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Calculating Centripetal Force for 6 kg Object

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Angular vel. and mom.-origins vs. axes

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How Do Magnetic Forces Affect Parallel Wires and Moving Protons?

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Slipping on Rainy Days: The Impact of Footwear on Tiled Floors

  • mala06
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Finding Resistance of a Voltmeter

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Confirming Answers for Oscillating Mass on a Spring

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Dynamics, dependent motion analysis

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Magnetic Force in a Current Carrying Wire

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Momentum and Energy and Galilean Relativity

  • Red Rubbie
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Finding velocity and work involving friction Work Energy

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Circuit With Three Batteries Two Resistors

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Quick conceptual question about disconnecting battery

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Finding the magnitude of the magnetic field of a moving point charge

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How Do You Calculate the Moment of Inertia for a Rotating Wheel?

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Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum

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Calculate the magnitude of the magnetic field

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Helium Absorption | Grand Partition Function & <N>

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Infinite-distance object lens depiction

  • Yipyioh
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Launching a Potato with a Spring: Solving for the Spring Constant

  • OnceKnown
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HELP determine work needed to push a crate up a ramp at constant speed

  • dani123
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What would my uncertainty be with these 2 values?

  • nukeman
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Snapshot and history graphs for a string under tension (drive mechanism)

  • visharad
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Mechanical Waves On a String - Speed, Amplitude, and Power

  • Nickg140143
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Kinematics - calculating acceleration

  • TheronSimon
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Finding displacement from variable acceleration

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Optimizing Lifeguard Swim Across a River

  • TheronSimon
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Comparison of Net Electric Force on a +q

  • alever
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How is energy lost to heat calculated?

  • AddversitY
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Analyzing the roll of a bottle half filled with fluid

  • shoeman
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Which Legs Experience Total Internal Reflection in a 45,45,90 Glass Prism?

  • kthejohnster
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What is the Speed and Angle of a Comet Crossing Earth's Orbit?

  • Sekonda
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Is the Flow Laminar or Turbulent? Determining with Reynolds Number

  • joe98
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Inductor considered as a broken wire.

  • Sefrez
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What is the Correct Equation for Deviation by a Thin Prism?

  • shr
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Quantum Mechanics: Understanding Probability and Current Flow

  • physicsjock
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Statics: System in equilibrium - determine height (h)

  • gate13
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Transient heat conduction in a slab

  • Igloo_Boobs
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Magnitude of tension force using moment

  • kleeds
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Question involving vector & magnitude

  • I_noscopedJFK
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Calculating Average Acceleration in Terms of g's for a Car Collision

  • Axarotiti
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Approximation of distance to a Type Ia

  • SHISHKABOB
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Tension in a rope connecting charged spheres.

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Tension of wires holding a suspended sign in equilibrium

  • tigerlily5709
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Magnitude of changing magnetic field

  • likthem
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Work Energy Theorem A Baseball thrown from a roof

  • MissEuropa
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Distance away to create the same magnetic field strength?

  • conov3
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How Much Work Does Alice Do in Pushing Jeff Up the Ramp?

  • stoich
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Calculating Work for a Dipole: 90J

  • HenryHH
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Roller Coaster Physics- Determining the highest point's height

  • angelbonnet
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Moment vector expression to magnitude of moment

  • kleeds
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Calculating forces using point charges.

  • ninerx
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Rectilinear motion (displacement, position) calculus

  • xzibition8612
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Conceptual Question For Vectors

  • willmac
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What Speed and Angle Does m2 Leave After Collision?

  • texan14
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Why Is Heat Capacity at Constant Pressure Independent of Pressure?

  • aaaa202
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Calculating Swinger Mass with Limited Information

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Uniform Rod Pendulum - Lagrangian and Equations of Motion

  • urkirsty
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What is the surface charge density?

  • s0mebody
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Collisions and relative energy loss

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How long does it take for the police car to overtake the speeding car?

  • xzibition8612
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What Are the Limits for Calculating the Radial Electric Field Potential?

  • chris_avfc
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Derive expression for induced voltage and current

  • hopkinmn
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Kinematics of a point in rectilinear motion

  • xzibition8612
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Kinetic friction on an incline.

  • algar32
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Fluid flow rate lab- with analysis

  • poofa93
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Satellite Hohmann transfer problem

  • Sekonda
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Gravitational potential energy concept question

  • Mdhiggenz
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Magnetic Force Experienced by a Loop of Wire

  • acedeno
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Calculate Tension in 5m String Attached to 4kg Bob

  • John78
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Particle Accelerator problem with a proton beam hitting a target

  • OmegaFury
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Outward radial motion in unbanked turn

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Solving Algebra: How do we go from 1 to 2?

  • jimmy42
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Force F1 Resolved: Calculate Components & Magnitudes

  • savva
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Derivation of simple pendulum formula

  • physicsgal10
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Changing A,B,C and D Beams to Chain for Perfect System Performance

  • zizodev
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Astronomy - Hohmann Transfer Orbit

  • GPalm
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To double the energy stored by a capacitor, you should:

  • Pi Face
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Calculating Enthalpy Change in Adiabatic Compression

  • roam
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Molecular Velocity: Solving for Collision Rates

  • roam
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Conservation of angular momentum in a spinning figure skater

  • chaotiiic
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Finding angle of inclination. Hanging object.

  • EVriderDK
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Some of mechanical apptitude test

  • zizodev
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What Factors Affect Absolute Pressure at Lake Depths?

  • Macca1986
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Help with Kepler's laws and satellite motion.

  • Tryan
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Physics Laboratory (Projectile Motion)

  • Mathoholic!
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Cylinder rolling down an inclined plane

  • trisectedangl
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Lamborghini Speed test Calculations

  • QuickSkope
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Magnetic Fields from Currents in a Wire

  • diethaltao
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Understanding the Helmholtz energy.

  • aaaa202
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The mass of a proton is 1836 times the mass of an electron.

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Finding the total resistance of a complex combination

  • hms.tech
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Calculating Final Velocity of a Bowling Ball

  • ctwokay
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Electron drift speed, Current, and Electric field in hollow wire?

  • conov3
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Electrical Circuit Analysis: Understanding Current Flow and Direction

  • James98765
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Calc Error in Centripetal Force | Physics Lab

  • sunshine88
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Internal Resistance problem when batteries are connected in opposition

  • andipandi
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