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Find the force of the rod on the point charge

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Speed distance and not a lot of hair left

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Special Relativity (Transformation question) Check Answer.

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What is the delay between seeing lightning and hearing thunder?

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Ball launched off a cliff at negative angle

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How Do You Calculate θ for Polarized Light Intensity Reduction to I0/4?

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I still seem to be off!Solving RCL Circuit w/Iron Core at Resonance

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Problem related to work Confused between two answers.

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Question on working out forces acting on a brick.

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What is the correct solution for the maximum compression of the spring?

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Higher Level Physics - Problem Help

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What Are the Key Parameters of Simple Harmonic Motion in This Problem?

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Newton's Third law of motion problem.

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Calculating the Field of a Charge in a Coordinate System

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Work-Energy: Force Acting Through 1.2pi Despite 0.6pi Move

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Finding Current, Voltage, and Resistance in Parallel Circuits

  • PrincessPerry
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Help on a kinematics (possibly) question ?

  • Mark Rice
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Constant acceleration of sports car

  • HelpMeHelpYou
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Is the Net Force on a Charge at the Center of a 13-Sided Polygon Zero?

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The Mystery of Inclined Plane Motion: Analyzing a Block's Acceleration

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What is the Net Force on Charges in a Square?

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How Far Does a Car Travel to Reach 4.61 m/s with Non-Constant Acceleration?

  • albert12345
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How can we determine the self-inductance of a solenoid?

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What is the velocity of a car accelerating at a non-constant rate?

  • albert12345
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Help with Acceleration question

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How Does Velocity Change with Time in a Spiral Path?

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How Do You Derive the Radius Equation for a Satellite's Elliptic Orbit?

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Inertia of pully system with wire that has a mass

  • Umbrako
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Thin film (interference problem)

  • Sefrez
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Bullet Strikes Wheel - find rotations/second

  • yesiammanu
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Calculate the work done in Rectangle?

  • abrowaqas
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Determining the polarisation state of the waves.

  • Raphisonfire
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Help with question mass/displacement

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Determining the gravity using inclined planes

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Lenz law wire and expanding loop

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Bullet Hits Block Attached to Spring What am I doing wrong?

  • sweetpete28
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Oscillating in Simple Harmonic Motion?

  • jisrael93
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Rolling cylinder on surface with friction (initially slipping)

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Circular Motion Problem: Finding Speed of a Swinging Ball at a Given Angle

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Calculating Tension in a Stretched String Using Wave Speed

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How Do You Calculate the Speed of a Wave on a Rope?

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Converting Units: Are These Conversions Accurate?

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How Do Forces and Tension Affect Equilibrium on a Staircase?

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Speed of car dependent on what factors

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Help Finding the Applied Force to move a box?

  • jisrael93
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Efficiency of a cycle from a diagram

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Entropy of the river due to coal heating

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How to determine significant figures for quadratic?

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Gas Compression in piston and resulting oscillations

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Could somebody confirm this answer for me please?

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An unguided weapon is launched off a fighter aircraft flying at 500kts

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What Are the Basics of Inductors in Electrical Circuits?

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Time required to charge capacitor to percentage of max capacitor voltage

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Determining angle alpha with an elastic rope and a mass hanging from the rope.

  • blueboy499
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Calculating the n=1 Energy Level of B4+ Ion

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Answer 2nd Question Part 1: Mechanics Ques.

  • winichris
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Double Pulley Systems/Complex Pulley System Problems

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Energy, work, power unit 3 question

  • Dcpc10
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Determine the density of a planet in SI units

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Time From Slipping to Rolling Motion

  • Mr. Heretic
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Thermal expansion of tank and contents.

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How Much More Intense Is One Sound Source Compared to Another?

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Relating radius and angular freq of an rotating object

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Double-slit experiment (path length)

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Temperature change with sliding a crate

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How can i find the acceleration for this constraint?

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How Do You Calculate the Angular Position of a Point on a Rotating Wheel?

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*Simple conversion probelm - Converting 1.08 x 10^8 dm^3 to m

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Ramp with block dealing with friction

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Electrical Potential at point Y between 2 point charges

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Determine Mass from Net Force, distance, and velocity

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Conservation of Angular Momentum

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New mass moment of inertia of an object after rotation

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Find Coefficient of Friction for Homogeneous Cube on Floor/Wall

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Induced EMF on a moving rod next to a line of current.

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Solving the Paradox of Electromagnetic Induction

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Elementary particles -their place in atom

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What Is the Correct Calculation for Current in a Solenoid?

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Determine Va-Vb and the magnitude/direction of Ea-Eb

  • StudentofSci
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What Mechanics Questions Are Urgently on Your Mind?

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Error Calculation in Multiplication of two measurement points

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Will the Baseball Clear the Fence?

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Why Does an Inductor Behave Differently from a Resistor in an RL Circuit?

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Calculate the coefficient of friction of a box sliding down a hill?

  • nerdgirl14
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Tension in string of objects connected question :o

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Triangle plane surface 2m base and 3 height

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Classical thermodynamics problem

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Why wire experiences force in magnetic field, when net charge is zero.

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Finding the Coefficient of Friction for a Homogeneous Cube in Static Equilibrium

  • matematikuvol
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Suspending a Weight with 3 Cords: A Puzzle

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Disk rolling down a hill with no sliping

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How can i get an initial speed without acceleration or time?

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