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Power required climbing steep vs. gentle slopes at same speed

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Calculating angle with coefficient of static friction value

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Solving Resistance of a Wire: 21V Across 32m, 18m?

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What force opens a folding knife?

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Theories on Series and Parallel Resistors

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Finding largest angle - mechanics

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Change of kinetic energy problem

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Terminal Voltage Formula Doesn't Apply?

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Rocket Acceleration: Linear or Exponential?

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What is the Relationship Between Velocity and Distance for a Sprinter?

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Finding voltage across R4 in circuit with two batteries and six resistors

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Finding Constants Using Continuity Conditions

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How Do You Calculate the Mass of Object 2 After a Collision?

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Dimensional analysis and frustum of a cone

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What Are the Dynamics of a Bicycle Wheel with External Forces?

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Calculating Mass in an Elastic Collision

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Finding the Uncertainty of Vy in a Physics Equation

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Rotation at an angle - Tether ball (Finding length)

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Finding the first positive zero of 3cos(10t) + 5sin(10t)

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Free fall with air resistance, must find velocity

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How Does Adding Different Dielectrics Affect a Capacitor's Performance?

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Conservation of Energy with a spring

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Is the Ballistic Pendulum a Conservative Process?

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Gravitational Potential Due to a Thin Rod of Varying Density.

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Conservation of Elastic and Gravitation Energy - 2

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Volume of ideal gas and Cp, CV for ammonia heated by wire

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Momentum, Friction, and Velocity, OH MY

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Potential Energy between molecules

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Calculating Momentum Change of 70kg Passenger in Car Crash

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Gas pressure after isobaric expansion then isochoric heating

  • SAFiiNA
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Calculating the Current in a Two battery Combination Circuit

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Current, voltage and power in circuit with 24 V and 12 V batteries

  • conov3
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Cubic equation with two unknown coefficients

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Kinematics Problem and stream of people

  • Bashyboy
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Conservation of Elastic and Gravitational Energy

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What is the Intersection and Plane Determination for Parametric Lines?

  • knowLittle
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What is the support reaction at E for the 9m length beam?

  • MMCS
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How to calculate Laws of Thermal Radiation

  • JayWilks
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Electrostatic Field Lab Question

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Center of Mass of system of particles

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Magnetic field, energy, and mass

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What is the Charge of the Larger Sphere in Electrostatic Equilibrium?

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Maximum force to keep two blocks sliding together

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Finding the angle where a box slides on a tilted plank with μs = 0.33

  • Fireant
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How Do You Create a Line of Worst Fit in Excel?

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Work done by engine on 250-tonne train climbing a 1:100 incline

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Velocity of electron shot from a solenoid.

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Not sure how to do 2 body problem

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Chaining pressure vessels and outlet temperature

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Calculate Final Position of a Car Using Acceleration on a Level Road

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Optimizing Golf Shot Trajectory for a Hole-in-One

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Relationship of particle charge to speed?

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Force needed to slide a mop at constant velocity

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Loop the loop question, given only radius.

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Finding equation for potential between concentric charged spheres

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Probability current inside the barrier of a finitie square potential well

  • StephenD420
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Gravitational motion problem, degrees along orbit

  • DaviBones
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Difference between power formulas

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Newton measures the speed of gravity

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Replacing a battery with a charged capacitor

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How far can the remote control extend without tipping over?

  • mmajames
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Maximum Static Force before Blocks Slip

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Magnetic field strength from charged particle circular motion

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Item with Uniform Velocity intersects with Item with Uniform Acceleration

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Understanding Magnetic Fields: Compass Direction in a Bar Magnet

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Momentum when object is thrown at angle

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Series and parallel circuit with multiple resistors?

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How Does Nonconservative Work Affect a Child's Speed on a Slide?

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Kinetic Energy loss in a completely inelastic collision

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What is the initial speed of the ball?

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Finding electric force on electron given acceleration

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How can I solve these three electrostatic problems with different scenarios?

  • Genericcoder
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Magnetic Field, potential difference and speed

  • physgrl
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Magnetic Field and Force (in a solenoid)

  • physgrl
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Find the Electric Field at a midway point

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Thermodynamics phase changes steam and water

  • Megan20102011
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Distance between Panama City and Pittsburgh using arc length

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Showing different physics quantities of a drum pad

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Why Are Trigonometric Component Rules Reversed for Vectors?

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70kg climber roped to 940kg rock on frictionless ice

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Coefficient of Friction between slide/girl

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Solving Gauss Law Question: Q/(πR^4)

  • Crocodile
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Resultant force of two forces with x and y components

  • physicshelp45
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Simple Harmonic Motion (displacement function)

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Current out of the battery, capacitor

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Finding the work done to remove a dielectric slab.

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Static friction on banked curve

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Problem with variable capacitor and changing angles

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Spring Constant when compressed

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Measuring volatge across capacitor with a not ideal oscilloscope

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Rotation in a Vertical Plane - tension on a bucket

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What does it mean variable Direct Current ?

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Ship and Iceberg - Speed of sound question

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Electrical field strength problem

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How do you prove sin(i*theta) = i*sinh(theta)?

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Finding the cable direction for minimum force in vector addition

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Determine the smallest coefficient of friction

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