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Why does time and space have to be relative?

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What is the uncertainty in a squared quantity?

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Distance to bring car to a full stop

  • DOA_Kasumi22
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Vectors and finding coordinates question

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Find the average velocity in the time intervals

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What is the Initial Velocity of a Cannon Ball Fired at 45 Degrees?

  • derpingmath
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Circuit Problem with Resistors connected in parallel and series

  • Souboro
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Why does a capacitor decrease current amplitude

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How Much Power Should an LED Emit to Be Visible from 5 Meters?

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Finding the magnitude of the friction force.

  • Ripe
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Change in Potential Energy levels of a body in Gravitational field.

  • harjyot
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Changes in EMF due to a bar magnet falling through a loop of wire

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Motor power in pulley system with accelerating block

  • emzee1
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Calculating Optical Cycles in Ultrashort Pulses

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What coefficient of friction keeps the object from moving?

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Instantaneous Speed in a time interval

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Free fall and distance traveled question.

  • Freemark
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Linear Collisions; Conservation Law

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How Far is the Satellite from Earth?

  • Feodalherren
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Conservation of Momentum/Mechanical Energy Question (Fairly Challenging)

  • Quotexon
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Projectile Motion, finding minimum speed

  • silvaramaxwel
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Basketball Projectile Motion problem

  • PHYSICSownsME
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Time for one calculation at 6.9 × 10^7 calculations per second

  • oldspice1212
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How to solve for vectors components

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Estimating the force of he water on the dutch boys finger

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How Much Work Do Each of the Forces Do on the Crate?

  • DRC12
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Electric Potential Energy, Point Charges and velocity

  • Northbysouth
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Finding the Kinetic Energy of Compton Scattering

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Can a single lens save the day for the broken projector?

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Determine Planck's Constant from gradient

  • ZedCar
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Finding acceleration in the system

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How Does a Submerged Object Affect Scale Readings?

  • Nellen2222
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Is mass conserved in terms of Special Realitivity

  • DODGEVIPER13
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Magnitude of normal force from ceiling to man

  • DOA_Kasumi22
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How do Gullstrand's equations work?

  • ShamelessGit
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How Do You Calculate the Height of an Elevator Approaching Its Floor?

  • DOA_Kasumi22
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Magnitude and direction of current

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How to find net electric force of zero

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Finding wavelength and wave speed in a sinusoidal wave.

  • JustinLiang
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Finding the equivalent resistance of this circuit.

  • lillybeans
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Stopping distance and time of a vehicle

  • Lucaburra
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Thermodynamic constant volume process

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Time Dilation - Clock running slower?

  • Peter G.
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Hydrogen atoms on collision (based on energy conservation)

  • george2625
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Finding a spring constant of a car

  • ChickysPusss
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Calculating Distance and Position of Two Moving Objects in 2D Space

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How do you find centripetal force without knowing velocity?

  • annamarie424
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Projectile Motion: Skateboarder on a Ramp

  • DRC12
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Potential Difference of an Insulating Sphere

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Why does every cable have 2 different tensions?

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Finding the electric potential difference?

  • hanyu
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Building a microscope with two different power lenses

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Finding stopping distance with force and mass using kinematics

  • izelkay
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Why Do Balance Scales Stop Even If Unbalanced

  • LaserWraith
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Train acceleration and braking over 1 km distance

  • Ishida52134
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What Is the Acceleration of a Mass on a Spring at t = 4.30 s?

  • howsockgothap
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Static Friction and Frictional Force Ranking Task

  • William2
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Constant Velocity = positive net force? But how to write it?

  • LearninDaMath
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Calculating Center of Mass with Added Particles

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Simple fluids pressure question

  • Iclaudius
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Attraction of two spheres in deep space

  • Feodalherren
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Acceleration function of velocity example

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A cyclist moving on a level road

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An Electron's Motion: Special Relativity in Action

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Object being dropped at different height

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Camera projection errors measuring length

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What is the impact of radiant pressure by the sun on cosmic dust?

  • unscientific
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A parabolic force distribution is applied to a beam

  • theBEAST
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Converging nozzle temperature difference - Steady flow energy equation

  • Nuclear_eng
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Finding sample distance from objective in a microscope with 160mm tube length

  • surfahgirl
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Magnetic Fields: Force on Charges Moving Perpendicular

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Calculating the Mass of a Ball with F = 9.5 N and θ = 28°

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Lens positions to focus a 2.0 cm candle flame on a wall 2.1 m away

  • surfahgirl
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KE and speed of a sphere near a fixed charge

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Circular Motion of a Ferris wheel

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How Does Doubling Speed Affect Centripetal Force and Acceleration?

  • Feodalherren
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Inconsistent Expiremental Data of Two-Lens System

  • ShamelessGit
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What is the reaction time for a batter facing a 45.0 m/s fastball?

  • joe426
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Ball dropped from height h, travels 0.5h in final 1 second

  • PhizKid
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How Much Energy Must a Cosmic Ray Have to Trace Back to Its Origin?

  • SHISHKABOB
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How Does Changing Mass and Speed Affect Spring Compression?

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Cannonball fired at 30° from 50 m building

  • Myll
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Does Mass Affect Work Done in Pushing a Hay Bale?

  • bcalkins
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Angular velocity using Newton's law

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Direction of Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge?

  • Peter G.
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Acceleration given distance from earth (r)

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How Is the Moon's Mass Calculated Using Satellite Orbit Data?

  • steven1495
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Calculating the uncertainty in an A4 page

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Solving for Normal Force between two objects

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Disc on thread orbiting cylinder with angular momentum

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Calculating the components of vectors

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Centripetal force - Train on a curved track

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Determine the direction of vector

  • kgianqu2
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G by free fall experimental error

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Calculating work done in a piston

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