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Solve Dynamics Problem: Find Time & Height of Cliff

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Specific Heat Capacity of aluminum rivets

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Resistance of an interesting circuit

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Terminal Velocity and Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment

  • LearninDaMath
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Finding 2 resistances in which case the power doesnt change

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Physics homeowork Average Velocity

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What Is the Speed of a Package Dropped from an Ascending Helicopter?

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Heat released during freezing of water

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Numerical problem on vector algebra - components of vectors

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Kayaker paddling across a harbor

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Finding Centripetal Acceleration?

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How Do Velocity and Acceleration Vectors Interact in Different Scenarios?

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Find Velocity: Easy Method to Solve Complex Physics Problem

  • utkarshakash
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Plastic Balls in a Test Tube with Mass

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How Does Frequency Affect Phase in a Resistor-Capacitor Circuit?

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Point Charges, Maginitudes and Electric Fields.

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Fundamental Frequency of Two Pipe Organs

  • Northbysouth
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Volumetric Expansion and Overflow

  • mexqwerty
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Decibels, Waves, Kinetic Energy and Mosquitos

  • Northbysouth
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Solving for the minimum speed a car must have to catch up to another car?

  • PastaTapestry
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Jump height difference in two different gravities

  • Dreaming
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Freefall Arrow Problem: Finding the initial speed and maximum height

  • Parkkk41
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Charged ball within spherical shell charge problem

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A slice causes a tennisball to spin and deviate from its normal parabolic path.

  • jlyu002@ucr.e
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Projectiles - Are my answers correct?

  • phospho
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Calculate New Power when adding a Resistor

  • Apaullo13
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Velocity of a car in order to meet another car coming towards it

  • PhizKid
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What is the answer to the elastic momentum problem?

  • bubakazouba
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What is the efficiency of the cycle

  • tyler7686
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Finding the maximum height given multiple variables

  • kaitwhit
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Finding the lift force on an airplane

  • Ripe
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Electric field and Guass' Law question

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Is the Compton wavelength equal to 2*pi*r, the radius of an electron?

  • StephenD420
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Engineering Problems - Acceleration Required to Separate Ions

  • Erna221
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Free-Body Diagram for Statics of a Crane

  • unscientific
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Cord tension & how to calculate force magnitude of a cord & pulley

  • Danniboi
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Very simple circuit of 2 batteries

  • aaaa202
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Is My Approach to Solving This Complex Physics Problem Correct?

  • phunphysics2
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I need a formula for bouncing balls

  • steven1495
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Calculating Rigidity Modulus Using Torsional Couple Equation

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How Does Gauss' Law Apply to Infinite Charge Slabs?

  • shanty
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Acceleration overcoming Velocity. Over what time frame?

  • Maiton
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Having trouble explaining this phenomena

  • charmedbeauty
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Quantum mechanics: how to sketch the wave function?

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Is Constant Speed Equal to Acceleration?

  • Hannah1
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Energy Conservation in RLC circuit

  • Opus_723
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Dependent sources - can the gain (g) be negative?

  • lillybeans
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What is the final velocity of a tossed rock falling into a hole?

  • student1010
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Direction of Forces on an Inclined Plane

  • tlonster
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What is the significance of F being a roller joint in this system?

  • theBEAST
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Find Components of Force F with Angles x, y, and z

  • Mosaness
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How Fast Must the Runner Sprint to Beat the Baseball to Home Plate?

  • hmcaldwell01
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Question about noninertial reference frame.

  • snoopy82
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Work & Energy: Understanding Negative Work & Potential Energy Gain

  • Peter G.
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How Do You Model a Car's Decreasing Acceleration Mathematically?

  • hmcaldwell01
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Calculating potential from a nonuniform linear charge distribution.

  • r0wbrt
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Find coefficient of kinetic friction on an inclined plane.

  • shandsy
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Waves, pulses, sound and things of that nature

  • PhillipRussel
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What Is the Maximum Safe Depth for the Submarine with a 40cm Window?

  • KINkid92
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Time it takes for an object to hit the ground

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How Do You Calculate Electric Flux Through a Cube with a Central Charge?

  • bmb2009
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What is the Maximum Height and Flight Time of an Arrow Fired Upward?

  • joel amos
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Extra Credit Question about Waves

  • PhillipRussel
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What is the index of refraction of the tank's walls?

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A Glider of length moves through

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A problem about stationary waves ?

  • Douna2nd
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Challenging Authority: A Scientific Approach to Questioning Answer Keys

  • theBEAST
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Max Height of Ball Thrown Up in 0.5 Seconds at 2m Window

  • PhizKid
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One-Dimensional distribution of Molecular Velocity Questioin

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Pressure & Force in a Beaker: Solutions

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How to Calculate Energy Lost in a Rolling Sphere?

  • Noxus
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Equation for the Motion of a Charged Particle in an Electric Field

  • BOYLANATOR
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Throws a stone horizontally with a velocity of 20ms-1

  • moimoi24
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Finding point loads in shear force diagram

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What Is the Displacement of the Centre of Mass When a Man Climbs a Ladder?

  • utkarshakash
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Conservation of angular momentum

  • Leong
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Slight confusion concerning Newton's first law

  • Ripe
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Calculating the tesion in a string holding a 1 meter stick

  • saurabheights
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Which Particle Has More Electric Potential?

  • kougou
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Derive Wien's Law from Plancks Law

  • Mosaness
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Charged ring with oscillating particle

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RC Circuits Voltage: Solving for V(out) with Loop Rule

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Gamma Ray Energy from Decay of Boron

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Vector magnitude on an inclined plane - should be a quick answer

  • tlonster
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Solving Thermodynamics Doubt - João

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Problems with finding initial velocity of an object

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Lorentz transformations - relative speeds of frames

  • ElijahRockers
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Three balls are dropped, find position of each ball

  • Phys121VIU
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Can displacement be greater than, less than, or equal to total distance?

  • jlyu002@ucr.e
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Solar Constant: Earth's Receiving Intensity

  • Peter G.
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Simple harmonic motion + rate of changes

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Calculate Volume of Ferric Chloride 1.058g/cc, 34.0g

  • Nellen2222
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Learn How to Solve Basic Statics Problems with Expert Guidance

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And the last questions from the big and bad paper from me awesome

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How Do You Determine Infinite Significant Digits in Calculations?

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