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A spacecraft encounters a stationary dust cloud of density rho.

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Torque, Angular Displacement, Work

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A battery is responsible for supplying a constant current to a circuit?

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Formula for working out power produced by petrol being burnt in an engine

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Stone thrown upward from bridge reaches water in 3 seconds

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Calculate cangular momentum vector L

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Why does the lowest mode have particles oscillating in phase?

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Simple Harmonic Motion for a block-spring system

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Find Torque given Angular momentum and time

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Finding Spring Constant through Simple Harmonic Motion

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Finding distance between three spheres for gravitational force calculation

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Sphere in a horizontal plane + Projectile movement

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Universal gravitation 2- determine the planet's orbital period

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Universal gravitation 4-determine the weight of astronaut on planet Z

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Universal gravitation 1-determine height of satellite

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Diagram to represent heat capacity?

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20 kg block pulled by 3.5 kg hanging mass over pulley

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Rotational Motion and speed of a disc

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Accurate Formulas on Thermal Expansion

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Calculating Spacetime Interval for Event A

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How Long Does It Take for Captain Kirk to Fall to the Valley Floor?

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Motion 2 problems - Tossing hay bales and baseballs

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Calculating Linear and Rotational Motion

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Finding centripetal acceleration of a point on a vinyl record

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What are some potential research questions for an IB Physics extended essay?

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How do light's magnetic fields work?

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The Wave Equation (vibrating string)

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Amplitude of oscillating magnetic field

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A person pushes a 10.0 kg lawn mower at constant speed with a force of

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Will heat transfer between 450K and 480K copper masses?

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Simple Pulley System with Two Masses

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Gauss law and infinite spherical charge distribution

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Fres = ma for atwood fall machine

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Fnet=ma (kind of confusing question )

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Does Angular Momentum Affect Linear Momentum in Physics Problems?

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French's Special Relativity problem 1-9: cost calculation

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Torque and force from metal rod stopping spinning wheel

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Expanding gases leaving a muzzle

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How Do You Calculate the Coefficient of Restitution from a Bounce Height?

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Projectile motion - where will the ball land

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What is the magnitude of the acceleration of mass 1 in this system?

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Would a Bird Be Able to Fly on The Moon?

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How Do Bead Speeds Relate on a Semicircular Wire with a Tight String?

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How Much Force Does a Toy Locomotive Exert on a Caboose?

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Why Do Bubbles Form on the Water Surface?

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Find the tangent line that passes through the origin

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Finding coefficient of static friction with velocity and radius

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Velocity under constant acceleration

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Real-Life Application: Using Laboratory Equipment in a Formal Report

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Finding Pressure with constant temperature and varying volume

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What Is the Acceleration of a Car After 10 Seconds from Rest?

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Learner what is resistance value here.

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Which of the following will produce Electromagnetic radiation?

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What is the total distance traveled during the time interval?

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Two Masses and the Tension in a rod

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Force and motion of 200kg crate pulled 20m at 15°

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How to Find what nth-term a Number is in a Sequence

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Conservation of Angular Kinetic Energy

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Would a downhill inclined plane be a simple machine?

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Calculating Magnitude and Duration of Deceleration in Fall from Bed

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Calculating Constant Acceleration for a Cessna Aircraft Takeoff

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Year 12: Cambridge Physics Problem (Pressure inside a vessel)

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Simple harmonic motion - Springs

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Mailbag dropped from helicopter moving at 2.98 m/s

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Cycloid motion of electron in perpendicular E and B field

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Basic kinematics confusion all derivatives 0?

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(Center of Mass) How much the skater walked?

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Velocity Ratio and Lever Confirmation

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Year 12: Cambridge Physics Problem (Doppler effect of light in a box)

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Year 12: Cambridge Physics Problem (Thermal System)

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Particle collision pressure and radiation pressure from a light bulb

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How Do the Laws of Motion Apply to a Block and Wedge System?

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Where Does Object A Come to Rest Relative to Wagon B?

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Projectile Motion - baseball popup

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What is the angular velocity at t = 2.4 sec based on given graph?

  • SalsaOnMyTaco
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Static friction problem for person to walk up plank

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Where does 3.92 m come from in the balance beam torque equation?

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Determining Final Velocity of an Electron Absorbing an X-ray?

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How long does it take for the car to pass the truck?

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Universal gravitation 10- Determine the rate

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Circular motion-what is the radius of the loop de loop in meters

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Calculating Average Acceleration of 52g Super Ball

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How Does Angular Velocity Change After Inelastic Collision?

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Car Acceleration: Determining Speed & Distance

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Can This Table Hold a 1500 lb Axle?

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Dimensions - Disc Brake Surface Area

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Calculating Car Accident Speed: 100ft skid marks, 0.75g deceleration

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Is the Calculated Current of 1.3 Amps Correct in a Parallel Circuit Problem?

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Thermal expansion olympiad problem

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How much is the angular acceleration?

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How Do You Calculate the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction on an Incline?

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Calculating number of Photons absorbed by a surface

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