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Induced Current and Eddy Current

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Reducing Decibel Levels: How Far Should You Move from a Loudspeaker?

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Tricky wording in electrical circuits question

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Can Sound Sources on a Straight Road Cause Interference Effects?

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Solve Kinematics Problem: Car Overtaking Truck

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What is the period of oscillation?

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Finding velocity, hinged rhombus

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Forces-vector diagram triangles

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Work Energy Method for Linear Motion

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Solving the Acceleration of a Bob Attached to a Train

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What Are the Components of Vector Q?

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Springs and masses connected together in a line

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Capacitance - How handle multiple caps in series and parallel?

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Calculating atomic velocities from forces

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Determine the possible effects on the water level

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Constant pressure in a heated syringe

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Electrostatics problem difficulty for A-Level physics

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How to find the missing displacement (vectors)?

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Estimating pressure and atomic spacing in the upper atmosphere

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Vectors and Forces: Solving for Unknown Components (15N)

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Simple pendulum problem - having trouble with the math

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Mass and spring in circular motion.

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Two Relativity Problems on relative length

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How to calculate the fourth vertex of a parallelogram

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Close tube with string oscillation

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Find velocity of hanging block in a pulley system

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Does ice cube mass affect how far it flicks?

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Calculate Load of Mild Steel Column

  • John78
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Understanding Heat Transfer in a Freezing System

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Understanding schrodinger equation

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Computing magnetic field using Biot-Savart law in MATLAB

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Acceleration as a vector. Is it conserved?

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Problem on frame of reference in rotation

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Oscillatory motion - Car driving on bumpy road

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Car Acceleration & Friction: Force, Coefficient & Calculation

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How Does Closing a Switch Affect Capacitor Charge Over Time?

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Taking moments about which axis?

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Error propagation for value not directly measurable

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Thermal Expansion: Solving for Temperature Change

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Why is the tension in a rope 49 N for a 10 kg picture?

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Power Dissipated for 2 different circuits

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Why Is My Calculation of Carnot Engine Efficiency Incorrect?

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Free Fall With Air Resistance Problem

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Calculate the Dead Load on a Simply Supported Beam

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What happens when switch 1 closes in an electromagnetic relay?

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3 Pulleys System, find the acceleration of both mass.

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Matching Electric Field Entries

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Find current when linear mass density and current is given.

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Why Does Oil on Water Create Rainbow Colors?

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Graphical method to find magnitude and direction

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CO2 molecule oscillation mode 2 frequency derivation

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Why Does a Disk Begin to Rotate on a Horizontal Surface with Friction?

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A problem about angular momentum

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How Does Adding Resistors Affect Bulb Brightness in a Series Circuit?

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How would I find the direction in which these waves are travelling?

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The left end of a long glass rod 6.00cm in diameter has a convex

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Calculating coefficient of friction given m, applied force, and a

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Speed of progressive waves numerical

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Find the angular frequency for small oscilations of the following SHM

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Deriving synodic and sidereal period relationship for planets

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Position and Displacement question.

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How Do You Calculate the Specific Heat Capacity of a Cupronickel Alloy?

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Calculating magnetic field of an infinite strip.

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Fan blade tangential acceleration equals gravity

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Mistake on official answer (conservation of linear momentum)

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Compression force in current loop in magnetic field

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Left recursive context free grammars

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Kirchhoff's Voltage Law - Closed Loop?

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Year 12: Cambridge Physics Problem (Movement of Bromine gas in air)

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Calculating the Power Needed to Bike Up a Hill

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Electric field between two uniformly, linear charged rods

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A solid steel shaft is subjected to a torque of 45 KN/m.

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How Does Fluid Mechanics Explain the Sinking Treasure Box Scenario?

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Reasons why the Franck Hertz experiment might fail

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Find the aceleration of the disk when falling (rotation)

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Bullet embeds in rod at angle: finding maximum angular displacement

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Minimum spring constant to keep a ladder secure at 30 degrees

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Speed of electron in electric field question

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Will the Sphere Reach Point C on Its Path?

  • Questions999
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Why is torque Fd for rolling without slipping?

  • Hernaner28
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Physics of punching a heavy bag

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Normal force on cylinder resting on sliding support

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Find the conditions for the static coef. for non-slip conditions

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Finding mean and RMS voltage for V = 4cos2θ using integration

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Four metal plates close to each other

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Torque on rotating disc from gas molecule collisions

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How Do You Calculate Forces in a Supported Bar with Uneven Loads?

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Amplitude of a magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave

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How Do You Calculate Angle 2 in a Physics Vector Problem?

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Is a 5° Ramp Slope Too Steep for Pushing a 30kg Cart?

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Calculating Period of a Pendulum: 1.18 s

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Finding charge and mass on hanging strings

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Solving Magnetic Field Inside Toroidal Solenoid of 0.50m Radius

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What Is the Magnetic Force on a 1-cm Segment of a Current-Carrying Wire?

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Total mechanical energy of oscillating system?

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How does tension and weight affect induction?

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