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Electric Potential: Two identical + 8.5mu C point charges

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One Dimensional Motion Question

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Use Newtonian Model to determine what the scale reads

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Solve physics problem using trigonometry knowing what are you doing

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Why does a rotating chain become horizontal?

  • Lindsayyyy
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Can't use a simple integral properly-must be retarded

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Angular displacement of a curve ball

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How Much Sand Equals the Surface Area of a Cube?

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What Determines the Motion of a Hockey Puck on a Frictionless Surface?

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Calculating Distance for a 15 Minute Lead: Kinematics Question Explained

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Calculating Walking Speed Based on Average Velocity and Distance Traveled

  • yeahman68
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Find magnitude of a force on a ring.

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Laying on the beach while sunseting question

  • djkinney
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Collision of a stationary ball with a moving ball

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How Far Will You Travel Before Catching Up with the Biker?

  • Butterfly30
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How to Design a Digital System for Multiplying Binary Numbers?

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How to find power of an engine in UCM?

  • chrishans
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1st Law of Thermo, work in a piston.

  • twmggc
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Electric field intenstity of a cube

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What are the physics behind quantum computing?

  • sick1
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Velocity and acceleration and drag

  • marco12345a
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Show that y(x,t)=y1(x,t)+y2(x,t) is a solution to the wave equation

  • Duderonimous
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Acres to miles: conversion problem (book error?)

  • Genecks
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Final temperature in reversible expansion

  • twinklestar28
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Electric field magnitude between two charged disks

  • mateo710
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Can you simplify dimensional analysis for me?

  • therealDR.DOG
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Computing the angles of Vector to x,y,z axisses

  • LVanderlinden
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How can we determine the biggest magnetic force on a wire?

  • songoku
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Power consumption of a human running

  • arkturus
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Why are reference angles necessary in trig

  • Luke77
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[Electric Charge Force] I swear I'm doing this right.

  • Gr33nMachine
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Simple math problem in one dimension

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Physics help please - Sources of error in lab experiments

  • Shordaay
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Resultant force from three forces.

  • Colts
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How Can Understanding Displacement vs. Distance Help Solve Physics Problems?

  • Girl@NCSU
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Second Half of a Trip - Speeding tickets

  • kchurchi
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Maximizing Space: Estimating the Number of Ping-Pong Balls in a Room

  • albinoboy
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How Can I Learn Vector Basics for Physics Homework?

  • chewykid92
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Nonuniform Volume Charge in a Cylinder

  • ur5pointos2sl
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Energy Stored Charge Configuration w/ Picture

  • PeachBanana
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Magnitude of Displacement for Harmonic Oscillator

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Light wavelength passing through a grating sketch help

  • alicia113
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Electric potential energy problem

  • mcano
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The moment of inertia of a group of seven pennies

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Calculating Work Function of Metal in a Photocell

  • SirNevermind1
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Pendulum consists of a rod of mass m attached to a light rod

  • cler
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What Are the Dimensions for Force and Distance in This Problem?

  • pyroknife
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Understanding Conservation of Momentum

  • saravananrame
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Objective problem regarding friction.

  • sankalpmittal
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AP Physics C lab involving incline planes featuring motion laws

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How to find/graph instantaneous speed vs time

  • Arooj
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Charging a spherical shell by conduction

  • bigplanet401
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How Is Electric Potential Difference Calculated from Work and Charge Movement?

  • PeachBanana
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Dropping a bundle from a plane: Using Newton's Second Law

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Need find end velocity given accel., time, distance

  • LVanderlinden
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What Determines the Shape of an Atom?

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Nonuniformly charged spherical surface

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Three point charges are arranged on a line.

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What Are the Effects of Five Charges in an Electrical Field?

  • xma123
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Single slits involving one source of monochromatic light

  • alicia113
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How Do You Calculate the Third Maximum Position in Single Slit Diffraction?

  • alicia113
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Conservation of momentum problem from SAT II

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Buoyancy Problem: Slab of Ice on Water

  • Mosaness
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Momentum, Impulse and collisions Q

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Need guidance on finding charge.

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How Much Force Is Exerted on the Floor When Pushing a Box?

  • jamesblim168
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How to calcoulate force applied?

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Forces on a weight stack pulling horizontally

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Is Magnetic Field Work Always Zero in Current-Carrying Conductors?

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How Does Energy Loss Affect a Ball's Motion in Gravity?

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Thin rod standing upright tips over

  • cler
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Motion in One Dimension. Need help with these problems.

  • Anubis951
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How Do You Calculate Friction Forces for a Car on a Flat Surface?

  • H4NS
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Circuit Simplification (Equivalent Resistance)

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Gamma ray colliding with an electron

  • lcd123
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Force of electric field and distance

  • azurken
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Proof that gravity equals 9.8 metres per second?

  • EasyTheySaid
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Partial Pressure Help-Please Check

  • Nimmy
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Need Help with trajectory based game equation

  • CheatyFace
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Projectile on horizontal surface

  • Darth Frodo
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How far will a motorcycle travel before coming to a halt?

  • Kartik.
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Solving Mechanics Problem with Friction Force

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Calculating Air Velocity in a Pipe

  • Karol
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How Do You Calculate Average Speed in a Mixed-Speed Relay?

  • cowmoo32
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Electricity & Magnetism Honors Project Ideas?

  • jonathan1
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How Long to Heat Air from 35°C to 1000°C with a 1400W Heater?

  • blazerman
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Determining the magnitude of the magnetic field acting on a particle

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Determining the radius of curvature mass spectrometre question

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Initial velocity of projectile given angle and max height

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Same temperature, but different volume?

  • dawn_pingpong
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Find G in Pendulum Experiment: Help Solve I Need

  • cpriyan
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Simple Harmonic Motion-Vertical Spring

  • PhysicsIzHard
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Deriving the Deflection Equation for a Prism

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How Do You Correctly Solve Vector Addition Problems?

  • APphysicsfail
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Calculating Mixing Ratio of Hydroxyl Radicals at Sea Level

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