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Magnitude and direction of magnetic field

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Best material to minimize Impulse?

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Pulley Problem Dealing with Torque

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Why Is the Pendulum's Center of Mass Calculation Confusing?

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Induced current in a two-loop circuit

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Simple Harmonic Motion - basic question

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Calculating Density: A Challenge for Aviation Maintenance Students

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Statics Mechanics: Looking for the flaw in my logic

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Solve Darryl's 2-D Vector Problem: Distance & Displacement

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Schrodinger and Infinite Square Well hell

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Submarine Sinking: Calculate Volume Needed to Flood

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Calculating the wavelength of a laser? (Diffraction grating)

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Optics-Critical Angle in Different Mediums

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Finding the Center of Mass for Stacked Cubes of Different Masses

  • PeachBanana
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Constructing an Egg Drop Contraption

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Electric field = 0 at what point on x axis?

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Find the direction of the induced current

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What Is the Magnetic Force on a Single Electron?

  • jsmith613
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Energy Problem involving Spring

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Solving Emergency Problem Involving Rod Rotating Around Z Axis

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Free fall of straight wire in a homogeneous magnetic field

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Kinematics of Rigid Bodies in 3D

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How Does a Vernier Caliper Work?

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The back EMF of a DC motor spinning at full speed

  • OmegaFury
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Elastic Potential Energy of a Sprin

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Two planets of equal density, what do they share?

  • 1MileCrash
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Ball rolling down a surface - where is the axis of rotation?

  • lillybeans
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How can I prove the inequality A(B-A) <= (B/2)^2 for 0 <= A <= B?

  • ausdreamer
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Why Does the Compass Turn Right? Solve the Mystery!

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Kinetic energy of space probe launched from planet

  • 1MileCrash
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Solve Kinematics Problem: Find Distance Traveled Till t=5

  • babita
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Magnetic Field involving solenoids

  • McAfee
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Magnetic fields - which direction

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Moment of Inertia of Spheres/Discs: Adding & Dependency

  • kushan
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Amount of energy rerquired to raise temperature

  • chaotiiic
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Power rating of a heater in the same outlet as a hair dryer

  • OmegaFury
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How to calculate power from angular frequency of LRC circuit

  • MeMoses
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Is this the Wavelength? (Diffraction)

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Pivoted rod - impulse applied so no horizontal force on pivot

  • Aaron7
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Skater. Angular Momentum. Velocity.

  • PeachBanana
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What is the equation switched capacitors

  • dddd12349999
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How can I find the number of turns in a solenoid winding?

  • kdawg4
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Messed up joules and Newtons in an exam

  • valmancer
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A problem on time taken by relativistic particles

  • visharad
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Z Center of mass of an ice cream cone

  • Trish1234
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Charging and discharging capacitors - current time graph

  • jsmith613
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Very quick insulating sphere electric field question

  • binbagsss
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What is the Total Impulse Applied to the Box?

  • yesiammanu
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Torque required to stop wheel in 41.2s?

  • 03sto
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Trying to derive the time dilation formula

  • Mark
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Angular frequency of a mass between two springs.

  • Aesteus
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Finding angular frequency about the equilibrium position.

  • Aesteus
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Frequency of girl bobbing in swimming pool

  • kevlar94
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Calculating velocity at a certain time

  • phyyy
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Increasing the efficiency of a simple electric motor?

  • CosB
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Position of particle in infinite potential well

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Covariant and contravariant vecotr questions

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Two Physics problems (angular velocity/acc) and Force by a stopper

  • Kalookakoo
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Tricky Magnetic Field Question (Proton Enters Magnetic Field )

  • Plutonium88
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Vectors- gradient and normal unit vector- is this correct?

  • tomanator
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Phase Difference for Light Passing Through Two Slabs

  • Rome_Leader
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Max Harge on a Capacitor in LC Circuits

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Finding displacement from PE and KE?

  • Fei Long
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LR Circuit with resistors in parallel

  • OtherWindow
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Misunderstood Thermodynamic question

  • Abdlellah
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Centrifugal Force Homework: Relationship to Radius?

  • nobleman
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How Does Wheel Radius Affect Rotational Kinetic Energy?

  • truho
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What temperature does Cl2 need to escape Earth?

  • Sherman91
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Center of mass with one object moving

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Connect a Battery to a Solenoid - Current through a rectangular coil

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Adiabatic Gas Expansion: What are the Final Pressure and Internal Energy?

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U-tube filled with water and inmiscible liquid

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Car going up the slope, Power of Engine

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Mastering Physics 10.85 - Dynamics of Rotational Motion

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Kinetic Energy/Linear Momentum

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Kinematics, finding the displacement and comparing

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Linear Momentum Block and Spring Problem

  • shaggyace
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Dynamics question-answer (classic)

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Direction of magnetic field - moving charge

  • jsmith613
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What is the period of oscillation of the mass on the spring?

  • ScienceGeek24
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Solving the Eletrodynamics Basic Homework Statement

  • vivekrai
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Deriving formula for final intensity of light through three polarizers.

  • t_physics
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Forces and getting acceleration of two objects

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Question involving resistivity using the formula?

  • einstein101
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Calculating Size of Star Image with Converging Lens

  • Emilyjoint
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Force on an electron between two parallel plates

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Finding potential difference across capacitor plates?

  • cheap_noob
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Calculating drift velocity of electrons in a conductor

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Box being pulled across horizontal floor with friction

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Weight of an object sliding on an incline

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Conservation of momentum with unknown angles

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Phase of current and voltage in LCR network

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Hydrostatic pressure in the Bernoulli Equation

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