 Seconds

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What Are the Components of Net Force for a Mass Swinging on a Rope?

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Can Humans Survive Sun's Explosion by Escaping to Another Planet?

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Rank Velocity Vectors by Kinetic Energy

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Vertical Oscillation assuming no damping

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What is considered a small velocity?

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Why Did I Get the Wrong Answer for the Force at Point C?

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Help Needed: Force Equations for Horizontal Component of Bigger Block

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Degrees Celcius to Farenheight, Conversion issues

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Deriving values from experimental data (algebra help)

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Troubleshooting Pulling Force on a 20.0kg Sled

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Force and Motion rod tension problem

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Perturbation theory infinite well

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What is the Tension in a Connecting Cord for Two Masses on an Incline?

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Uniform Acceleration: Solve for Initial Velocity

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Why Is Understanding the Process Behind Vector Addition Crucial?

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How Far Can I Hike Up a Mountain After a 500 Calorie Lunch?

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Power Problem Homework: Compare Cart Delivery

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Fundamentals of Physics Test Bank questions?

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A plane flying at 220m s-1 at a height of 300m

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Tension in one of two ropes of a hung sign

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For part b, I am lost.Multiple Pulleys: Solving Physics Problems

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Solving for Projectile Velocity for Intercepting A Moving Target

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Final Velocity given only Initial Velocity and Angle

  • tworley1977
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Tension in ropes w/o acceleration or friction

  • JLPG
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Work Done ON or BY the System [Conceptual Question]

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Solving Pulley Systems with Multiple Masses and Angles

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How does the reference height affect Bernoulli's principle calculations?

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Solving Highway Hill Work Problem: Find v_down

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Calculating force between links in a chain

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Thermodynamics: 2 Pistons connected by a rod

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Find tension in cables with forces acting on them.

  • proctortom
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Gas heated under constant pressure - thermal energy transferred?

  • Marcargo
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Optimizing Time for a Ball on a Sloped Path: Arc or Chord?

  • talisman2212
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Circular Motion, Revolutions from diameter, time and speed

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Question finding Vf of a charge moving through potential difference

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Heat transfer in an Isothermal process?

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How Many Revolutions Does a Tire Make at 20 m/s in 4 Seconds?

  • SherBear
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Homework question about radio waves

  • lordvipomme
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Projectile Motion-Football Clearing Crossbar

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Optics - Angular Magnification

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Why Does the X Component Disagree in Problem B?

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What is the tension in the rope attached at -4mxˆ?

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Gravitational pull on a spaceship by Earth = that of the Moon

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Rigid body rotation. Need explanation

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Basic kinematics - calculating time

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Help with Equation Concerning Maximum Force

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Conceptual Energy vs Momentum question

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Calculating Force with Mass and Acceleration

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Statics/Moments - Force perpendicular to slope?

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Is the Roller Coaster Speed Calculation Correct?

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Work (of worker, gravity, normal, total)

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How Do You Calculate the Oscillation Frequency of a Compressed Rubber Pad?

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What is the Unit of ω=sqrt(g/x0) and How is it Converted to Radians?

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2D collision of billiard balls

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Understanding Lenz Law: How Current Flows in Close Proximity Coils

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Need Help to understand the answer.

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Finding coefficien of kinetic friction

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Can someone me find the magnitude of acceleration using forces?

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Fraction of K.E. that turned into P.E.

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Double Slit - any interference?

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Average force exerted by ball on the wall

  • Tanya Sharma
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Physics of River Crossing: Solving for Angle and Component Velocity

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Electrostatics balancing gravitational, coulomb forces and tension

  • FatPhysicsBoy
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Work done by expanding gasses on bullet

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Calculating Impedance Using Capacitive Reactance

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Question about change in internal energy

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Applications of Resonance in Weaponry?

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Work done in various frames of reference

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RLC Circuit Calculations - How Do Wattmeters Work?

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Finding Velocity from Acceleration Graph

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Linear momentum of 2 objects colliding find velocity and angle

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Calculating Thermal Radiation: Power and Wavelength of a 47000K Object

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