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Kinetic energy of a suitcase on a moving train

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Force equilibrium with two cables at 65° above horizontal

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Normal acceleration of a car dropped from a cliff after 3 seconds

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Spacecraft position after thruster burn using momentum principle

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Velocity of a Boat and Float vs. Water

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How long was the ball in flight?

  • Miike012
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Why did I get i2=0.8A instead of i2=1A using KVL?

  • pyroknife
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Mutual attraction force - did I do something wrong?

  • pyroknife
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A Sinusodial wave is propagating

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Solving Thevenin Circuit with R1 Removed: Explanation and Calculations

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Forced Oscillator where Damping is Negligible

  • Becca93
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Find Velocity when Acceleration Vs Time Graph

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Finding Frequency of an Oscillating Disc with a Hole

  • Becca93
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Mechanics of materials exercise solution check

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Proving the conservation of momentum when two masses are not equal

  • Stan2309
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Magnetic field at point P from two wires using Biot-Savart's law

  • Baydith
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Car collision using multiple formulas

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Latent Heat, Some Density, and God knows what else

  • platachog
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Placing charges with coulomb's law problem

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Converting Cartesian to Cylindrical Coordinates

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Volume of Stone submerged in Water

  • scbeturner
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Kepler's Law and Non-terrestrial Orbits (Not Earth)

  • Axoren
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Filling the wheel with air (ideal gas)

  • songoku
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Drawing 2D Velocity Structures?

  • justinh8
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Is the Moon's diameter relevant to finding gravitational force?

  • Kratos321
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Conversion of Galvanometer to Ammeter

  • Ilikecereal
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Solving a Cart Distance Problem: 18s to 21s

  • bamber296
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Magnetic force on proton moving at 5×10⁶ m/s in 6×10⁻² T field

  • jhcollaz
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Equivalent resistance with possible short circuit

  • rhemmin
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Finding x and y Components of Vector Sum

  • McAfee
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Finding Horizontal Displacement for Spring Cannon Launch

  • monac
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Simple Harmonic Oscillation with given equation

  • kgal
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Conservation of Energy (answer in Netwons)

  • IBdoomed
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What Type of Mirror Creates an Inverted, Real Image Half the Object's Size?

  • Phower Power
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When to use vector notation in velocity and position equations?

  • monac
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Trying to understand how to make Motion Diagrams

  • Dko
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Electric field outside a long cylindrical shell

  • MeMoses
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Electric potential and conservation of energy

  • maiad
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Rollback Distance Calculation for a Car on a Slope

  • camel-man
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Determine the direction of movement of a point on wave

  • songoku
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Angular frequency of mercury in U pipe

  • songoku
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Doppler Effect; Two Moving Objects

  • MAtkinson
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The cause of buoyancy in terms of the molecules

  • TheLil'Turkey
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Energy stored in electrostatic field of uniformly charged sphere

  • xdrgnh
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How Much Warmer Is Water at the Bottom of Niagara Falls?

  • blackflub
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Finding surface gravity of a planet from its moon's orbit

  • Kratos321
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Finding Potential Energy for Sech Wave Function

  • v_pino
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Coulomb's Law Problem and net force

  • Cisneros778
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Finding the resultant couple moment

  • theBEAST
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What is the Charge on Two Suspended Pith Balls with Coulomb's Law and Tension?

  • dancer2012
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How To Know When To Use Which Motion Equation

  • justinh8
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How Much Water Fell on the City During the Storm?

  • PhysicsCCR
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Electric Forces and Coulomb's Law Problem

  • Cisneros778
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Total Charge on the Surface of a Drum

  • y0tsubato
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Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Problems with Two Objects Involved

  • CallMeMarvin
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Electric flux changing forumla variables

  • kirby2
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Vector Projection Problem: Solving for Component in Given Direction

  • Allenman
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What Is the New Electric Field When Charge and Distance Are Changed?

  • kirby2
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Projectile Motion given only distances

  • Bruarios
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Calculating Scattered Photon Energy and Recoil Angle in Compton Effect

  • wolski888
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How Does Temperature Constancy Affect Atmospheric Pressure with Altitude?

  • calculusisrad
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What is the magnitude of each fixed charge in coulombs?

  • Cisneros778
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Calculating Total Moment and Distance from Point A

  • Jellypa
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Buoyancy force of a hot-air balloon

  • smeiste
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Electric field changing formula variables problem

  • kirby2
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Simple point charge location problem

  • kirby2
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Kinematics: Initial velocity of second rock if 2 rocks are thrown up?

  • petitsreves
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Electric field at a point charge

  • SchruteBucks
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What Force Does a Uniform Electric Field Exert on Charge q?

  • kirby2
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Why Light Doesn't Deviate When Entering Semi-Circular Glass?

  • Mphisto
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Flowerpot thrown upward from balcony: kinematics equations and sign conventions

  • supernova1203
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Finding mass given force and acceleration

  • MMCS
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Net force on charges at corners of equilateral triangle

  • csgirl504
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General Help in Discrete Math/Geometry and Physics

  • dekoi
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Electric potential of two spherical shells

  • maiad
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Air resistance on a suspended object in motion

  • shrutij
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A ball is thrown up solve for variables, kenimatics

  • Rower93
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Relativistic Particle Decay: Strong, EM, Weak, or Gravitational Interactions?

  • humanist rho
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Doped semiconductor-to find the resistance?

  • humanist rho
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Effect of Instantaneous Velocity Change on Orbit

  • PChar
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Finding kinetic energy between parallel plates

  • mirandab17
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2D Conservation of Momentum Question

  • Techcom0
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Finding out the horizontal force required to make an object move.

  • DPXJube
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Finding initial velocity and launch angle for golf ball off 46 m cliff

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Calculating Acceleration from Tennis Serve Data

  • trynagetby
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What is the difference between the old and new wave function equations?

  • QuarkCharmer
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Electric Potential due to a charged conductor(sphere within a sphere)

  • maiad
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A question that asks you to figure out the mass of the moon

  • Hmpca
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How Do You Calculate the Sun's Mass Using Mars' Orbital Data?

  • Techcom0
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Acceleration caused by bending the knees

  • shrutij
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Using 5 point charges, finding the charge of q1 and q2 using given force

  • MissJewels
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Physics with Application; Acoustics; Trumpet

  • MAtkinson
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Work done by engine pulling up a mass

  • jiboom
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How to determine resonance of an open or closed pipe?

  • kariibex
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The use of the word see in relativity

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