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2D Kinematics - Projectile Motion

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Electric Force of Two Charges on Third Charge

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Find the period of a particle with only max vel. and amplitude

  • here to help
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Why does Moon cause larger tides than Sun?

  • renacat
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Understanding Sound Cavity for Greenhands

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Find Velocity of Frame for Simultaneous Occurrence of Events A & B

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Pressure in a manometer - Absolute pressure

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Calculating a and b in excel (any excel masters)?

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Kinetic energy with compton effect

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Total energy of a geosynchronous satellite

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Problem with understanding the definition of magnetic flux.

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Ive to work out the uncertainties for youngs modulus.would i take

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Force required to accomplish acceleration

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Force and pressure done by molecules

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Crate on a frictionless ramp, constant speed.

  • Koscher
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What is the molecular mass of the unknown gas in the atmosphere?

  • annalise17
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Kinetic energy of a recoiled electron when backscattered

  • StephenD420
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Electric Potential due to a charged conductor

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Calculating the number of particles colliding with an area per unit time

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Charged Sphere with off-center cavity Electric field

  • EnderTheGreat
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Collision. A moving object hits a stationary object and moves at an angle

  • Serendipitydo
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Average torque of a rotational freefall

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Tough distance formula. (Answer provided), but how to get the answer?

  • LearninDaMath
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Linear Air Resistance with a proof

  • aaj92
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Resistance and Temperature in conductors and semiconductors

  • logearav
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Spring System in Harmonic Motion. How do I find

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Special relativity and Density?

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Relativity: Time Dilation and Length Contraction

  • SeannyBoi71
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[extremely easy question] the sign (+v or -ve) of potential energy

  • kougou
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Velocity of two equal charges placed by one another

  • tcbarr
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Electron moves from .93c to .99c in some amount of time, how far does it travel?

  • IntegrateMe
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Nonuniform Semicircle of Charge

  • GenDis
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Deriving position from angular velocity on a rotating sphere.

  • meiji1
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Underdamped Oscillator Solution: Deriving x(0) and v(0)

  • yakkayakka
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Why is the H-field inside a magnet reversed?

  • Harrisonized
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So what is the limit of [cot(x)]^2 as x approaches infinity?

  • Avi1995
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Find New Frequency When Length AND Diameter Is Decreased?

  • justinh8
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Closing a Circuit: Which Switches Turn On Light?

  • physicsguy101
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Waves and sounds, finding the speed of a jet using the speed of sound

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Acceleration and Velocity Direction

  • HonestMed
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Linear acceleration of a rod fixed to a hinge at one end

  • mozartkart
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Distance a Block Moves up a Ramp

  • Physics202
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Conceptual problem on capacitors

  • tsw99
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Converting between Wavelength and Frequency in Resonators

  • Niles
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BaseBall Question (Momentum & Impulse in 2 dimensions)

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Calorimetry: Thermal energy going into translational KE

  • lolcat
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Energy needed to reach planets orbit and leave to leave it.

  • Jacobsen
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What is the Acceleration of a Mass on an Incline Plane?

  • Koscher
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Temperature and molecular kinetic energy. [PLEASE help me]

  • gabloammar
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Stresses and change in length in a compound bar

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Using Graph to determine constants in equation

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What is the electric force acting on the charge at the origin?

  • gotpink74
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Help I'm in a real-life physics jam

  • johnnyd99
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Charge & E-Field: Sum of Vectors of 3 different charge

  • Mikeez
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Need to calculate acceleration from total distance travelled.

  • monac
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Unit Vector polar in terms of cartesian

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Introductory Relativity, Time Dilation

  • SeannyBoi71
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Understanding Free Modes in Simple Harmonic Oscillators

  • physicsjock
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Electric Field at Point B: q, L & Q Effects

  • hudsonale10
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Calculate Acceleration Given V0 and X

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Find Net Force Neutral Point b/w Q1 & Q2 Charges

  • Sean1218
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Coulomb's Law and Electric Fields for a Triangle of Charges

  • gotpink74
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Electric Force Between +2.8 µC & -4.8 µC: Calculate Now

  • gotpink74
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2011 F = ma Contest Question # 25

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Why Do All Elements of a String Move Left in a Moving Reference Frame?

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Help with Potential Energy Curve question

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Difference between Position Vector & Displacement Vector? (no calculatins)

  • LearninDaMath
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Charging and discharging capacitor

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Find the net amount of charged contained in a cube

  • mr_coffee
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Dot Product confusion (no calculations involved)

  • LearninDaMath
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What Determines the Detachment Point of a Ball Rolling on a Circle?

  • Plutonium88
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How Do You Calculate the Net Charge of a Substance?

  • gotpink74
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Calculating Electric Force with Coulomb's Law: Glass and Rubber Ball Example

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Subtracting this vector - as opposed to adding it

  • rpgnick85
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Center of Mass coordinates Question

  • AJDangles
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Deflection angle of a comet traveling around the Sun

  • Leb
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How Can I Create a Buoyancy Lab for Extra Credit?

  • Goopy17
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Finding Specific Heat of oil with an electric heating coil

  • Moose100
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Simple Harmonic Motion + Regular Kinematics

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Finding charge so that the electric field is zero

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System of particles passing over a pulley

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Sciene fair project, freefall stuff - need one equation for time

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Energy Conservation Design Lab Idea

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What's the Difference Between Mass and Amount of Matter?

  • JJBladester
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Fluid Mechanics of a metal cube

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Work done by air in piston with temperature change

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Find the charge distribution pattern.

  • Aesteus
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Acceleration when only distance is given for a single second

  • Izal
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Change in Temperature Equation HELP

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Calculating Tension on Suspended Rod in Fluid

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E-field inside a non-conducting hollow pear.

  • Aesteus
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Finding the electric field at 3 points due to 2 identical charges.

  • get_physical
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Coulomb's law point charges distance for 0 net force

  • jmr423
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Finding acceleration in two blocks, one hanging and other on board.

  • DrClone
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What is the Net Electric Field at the Center of a Square with Four Charges?

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Short Grade 12 Gravitational Problem

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Tension of a cable as a result of a pulse (wave)?

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