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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?

  • physical..O.o
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Time Dilation at very slow speeds.

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Where Does the Vector Come to Rest Given u and a?

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Relationship between Kinetic Energy and Linear Momentum.

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Buoyany and change in volume underwater

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Work and Energy (snowmobile up- vs. downhill)

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Kinematics problem - struggling with my calculus

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Conservation of Energy Problem with spring

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Density of Block Submerged into Swimming Pool

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Ray entering optical fiber at 51° incident angle

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Solving Pressure and Force in Gas Experiments

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Electric Field using Ampere's law

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What is the force exerted on a point charge in a parallel plate capacitor?

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How to calculate theoretical initial velocity?

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How does gravity affect the human body in different positions?

  • chirumu
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Distance between player and ball- projectile motion

  • dani123
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What is the equation for solving static equilibrium questions?

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Work with tension and angles problem

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Pressure at bottom of flask with three immiscible liquids

  • sweetpete28
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Spring constant for gas-piston system with initial stretch 0.800 m

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Cigar-shaped Charge Distribution

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How can I fix my equation for finding initial velocity of a rocket?

  • aquameatwad
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Does Equal Apparent Weight Affect Buoyancy and Mass in Submerged Boxes?

  • sweetpete28
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Find the range of the golfball and the maximum height reached

  • dani123
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Density of electrons in a metal (electricity)

  • Talz1994
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Two train cars being coupled on tracks

  • Physicsdummy1
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Car of mass m travelling down a motorway

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Block on ramp with friction at various angles and coefficients

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How Does Melting Ice Affect Global Entropy?

  • jfislove
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Calibrating a bungee cord catapult to launch a marble 2–3 meters

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Friction of an object on a moving board

  • grusini
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Velocity of the bowling ball- projectile motion

  • dani123
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Is 2a/sin 2x Equivalent to a Cot x?

  • binbagsss
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Easy Physics Concept but I cannot understand

  • jmk193
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Circular Motion,Uniform motion in Vertical Circles

  • Lydia22
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How Do You Calculate the Mass Defect of O-15?

  • atomicpedals
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Electric Field from 2.5uC Point Charge at 0.75m

  • domyy
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A child slides down a ball of ice.

  • zaddyzad
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Power Loss with and without Transformers

  • titaniumpen
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Distance the dog has to travel to catch a ball - projectile motion

  • dani123
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SHM glider on spring: finding phase constant

  • hardygirl989
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Rolling Sphere Oscillating on Spring

  • timmastny
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Moment of Inertia in Equilateral Triangle

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Electricity and Magnetism: Forces on Conductors in Magnetic Fields

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Help! Electric Field in Sphere with Uniform Charge

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Moment of inertia of disk about off centre axis

  • Lucy Yeats
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Resistors in a circuit/ Calculate total resistance

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* * Elastic potential energy with box going up an incline.

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Conservation of Energy, Velocity, Ramp, Angle

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How fast must this star be moving?

  • Joyeuse
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Why Does a Ball Thrown Upwards Return at the Same Speed?

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Solving Sine Waves Problem: Find Time for π Radians

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Can You Calculate Tension and Angle in a Child's Indoor Swing?

  • fisselt
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Enthalpy change equation for ideal gas with variable temperature

  • babita
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Find distance proton moves between adjacent turns of helix

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Gravitational Acceleration (Gauss law)

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Calculate the angular acceleration and angular velocity

  • joe465
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Dimensional analysis - quantum and classical lengthscale ratio

  • kapitan90
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Relfected wave equation for free and fixed end

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Finding an expression for torque

  • Lucy Yeats
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Mass on a Spring: Solving for k and T with 100g and 1kg

  • Akibarika
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Displacement of ball bearing using conservation of energy

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Finding Tension and Angle for a Child's Indoor Swing

  • bcd201115
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How to find initial speed of something without time or acceleration

  • physical..O.o
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Rotating Square Loop in Constant B-field

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Angle of inclination (using Newton's Laws)

  • AshNotKetchum
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Conservation of Energy with Spring and Incline (Diagram Included)

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How to Determine Currents in a Parallel Circuit with Different EMFs?

  • Scott.P
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Wavelength of light from interference fringes in glass wedge

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Magnetic field affecting an alpha and a beta particle.

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Spinning object losing mass implies torque?

  • mishima
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Relating air film thickness to radius in Newton's rings

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Determining Damping Constant k From Data

  • Talz1994
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An object is undergoing simple harmonic motion

  • Mdhiggenz
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Period of pendulum with mass distributed between ball and bar

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Surface Charge Density and electric field

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Flow rate in two cylindrical pipes with different radii and velocities

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Calculate Earth's Angular Momentum in Solar Orbit

  • MissEuropa
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Calculating percentage uncertainty for young's modulus

  • Hallam17
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Mechanics-Angular Motion and Conservation of Energy

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Does a stationary electron in magnetic field experience Lorentz force?

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Motion in a Plane: Projectile Hits Ground 7.5s Later

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Find Inductor Value to Limit Current Increase in Circuit

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Mechanics (Components of Acceleration)

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Centripetal Force Calc Question

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Max Angle Rod Rotates when Hit w/ Ball

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Behaviour of a ping pong ball dropped in a can full of water.

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Period of a 100g mass oscillating on a spring stretched 10cm

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AC current, conceptual question, the difference between Iaverage and Irms?

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Finding initial velocity given max height and distance only

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Force between two uniformly charged identical rods

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What's the equivalent resistance of this circuit?

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Calculating Time for Simple Harmonic Motion

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