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Convex lens with 16cm focal length: object distance for 2× magnification

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Potential Difference Between Two Points: 100J of Work Done

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Effective heat andThermometers / Rate heat is lost

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Friction and Rolling Analytical Question

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Pressure gauge submerged in a fluid column

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How Can Initial Distance Affect Time Calculations in Spacetime Problems?

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Ice needed to cool 250g water from 40°C to 35°C

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Does air behave like an ideal gas

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Is the Angle Depiction in the Rainbow Diagram Accurate?

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Particle explosion with relative velocity between fragments

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How do motors work and what is counter emf?

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What is the difference between average speed and average velocity?

  • physkid1
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Work done by electromagnetic force

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Circuit Problem with Kirchoff's rules (ugh)

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What is the coefficient of friction for different surfaces and ramp heights?

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Calculating Highway Truck Length for Nuclear Bomb Yield

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Find the height if an orbiting satellite given only velocity.

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Direction of magnetic field in antenna

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Moment of force ? some clarifications needed.

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Vector addition with 4 force vectors

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Kirchoff voltage law to transistor circuits?

  • logearav
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Finding the tension in rope of pulley with 2 blocks.(lots of my work shown)

  • slambert56
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Tension in a string attached to a bob moving in horizontal circles

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How Is Work Calculated for a Moving Crate?

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The spherical symmetry of massive bodies

  • rob60
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A question on Shannons Formula Simplification

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How does DC supply voltage charge capacitors in a Colpitts oscillator?

  • logearav
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Compton scattering energy and fractional energy loss problems

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How Can Physics Calculate Seesaw Dynamics with Unequal Masses?

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Derivation of momentum operator / origin of -ih d/dx

  • Juqon
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Engine Turbochargers and Intercoolers

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What Happens to di/dt When a Switch in an Inductor Circuit Opens?

  • hobbs125
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Instantaneous Speed: Finding |v| = |dx/dt|

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How do induced eddy currents produce a magnetic retarding force?

  • sparkle123
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What is the Horse-Power Developed by an Engine in 30 Seconds?

  • NumberTheory
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Density of Metal: 210g/180g/120g

  • Prasad Nemade
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Doubling Water Pump Rate: Increase Motor Power?

  • Himal kharel
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Electric Field: Homework Solutions

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Conservation of Energy of a thrown stone

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Lowest frequency for constructive and destructive interference at Q

  • Peter G.
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Time traveled under constant acceleration.

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The moment of inertia of a solid sphere

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Physics' connection to Pharmacy

  • Megaevelie
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Why Does Temperature Affect Watch Accuracy? - Expansion of Solids

  • Hugh Allen
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Electromagnetic wave from an antenna

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How Do You Calculate Motion Parameters of a Rolling Object on an Incline?

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Calculating work done to catch a ball

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Polynomial expression of Pendulum period with respect to angle (large)

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Variable Uncertainty: Solving Equations with Empty Sets

  • sillyquark
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What are the roots of the cubic equation?

  • seboastien
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(Acceleration) Car and Truck Problem

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Solve emf of battery with resistors and voltmeter

  • saw176
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Normal contact force with angles

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What Is the Angular Velocity of a Whirling Ball?

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Path difference equation for destructive interference

  • sillyquark
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Calculate depth below the water surface

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Finding current direction with Lenz's law and the right hand rule

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Object position for 4x inverted image in concave mirror

  • roam
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Spherical mirror radius of curvature

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Find angle of incidence given deviation angle

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Finding the Curve that Satisfies a Geometric ODE

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Average speeds of back and forth trip

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What Is the Slope of the Inverse of f(x)?

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Forces and injuries in a collision between moving and stationary vehicles

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Light stikes metal surface; determine work function

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Using Angles to Solve Force Component Problems

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Question involving moment of inertia, rotation about a horizontal axis.

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Why Is Faraday's Law More Complex with Square Wires?

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How to Calculate Acceleration and Tension in a Pulley System

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Width of slit and distance between adjacent maxima

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What is the Correct Fourier Series for e^x?

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Finding the pivot point for a rotating uniform rod

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Torques in rotational equilibrium

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Determine units of variables in formula

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Calculating Average Velocity: Family Trip from Hither to Yon

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Measuring Efficiency of Fuels with Physics, Chemistry and Biology

  • ProPM
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How far back to sit for safe sound level at rock concert?

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Propagation Velocity of Transverse Waves

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Torque needed to accelerate an 11m trolley to 40 mpm

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Calculating Current in a Circuit without an Ammeter

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What Is the Work Done When Moving a Mass from X to Y?

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A metal rod and a metal ball more submerged in H2O

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An object on an inclined plane

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How Does Applying a Force Change an Object's Velocity?

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Location of a virtual image in a convexed mirror

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Galilean invariance verification (kinetic energy and momentum)

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Magnetic Field of Three Circular loops

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Reading a Electron Energy v Ligth Frequency Graph

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Finding Planck's constant from photoelectric effect graph

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Falling plank losing contact with wall at 2/3 height

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Angular velocity of disk after bullet impact

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Light travelling through differing mediums

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