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A couple basic physics questions(vector sum and kinematics)

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Dimensionless physical quantities

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Finding average acceleration by combining constant velocity vectors

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Spring-block harmonic motion: velocity and acceleration at 8 cm

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Voltage drop over dependent current source?

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Binding energy of a single C-C covalent bond

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Vector Components In Box Problem

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How Does Altitude Affect the Weight of Water?

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Is there really any such thing as an incompressible liquid?

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How to Find Vector Angles and Differences?

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Simple Vector Component Projection

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Photoelectric effect and blue light

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Simple Circuit diagram Question

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Projectile Motion Archery Problem

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Flux out of a Cylindrical Cable

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How Long Does It Take for Velocity to Change Under Constant Acceleration?

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What is the Moment of Inertia of a Book Pivoting at One Corner?

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Kinetic Energy relative to total energy in SHM

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Finding the force needed for equilibrium.

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Find the position of the center of mass of the binary star system

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Calculating Final and Change in Velocity for a Rolling Ball Experiment

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Difference between average velocity and change in velocity

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Finding Frequencies for Wave Sum Vanishing at x=0,L

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Cutting Wires in a Circuit of Light Bulbs

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Electric potential from two parallel charged sheets with +ω density

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Bullet fired horizontally from building: finding launch height and distance

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Why Does Coulomb's Law Give Different Results for the Same Charges?

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Maximum angular velocity for block on rotating turntable

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Is e field equal to the negative derivative of electric potential?

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Tension, Angles, Forces Problem

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Finding collector, emitter and base currents in a transistor circuit

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Kinematics / Forces Friction Problem?

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Calculating Charge on Capacitor 4

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Constant Acceleration - Sandbag Dropped From a Rising Balloon

  • Nickg140143
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Find Complex Outputs of Series RC Circuit

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Finding voltage drops across resistors in a series circuit

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Constant acceleration ball throw problem

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What is the Height of a Window Above the Ground?

  • Brock Skywalk
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Solving a Frictionless Incline Problem: Calculating Normal Force

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Kleppner and Kolenkow - Pulleys

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Astronomy - Correct solution? Part 1

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Basic quantum physics, Balmer series

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Drawing a motion diagram for a ball thrown upward

  • nukeman
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Finding true air speed from indicated air speed at 25000 feet

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Railway wagon rolling down incline and colliding inelastically

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Confirm/Refute: Block A Will Drag Block B to the Left

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What Minimum Height Fish Must Spot Pelican to Escape?

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How Does the Equation i=nFj Relate Current Density to Charge?

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Angular Velocity of Rotating Mass

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Solving Vector Problems: A+B+unkC = (15,0)

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How Do You Apply Lorentz Transformation to High-Speed Situations?

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Calculating moments of forces/fulcrum PDF file attached

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Calibrating an axis with hyperbolas and slope 5/3

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Instantaneous Velocity with Position v. Time graph

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Gravitational Force on three spheres

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Energy-height graph of a ball falling through a viscous fluid

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What is the cyclist's end position? I know his displacement.

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Thermal - derive a work equation

  • accountkiller
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Bungee Jumping-Tension+Air resistance with regards to max extension

  • Thiras
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Finding tension in pulley system with friction

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Inelastic collision. Two angle variables.

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How High Does a Coin Tossed Straight Up Reach?

  • student54321
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Finding net gravitational force magnitude on moon

  • TmrK
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Using kinematics to find motions with constant acceleration

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What is the pattern of circular wavefronts produced by a moving source?

  • Peter G.
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Bragg Angles + Thermal Expansion

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Solving Fx for 50kg Skier Down Hill

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Baseball home run projectile motion at 30 degrees

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What is the acceleration of a spacecraft during liftoff?

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Gravitational/electrostatic Equilibrium on a ramp

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How long does a kangaroo stay in air jumping 3.0 m high?

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Calculating height in free falling problems

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Initial Velocity from Highest point and angle?

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Constant acceleration and maximum deceleration

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Am struggling with these couple of questions

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Will the Bullet Hit the Falling Monkey?

  • salhayek
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Spacetime homework problem

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Maximum force on 25kg block before 15kg block slides

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Help checking momenergy problem solution

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Calculating Electric Field for a Point Charge Inside a Hollow Sphere

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Charge on and the potential difference across capacitors

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Deriving a formula that an old physicist showed me.

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What Angles Allow a Football to Clear the Goalpost?

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Catapult vertical displacement problem

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(Mechanics) Getting a distance in a Ball Drop question

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Moon's gravitational pull on Earth's oceans compared to Earth's

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Derive the displacements movable pulleys.

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Projectile on incline: why is θ = π/4 + ϕ/2?

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2D Kinematics; Flying Saucer observed with two velocities

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How to Calculate Masses and Acceleration in an Atwood Machine Problem

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Three blocks connected by two strings: tensions?

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Formula for free-falling object?

  • J-Girl
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What is the acceleration of the car

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Free Falling Spiderman. I need to find height

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What Height Was the Ball Thrown From in This Projectile Motion Problem?

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Force inverse to distance squared: can I solve this like SHM?

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