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Box Problem Kinetic/Static Friction

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Relativity (lorentz contraction)

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Springs are considered a non-conservative force why is the

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Experiment to Measure Average Force when Hitting Hockey ball?

  • Mark Rice
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How Fast is C Moving Relative to B?

  • Dr. Science
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Grade 12 Physics - Equations relating current and radius of a beam

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Force on a dipole from a point charge?

  • warfreak131
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Multiple Pulley/Friction system

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Classical: Quadratic Drag and Gravity

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How Do You Calculate the Necessary Collector Area for a Solar Water Heater?

  • Ishida52134
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Pulling a Box of Sand: Tension and Friction

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Sled pulled up incline at an angle with friction

  • Strawer
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How to find distance given echo time. (WAVES)

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How To Find Depth Given TIME ONLY

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What is the correct banking for a 580m radius highway curve?

  • SherBear
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Solve Physics Homework with Minimum Speed | Q4 Equations | Physics Forums

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Optics - Two lenses touching each other with oil inbetween

  • Xyius
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Simple Normal/Tangential Acceleration Confirmation Needed

  • Griffy11
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True mass, different weights, and the force of gravity

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Physics 20 Waves and Motion Questions?

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How Far Can a Girl Travel in 6 Seconds at a Speed of 3m/s?

  • ross118
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Why is the Error Larger Than the Area in Calculations?

  • athrun200
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Finding Forces and Work in a Pulley System

  • gunni91
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How Do You Solve This AS Physics Kinematics Multi-Choice Question?

  • seiei
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Conservation of energy on loop. Nearly done

  • irishbob
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Finding the speed of a bullet via device with two rotating disks

  • TmrK
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Calculating Power Output to Climb a 7.0 Degree Hill

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Moment of Inertia for Combination of Rod and Ball

  • TMO
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Calculating force for a mass in a hoop

  • Smartguy94
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Center of mass of NH3 molecule, not quite there

  • 1MileCrash
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Slope of Kinetic vs Potential(Spring)

  • youknow789
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Finding total charge from volume charge density

  • emr564
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Finding an angle of a rope swing involving Energy

  • Smartguy94
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Finding F required pushing a box at angle (theta) for constant v

  • Eats Dirt
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Conservation of Energy with Metal Spheres

  • ZEli
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Acrobats trajectory with a swing

  • nag
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I really don't understand what I'm even being asked

  • 1MileCrash
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How Do You Calculate Initial Velocity in 2D Projectile Motion?

  • Tronic
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Another RC circuit problem, don't understand why my answer is wrong

  • iiiiaann
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Instantaneous Velocity statement

  • Joe26
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Finding the Normal Force of a block

  • trivk96
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Snowmobile Accident on Ramsey Lake: Investigating Velocities

  • Dolce
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Confused on recieving just one K value for elongation and oscilliation

  • Crusaderking1
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Simple sum of forces parachute problem

  • kirby27
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The Benefits of Eating Local Produce

  • grover1213
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How to calculate weight an arm can curl.

  • AustinMeredit
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How Much Force is Exerted on a Car Pulled from a Ditch?

  • charlene w
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Working out the speed a parked car travels after a moving car hits it

  • reefcake
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Projectile Motion Jumping Man Problem

  • dj0320
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Electric & magnetic field vector help. E=Bc

  • Joe626
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Finding the Center of Mass for Jane's Leg Model

  • lalahelp
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Suppose that three astronomical objects

  • MakeItThrough
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(torque) a force needed for wheel to rise up onto box

  • slambert56
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Tension at an angle from hanging mass

  • austindubose
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Differential Equations with a body initially at rest

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Calculating Work and KE in Physics Problems

  • ninapatari
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What is a 68kg Person's Weight on Mt. Everest?

  • Phy 1
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Time to Reach Maximum Height of Projectile Launched at 450 m/s

  • Gughanath
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Fluid pressure problem and units confusion

  • yoshtov
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Pendulum Problem: Potential energy equals? kinetic energy

  • smeiste
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Force and Motion Ferris wheel problem

  • bosburn93
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Simple harmonic motion of a spring mass

  • Kurokari
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Calculate Pressure in Hydraulic Cylinder

  • jezman
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Physical pendulum made of a uniform disk

  • aigerimzh
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Will Both Chunks of the Split Asteroid Miss Starbase Alpha?

  • diablodude64
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What are the key calculations for a power plant's efficiency and energy loss?

  • Grigoris_Da
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How to Use Gauss' Law to Find Electric Field of a Charged Wire

  • PrideofPhilly
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Hard potential energy function question

  • Lucy Yeats
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How is electric potential related to electric potential energy?

  • Lucy Yeats
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Solved: Calculate Force from Spring Constant & Rod Length

  • antphany
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Thermodynamic - Work done in a system

  • ibysaiyan
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How do you Find Gravitation Field strength

  • antphany
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Capacitor separated by a dielectric

  • EngineerHead
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How Do You Calculate Torque on Shaft B Given Power and Angular Speed?

  • maniac90
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Calculating the Energy Needed to Heat Magnesium: A Challenge!

  • davidray
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Find how long does it take to hit the ground from a car off a cliff

  • antphany
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How Do Charges Transfer and Affect Coulombic Forces?

  • paperdoll
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Horizontal Force to Hold Pendulum Perpendicular

  • derek88
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Energy gap calculation for semi-conductors.

  • NewtonianAlch
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Ball suspended in a horizontal electric field

  • cdriscoll
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Tension in elastic cord at low point

  • Opus_723
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Electric field of concentric conducting spheres

  • emr564
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Elastic Collision w/ Pendulum Bobs

  • paola8
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What is the Total Airtime of an Arrow Shot Straight Up at 20m/s?

  • antphany
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Calculating Distance Traveled: Car Speed and Cliff Jump Duration

  • antphany
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Thermodynamics: internal energy change

  • Dr. Science
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Using Hooke's law to find the pull back distance?

  • grover1213
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Changing Mass and Constant Force: Is it Really That Simple?

  • athrun200
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How does the volume of air in the lungs change with temperature?

  • iastate51
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Diffraction through a single slit

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How Does an RC Circuit Behave During Charging and Discharging?

  • pyroknife
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Algebra HELP for physics homework

  • danpab
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Finding t for projectile motion without initial velocity

  • vsindorf
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Finding K in a two spring system.

  • youknow789
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Adiabatic process - Diesel engine

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Finding force vector fields for 3 dimensional potential energy fields

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Two object on top of each other with friction

  • David Hamshir
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