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Maxima of Diffraction Grating with 300 Lines/mm and Wavelength of 450 nm

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Astronomical Lens Telescope Problem - Angular Magnification

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Measuring gravitational force of the Earth

  • Ipos Manger
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Very interesting incline problem

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Calculating the Net Charge Enclosed by a Closed Surface

  • MissPenguins
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Angular momentum and its conservation

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How can I do a fantastic EEI for Physics?

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Why Does the Voltage at Point B Measure 30V?

  • james11223
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Graph of frictional force vs angle of inclination

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Amplitude of a reflected wave on a rope fixed to a wall

  • Lynden L
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What Happens to the Electric Field at X=3cm Between Two Protons?

  • Lynden L
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What is Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle?

  • clementc
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How long does it take to get to the nearest star?

  • frostedpoptar
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Bird's speed relative to person on ground

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Car accelerates from rest over 200m to 80 km/h

  • Nickles
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Where does the energy go when lifting a rope?

  • Order
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Setting up the differential equation for projectile motion

  • tomwilliam
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Dynamics: rogid bodies force and acceleration

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How Fast Was the Truck Moving Before the Collision?

  • twistedcolors
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Kinetic energy - what is the exact definition

  • logearav
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Calculating Energy of Photoelectrons Ejected from a Magnesium Surface

  • euphoriax
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Mass loses contact with platform at 6.2 cm amplitude in SHM

  • andyatk14
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Dynamics Question on projectile motion

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Projectile Motion - Is my work correct?

  • AnomalyCoder
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How Does a Nuclear Explosion Affect Shock Wave Radius?

  • eliassiguenza
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Physics particle velocity kinematics question

  • b-pipe
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How can I design a physics experiment using a box of matches?

  • gurtaj
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Why is the normal force zero when a box falls freely in an elevator?

  • wolves5
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Finding the time of arrival between two balls in air using kinematics

  • garcia1
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Earthquake Waves: Calculate Distance from Station

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Calculating Acceleration and Tension in a Two-Block System with Friction

  • wolves5
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Find the Kinetic Frictional Force on a 9kg Block on an Incline

  • wolves5
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OUNT OF ENERGY REQUIRED TO LIFT A SATELLITE TO 400 KM ALTITUDE

  • obnoxiousris
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Circular motion, find V when only given m and r

  • Eats Dirt
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What is the Speed Needed for Orbit at Earth's Surface?

  • Da Apprentice
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Reducing Hip Fracture Risk with Elastic Hip Pads: What Acceleration is Needed?

  • maff is tuff
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Why would the spring constant change?

  • backtoearth
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Kinetic and Potential Energy Problem Solving

  • Callen9
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Charges mass on the end of a light string

  • MissPenguins
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How Do You Determine the Direction of a Force?

  • james11223
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Intro Physics distance-to-a-stop

  • maff is tuff
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Intro Physics Distance Travelved Question

  • maff is tuff
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Solar constant and the Earth surface

  • pincopallino
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Maximum weight of AC unit on a 36° roof with 520N friction limit

  • maff is tuff
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Finding the phase constant from a cosine SHM graph

  • ubbaken
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How Do You Solve a Problem Involving Wire and Power Dissipation?

  • james11223
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Find the forces exerted by the floor and the wall at Q and R?

  • devvaibhav
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Car moving at angle from a rock receiving a sound echo

  • Lajka
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Weight component parallel to a hillside at angle alpha

  • maff is tuff
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What are the different methods to calculate vector products?

  • draotic
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Complex Number Inequalities: Sketching Solutions

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Distance to earthquake from wave arrival time difference

  • garcia1
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Calculating dimensions of power

  • fran1942
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Putty wad drops onto rotating rod with two balls

  • ledphones
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Why is binding energy not applicable to proton-electron assembly?

  • Darkmisc
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Finding the instantaneous center of rotation for shaft AC

  • Femme_physics
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Why is the Electric Field 0 Inside a Nonconducting Shell?

  • reising1
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Refrigerator on accelerating truck: normal force, tipping, and rope tension

  • ledphones
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What Is Wrong with My Washer Method Calculation?

  • talk2glenn
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Cannot figure out how these conversion factors came about to this answer?

  • j2dabizo
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Gravitational Force due to Earth, Moon, and Sun

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Ball rolling in a hemispherical bowl (model oscillation)

  • eon714
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Max distance to place an object so it won't slide (torque and friction)

  • Femme_physics
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Calculate Mass of Nitrogen in 2.5 atm, 0.2 m3, 300C

  • teggenspiller
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How to Transform a Circuit to One Resistor?

  • builder_user
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Find the ratio (ideal gas laws) how to get a Ratio between two numberS>

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Water falling into bucket, Force question

  • Leeoku
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Self-propelled boat that fires a projectile after 1.0 meter

  • dancekevin
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Power Loss in transmission lines: Which method is correct?

  • PaulK
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Solving Simple Pulley Question: Magnitude of Reaction Force on Pin A

  • Dalmighty
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Question regarding distance traveled by a trebuchet

  • permapoop
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True or false: about Transformers

  • PaulK
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Bullet hitting stationary Target.

  • Adarshaero
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What is the angle between B and C if A.B = 0 and A x C = 0?

  • draotic
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How is the Induced Magnetic Field Inside a Coil Determined?

  • mad_monkey_j
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Calculating Vector Product of A and B

  • draotic
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Why Do Equal Forces on Different Masses Result in the Same Height?

  • mrlucky0
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I just don't understand this Spring - ElectroStatic problem

  • flyingpig
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Using Kinematics to find the Distance of an object dropped from rest

  • garcia1
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Force and Volume Relationship in Fire Hose Operation

  • Ipos Manger
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Find the resistance through a resistor

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Particle motion in xy plane with time-dependent velocity

  • Jimmy84
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Torque and angular momentum with ball shot into air

  • physicsklutz
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What is the moment of inertia of a disk with a hole about the Z-axis?

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What is the Moment of Inertia of a Disk with a Hole?

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Solving the Concave Lens Problem for a Hotel Room Peephole

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Calculating Wavelength and Understanding Sound Interference in a Room

  • fran1942
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What is the pressure in terms of pi?

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What is the energy equivalent of a proton-antiproton pair?

  • dandy9
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Equivalent resistor of 2011 resistor web

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Fishing reel and restraining torque

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Finding Instantaneous UL and iL After Commutation for Transients (LC) Physics

  • builder_user
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Simple harmonic motion and particle speed

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How to find out the range of a spring?

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