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Coefficient of Kinetic Friction

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Two Skaters Collide (inelastic collision)

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Unravelling Kepler's Law: How F = m/r^2 is Reached

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Static equilibrium of a hanging, unbalanced beam.

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Spring compressed 12 cm pushing a 1.5 kg box

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Heat added to Monatomic Gas at Constant Pressure

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Basic physics forces problem (f=ma)

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Momentum and collisions problem

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Calculating the Mass of the Sun Using Earth's Orbit Data

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Rotation of a Rigid Object around a fixed axis

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Pressure and depth in a static fluid

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Acceleration and gravitational constant from two isolated spheres

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Find the amplitude and frequency of the vibrations

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Error analysis: significant figues

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Heat loss rate directionality/sign convention

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Calculating satellite's angular speed at perihelion

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Error and significant figures when rounding?

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How Much Would You Weigh in Space Versus on the Moon?

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What Is the Oxygen Concentration at the Interior End of a Trachea?

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Elevator Problem: Max Mass Calculation (10kN, 2m/s2)

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Can I find yo-yo acceleration using energy instead of forces?

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What is the Initial Velocity of the Racket in a Momentum Word Problem?

  • Miike012
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Magnetic Field at Point P: Direction Confusion

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Proving identical baseballs reach same speed at height h

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Max velocity of blocks after spring pushes them apart

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Question 26.5: Triangle Circuit - Is My Drawing Correct?

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Solving Momentum of a Ball Homework: Man's Speed & Average Force

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"5000kg Interceptor Rocket Trajectory & Speed

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How Do You Solve the Equation c = ax² + bx² for V?

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Capacitance nd Spherical cells

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Pulley problem with frictionless ropes

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Cricket ball projectile motion: 70m to wall at 30m height

  • imy786
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Student on Ladder - Equilibrium Problem

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What is the Efficiency of an Ideal Monatomic Gas Cycle?

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How do we get the formula for the contact force ?

  • Taz.
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Moving Pulley Mechanics Question

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Finding g from cart acceleration on inclined plane

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Analyzing Torque and Angular Acceleration in a Flywheel Problem

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Calculating time by the force which depends on x

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Solve Ball Swinging Problem with Different Formulas and Calculations

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Question related to latent heat of fusion of ice

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Roller coaster work gravitational energy.

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How Does Mass Influence Angular Acceleration?

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Mass suspended by two cables at different angles

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Microscope objective and eyepiece focal lengths

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Calculating Angular Magnification of a Lens Without Knowing Object Height

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Power loss in transmission lines problem

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Finding tension in rope supporting 0.50 kg mass on rotating pulley

  • slain4ever
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Basic Newton's Law Problem, 2 Blocks on a frictionless ramp/pulley

  • ihatephysicss
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Entropy related questions - Reversible or Irreversible?

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What is the initial charge of a discharging capacitor with given values?

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Calculate Average Power Output of Man Climbing 1576 Steps

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Why can't I add voltage clockwise around a circuit with two batteries?

  • Instinctlol
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Calculating Work on a Ramp: 20kg Crate with Constant Force and Friction

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Calculating maximum heright of Mass 1 after elastic collision?

  • nukeman
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Work energy theorem and gravitational potential energy

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Kinetic Energy of a jogger problem

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Two questions: Initial velocity and vehicle stopping distance

  • smclen
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What is the largest mass the sun can have without destroying the Earth?

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Where Does the Beam Move When the Ball is Thrown?

  • Oriako
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Ferris Wheel Acceleration Calculation

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Perfectly inelastic collision and friction equation derivation

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Finding velocity at a point on a circular path from energy conservation

  • Miike012
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Mesh Analysis (2 loops 3 supplies)

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What to include in a report on Chaos Theory

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Percent error using acceleration and 1/mass

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Finding magnitude of vector A given sums and differences

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Imagine that you are looking at yourself in a mirror mounted on a wall

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Angular acceleration and velocities - verification of work

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Answear to magnitude of an object slowing to a halt? negative or positive?

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Why Can't I Solve This Static Friction Ladder Problem?

  • jordan35
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Finding velocity after elastic collision between 2kg and 4kg objects

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Magnetic field and capacitor questions

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Sovling 4 equations with 4 uknowns for equilibrium

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E-field of a molecule on a point

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Charged ball hanging from the side of charged cylinder, great complication.

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Does Static Friction Ever Perform Work?

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How to find the unknown mass of an object in a 2d collision?

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How Far Did the Drag Racer Travel?

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How Does the Zeeman Effect Alter the Wavelength of Hydrogen's Paschen Lines?

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Positioning a Third Mass So That It Experiences No Net Gravitational Force

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Heat capacity / letent heat question

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Bowling ball rolling off angled roof at 18.4 degrees

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Amplitude of oscillation vs. velocity over a speed bump

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Block On Incline Projected Up With Initial Speed

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Necessary power for reading glasses

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Orbits of Satellites-Proportions and Escape Speed

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Projectile Motion - A ball launched from a cliff

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How Do Electric Fields and Work Relate in Basic Electrical Questions?

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A very Simple angular movement numerical

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Speed, force, velocity, (falling object)

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How Does a 0.0200-kg Rock Accelerate When Shot Upward with 98.0 N?

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