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Honors physics intermediate force question

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How Much Force Can a Human Femur Withstand Before Breaking?

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Astrophysics - Temperature of a star via flux and wavelength

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Calculating Electric Field of Spherical Charge Distribution

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Dissecting a Physics Answer Dealing with Converting to Mols

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What Is the Final Velocity of a Flatcar When Hoboes Jump Off?

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What Is the Threshold Energy for Lithium-Helium Nuclear Reactions?

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What is the Definition of Resistivity and its Relationship to Resistance?

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How Does Traveling at 0.9c Affect Communication Signal Frequencies?

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Equivalent capacitance of an infinite system

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Work required to move particles

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Equivalent resistance between points a and b

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Calculating |vect.A + Vect.B + Vect.C|

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Understanding Inner and Outer Radius

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Finding Angles after Perfectly Elastic Collisions

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Net force holds object in equilibrium

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Projectile: time max height reached

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Analyzing Simple Harmonic Motion of a Rolling Sphere in a Cylindrical Trough

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A Numerical on motion in one dimension .

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Projectile: questioning need to double time

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Lifting Books - Potential Energy

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Homework problem on projectile motion

  • Kalix
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Lifting books - Potential Energy

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Does Doubling Gas Molecules Affect RMS Speed?

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Understanding SHM Equations of Motion

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About radiance equation in Radiometry

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Coulombs Law. Calculate Charge Magnitude and Direction

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Calculating Electric Force on an Electron Near a Point Charge

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Finding the area of an oil slick

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Net Force on Log: Solving Using Cosine & Sine Laws

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Waves question (wavelength, period, etc)

  • ally.hady
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Temperature coefficient of resistance problem

  • sphys4
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Magnitude of torque due to gravity

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I think I made a crucial mistake at the electronics test, please take a look

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Angular Velocities of rigid bodies at plane motionHelp me

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Power Needed to Accelerate 1200 kg Car from Rest to 20 m/s

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Mechanical Energy: Kinetic & Potential Energy Balance

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Calculating Impulse for 0.5kg Ball Bouncing off Wall: Theta = 50

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What Force Is Needed to Roll a Wheelchair Over a Curb?

  • AriAstronomer
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Relating traction force to weight in pulley equilibrium

  • virtuoso735
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Help with Energy at inelastic collision

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Heat conduction in hollow cilinder.

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Solving Force & Mass Problem on an Inclined Plane

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The Total Energy of an Object at Escape Velocity

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Negative maximum kinetic energy in Millikan's data?

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Why is it harder to open a car door when it's at an angle?

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Does Compressing a Spring Affect Its Energy Release in Acid?

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Determine equation of state from entropy

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How Is Work Calculated When a Force Varies with Position?

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Thermodynamics: heat needed to melt block of a metal

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Is the Velocity Equation for SHM Correctly Derived Without Calculus?

  • ProPM
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Why multiply atm by atmospheric pressure in pascals?

  • gibson101
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Solve for Block Speed After 3m: F=50s^2, u=.3, v=2m/s

  • joemama69
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Heat problem, determine mass of ice cube?

  • gibson101
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What is the relationship between tension force and SHM?

  • Peter G.
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Why Is My Integral Result Incorrect for Cosine of 2 Theta?

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What Is the Acceleration of a Baseball Hit by a Bat?

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Calculating Current Gain of Op Amp for Converting Picoamps to Volts?

  • d.sonali20
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Determining height of powerline by throwing ball upward

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Minimum velocity for a sonic boom?

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Wien's displacement law's proof

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Fletcher's trolley apparatus - maximum value of coefficient

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Isolating t in horizontal motion equation

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Compute temperature rise from solar irradiance

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Frictionless, horizontal table radius and speed ?

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Magnetic Field in Rotating Cylinder w/ Non-Const. Angular Vel.

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Honors physics basic projectile motion question

  • Kalix
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How Do You Calculate the Initial Speed and Angle of a Projectile?

  • maff is tuff
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SHM: Phase Changes & Peter G.'s Experience

  • Peter G.
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Charged Plate w/ Gaussian Cylinder: Integral E*dA

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Horizontal escape of a projectile

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Four Fundamental Forces: What Are They and How Do They Shape Our World?

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Astronaut and space shuttle momentum

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Kepler's Questions: Saturn's Orbit & Satellite Radius Calculations

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How many prime mover is needed to pull the crane with velocity 10m/min?

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Bocce Ball Impulse & Kinetic Energy Calculations

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How Do You Calculate Angular Momentum for Different Pivot Points?

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Thermodynamics - again, Part of the ice that melt :S

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Calculating Charge with known voltage and Capacitance in a network

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Impulse of a ball hitting the wall

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How Do DC and AC Voltages Affect the Movement of an Iron Piece?

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Can the magnetive field of a pedometer be cancelled at a very small scale

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Plane landing with retarding force

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Pi Measons - frame of reference

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Mass falling in Earth's Gravity help

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A 65 kg tranpoline artist Jumps

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Find equivalent capacitance in a network with parallels and series

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Electric Force in a Square: Where is Best?

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Calculating Height for Shaun White's Snowboarding Trick

  • green123
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Electrical circuit with resistors problem

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What is the equation for the length of a falling chain through a hole?

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How to find a charge on a sphere in equilibrium?

  • sphys4
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Induced Emf in Rectangular Loop Problem

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Calculating Force w/ Scientific Notation Answers Coming Out Wrong?

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Bike Race Problem: Solving for Applied Force, Work, Power & Acceleration

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