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How Far Will a Human Cannonball Travel When Their Acceleration is 0?

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Aerodynamics mini lesson questions

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Help: Question about Orbitals and Quantum numbers - Thanks

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How Do You Calculate Amplitude and Wave Velocity from a Wave Equation?

  • chomsky
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Problem involving Forces, torque,friction and object tipping

  • lingoo
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Components of Velocity (Collisions)

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Physics problem about Earths rotation after 45 centuries

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Direction of a vector after I have already found magnitude

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Motion on Inclined ramp with Friction Problem

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Calculations in regards to a car coming to a stop, help is needed.

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Solving Motion along a Line: Finding Turning Points, Max U & Frequency

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Faulty lamp because it short circuit

  • thoradicus
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Simple Harmonic Motion Question

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Fluid Mechanics - find a cavity of a block if it exist?

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Calculating Voltmeter's Resistance

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How Does Gauss' Law Apply to Gravitational Fields?

  • arl146
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A wheel is making 240 rpm and after 30 sec and after 30 sec

  • manal950
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How Does Changing Force Angle Affect Kinetic Energy Increase in a Sled?

  • Parzival
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Angular acceleration of a wheel formula

  • MrPotatoHead
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What is the formula for calculating the lifetime of a star?

  • Johnboy
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Rectangular coil rotating in magnetic field

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Is the Luminosity-Mass Relationship in Stars Misleading?

  • Johnboy
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Help with height of image in a mirror

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Finding Mass in SHM with Known Spring Constant and Velocity

  • JoulesVerms
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Barrier Tunneling Probability (Proton)

  • bayan
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Understanding Current Splitting at Junctions with Multiple Batteries

  • AdkinsJr
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Magnitude of perpindicular vectors

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Force Exerted From the Ground During a Jump.

  • JSpadafore
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Center of mass variable ambiguity

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What is the light's wavelength?

  • yy205001
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Electron or Proton gun (+/- charge) from magnetic field?

  • d3nat
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Physics question - Constant acceleration and distance travelled

  • physics.geeks
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A ball is thrown into the air + missing class

  • yumito
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Group of partcles in a magnetic field

  • TheWire247
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Having trouble finding trajectory of a small rocket

  • KiwiD
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Do the solutions have an error linear+rotational motion of a rigid body

  • Femme_physics
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Calculating Impulse from a Graph: How to Solve the Problem

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Troubleshooting Trig Problem 1-5: Confirmation Needed

  • s3a
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Damped Simple Harmonic Motion: Solving for Period and Phase Delta

  • roam
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Physics 1 related rates homework question.

  • fletchea
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Is My Magnetic Flux Homework Solution Incorrect?

  • bckcookie
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Calculating Magnetic Flux: A Troubleshooting Guide

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Direction of the magnetic force

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Current, Polarity and EMF through circuit?

  • TheWire247
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Why Does a Motorcycle Accelerate Faster Than a Large Truck?

  • Nitrate
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Calculating the momentum of a softball

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Solve Your Circuit Question: Understanding Voltage Drop in Series Lamps

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Displacement of emerging light ray

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Quick electric field of a line segment integral question

  • StephenD420
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Kinematics Vectors and cartesian coordinates. Plane with wind blowing.

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Label Conversion factor (Temperature)

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Physics past paper question - hard disks

  • jsmith613
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Capacitance Q: Connected in Series/Parallel? Charge on Plates?

  • Saitama
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Parallel Capacitors: Homework Solution for 9 μF Charge

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Calculating Final Speed in Elastic collision (momentum)

  • Mushroom79
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Calculating Magnetic Field of Solenoid Coil with AC Current

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Can the Dot Product Determine Maximum Distance from the Origin?

  • jimmy42
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How Much Work Is Needed to Push a Crate Up an Inclined Plane?

  • mstine87
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Moment of Inertia of a Hollow Cylinder

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Numerical based on 3 parallel plates -Find the charge problem

  • aashishrockzz
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Water Evaporation (Thermodynamics)

  • roam
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Finding amplitude of a baby in cot

  • charmedbeauty
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Understanding superposition of forces and its consequences

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Calculating Potential Energy of a Bow + Projectile calculations

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How to Find the Angle Between Two Vectors?

  • Michaelh926
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Images in a diverging lens are always virtual. when an objectis placed

  • nic.harv
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Electricity, Direction of Charge Problem

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Electron wave function and Probability

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Change in momentum of baseball being struck

  • Zach Lunch
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Help: Writing the 4 quantum numbers for each of the 8 electrons?

  • nukeman
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Is My Solution for Magnetic Field and Force Correct?

  • bckcookie
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Vectors Using Cosine or Sin Law

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Finding the velocity of the wind

  • xChee
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2 hanging masses with springs, find spring constant

  • Hyperfluxe
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Kinetic Energy including a pulley

  • Lydia22
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I : How does an a.c generator work ?

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Why Do Rockets Measure Different Collision Times in Relativity?

  • snellslaw
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Statics problem about an anchored plank in water

  • vanillin
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Energy, temperatures and efficiency

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Calculating Drop Size, Number and Time for Water Flow Through Capillary

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Object sliding with friction into a spring Find compression

  • SamLing2000
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Obtaining mathematical model for the kinetic system

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Factoring known drag into finding height of projectile

  • Chark711
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An electron is then shot between the plates

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Crash Momentum: 1500kg Boulder, 500kg Truck

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The 200g model rocket,Angular acceleration

  • Lydia22
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Combining two equations - HOOOOW?

  • ks23
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Finding Current given kilo-ohms and volt

  • warnexus
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Find the current given length and magnetic field strength

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Calculating capacitance -Got wrong answer

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Finding current in parallel RLC Circuit

  • Mrhu
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Induced emf is my answer correct ( not sure about b value)

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Digital Technology - CDs and Storage Space

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