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Angle of fuzzy dice when moving Just want to check

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How Does Torque Maintain Equilibrium in a Ladder Supported by Two People?

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Kinematics A car moving at 60km/h meets a train of length 1km

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I think I get it now. Thanks for your help. You're welcome, happy to help!

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Sketching charging and discharging of the capacitor

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A Child's Circular Adventure: Calculating Distance and Displacement

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Kinematics truck moving at 30m/s suddenly notices a moose 70m

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Quasars as indicators of distance?

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How to get initial and final velocity? thanks

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Same idea, but different approach. Faraday's Law

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Work done by external force in a gravitational field.

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Is my answer correct for finding the change in entropy?

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De Broglie Wavelength Calculation for an Electron with KE= 8.5 eV

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Resistance of A to B in Current Electricity Homework

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Finding the Average Acceleration

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Forces between 2 down quarks could someone me : )

  • Danny523
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How to calculate displacement from density?

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What is the voltage across the capacitor plates?

  • shashaeee
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The observed frequency of a 1,200 Hz wave

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What is the magnitude of the charge?

  • shashaeee
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Verifying: Solving Quadratic Equations for Time

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Acceleration of blocks on a slope

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Inertia with the parallel axis theorem

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Block moving up an incline with friction

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5-point star resultant force question

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Solved: Harmonic Motion - A, T, v=0, Acceleration, & Phase

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Lorentz velocity transformation problem

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Pressure, temperature and entropy vs. volume graphs

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How Fast Can a Truck Turn Without Losing Its Cargo?

  • lo31415926535
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Effect of moment of inertia on rolling distance

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DeBroglie wavelength in infinite potential well

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Increased acceleration in a pully system

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Calculating Velocity and Acceleration for Variable Motion

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An electric potential is given in volts by

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Calculating Velocity for Energy Conservation in Rotating System

  • Tiba
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Finding the resultant force on the block

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Ground state of Potassium and Hydrogen

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Astrophysics Problem (gravitational lensing)

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Electric Motor Starting: Increase or Decrease Current?

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Strain and stress related to young modulus

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Tension in cord at 30.0 degrees

  • Kennedy111
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Finding magnitude of electric field at center of square

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What is the Coefficient of Static Friction in This Physics Problem?

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Two blocks of mass connect to a pulley

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Momentum of pendulum at its lowest point

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Solving 1D Motion Question with x>0, v<0, a>0

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Finding approx. minimum value for 'v'

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Atomic Clock Time Dilation Experiment

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Centroid of a TILTED Semi circle

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Roller coaster friction calculations

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What is the net force in this question?

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Acceleration on a Frictionless Wedge

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What is the value of Ts in seconds?

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Finding momentum; I'm doing something wrong

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Electric Potential: Why Is It Equal in Both Spheres?

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Electrons - Relativistic velocity addition

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How Fast Does a Ball Travel When Dropped from a Height?

  • Physics-Pure
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General Physics- Frictional Forces on Objects

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Kirchoff's circuits and the Electric Field

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Efficiency of Low-Speed vs. High-Speed Chairlifts

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Parametric equations, find speed and direction

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Double Cart Inverted Pendulum Mechanics

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Beryllium atom in a weak magnetic field

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How much current does the motor draw to produce the required torque?

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Explaining the Energy Transfer in a Chairlift's Start and Stop

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Elastic Collision with a Spring Constant

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Impulse Momentum Method for Rotational

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Calculate Force of Friction on Hockey Puck Slowing to 10m/s

  • Kennedy111
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The Potential Difference between 2 points

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Converting one part of the equation into another

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Doppler Effect source/observer both moving

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How Does Rain Affect a Train's Power Output?

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Electron in a box. Finding the length of the box. (infinite well)

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How did v come out of this derivative?

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Word problem dealing with rate. Solve for rate of variable.

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How Do Different Media Affect Pendulum Damping?

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Temperature (Thermal Expansion) problem

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Calculating Energy Stored in a Capacitor?

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Jetfighter Acceleration and Time

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What is the correct electric potential of a rod?

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Conical pendulum circular motion question

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Electric and magnetic energy densities of the earth

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How to Find a Unit Vector Perpendicular to Another in the XY Plane?

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Electric Potential & Energy: Significance & Difference

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How Do You Calculate the Orbital Speed of Satellites?

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Relation of Magnetic and Electric Force of particles in vacuum

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Gravitational Forces Examined: Is F=mg Always True?

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How to find magnetic flux density at center and ends of solenoid

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Virtual Image Location for Negative Lens System?

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Solving Newton's Laws: Mass m Reaches Table in 1.08s

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Bernoulli/ Continuity Eq'n problem

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Impulse Momentum Method for Rotational

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Finding mass of ions in magnetic field

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Current-carrying Wire in a Circular Magnet

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