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Finding the corrected coefficients of your target

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Problem related to the Ideal Gas equation -- Nitrogen under pressure

  • PhysicsDuki
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Heat Transfer and Thermofluilds

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Force and motion -- A water drop on the windscreen of a car

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Electromagnetic Induction of a Disk

  • Mr_Allod
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Integration ## f(\theta, \phi) = \frac{sin \theta}{4\pi}##

  • happyparticle
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Electrostatic - electric potential due to a point charge

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Bound Bulk Current Density and Surface Current Density

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Find the Lagrangian of a pendulum plane

  • LCSphysicist
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Angular velocity and angular acceleration of a turbine

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Finding height in uniformly accelerated motion

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Change in volume given the ratio of the heights

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Is friction really always related to the normal force?

  • bolzano95
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Finding the angle between a plumb line and the Earth's surface.

  • andyonassis
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Optimizing Exposure Time for Different Magnitude Stars

  • learningastronomy
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Angular Distance driven by a car going around a roundabout

  • aatari
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Confused about relativity and a train

  • LCSphysicist
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How to Solve the Motion of a Chain Falling Off a Table?

  • etotheipi
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Electrostatics: Calculate the Electric Field near a Charged Ring

  • polibuda
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Find the Magnitude of Average velocity using the given vectors

  • aatari
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Calculating Discharge Rate of Fluid in Circular Area

  • WhiteWolf98
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Radio waves in air and water - difference in path

  • Mircro
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Electromagnetism: Determining Induced EMF

  • Pi314227
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Centripetal force problem involving a washing machine

  • Caw
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Question about car braking and tire friction

  • jaumzaum
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Determining the starting position when dealing with an inclined launch

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Cylinder rolling due to magnetic force

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Current in a resistor with Kirchhoff's laws

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What Is the Mean Free Path of a Photon at the Sun's Center?

  • user12323567
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What is the Saha equation and how does it apply to hydrogen gas?

  • zenodv
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Is the pressure equal everywhere here?

  • anonymous99
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Considerations for the FBDs of a parachutist traveling at terminal velocity

  • greg_rack
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Contradiction in Phase of reflected sound

  • Vivek98phyboy
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Normal Stress in Rods Experiencing Temperature Changes

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Simple and driven harmonic motion

  • Andrei0408
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Distance traveled by a particle in a transverse wave

  • greg_rack
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Homework Problem Using the Universal Gravitation Equation

  • jackplaysgames
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Heat dissipated by a steel disk

  • Bolter
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Three phase systems - current magnitude

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Should I use arccosine instead?

  • Uxas
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Forces and moments -- Pushing wheeled luggage through the airport

  • shk
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Compression ratio and volume reduction of CO2

  • StillAnotherDave
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Is Air Resistance Negligible in Projectile Motion Experiments?

  • Koin
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Calculating the current in an inductor (AC)

  • scizzzro
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Equation Demonstration -- Comparing a pendulum's motion to an LC circuit

  • Andrei0408
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Coulomb's Law and Conditional Convergent Alternating Harmonic Series

  • plasticstardust
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Find the value of Cp using SFEE and Thermodynamic equations

  • Kajan thana
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Frequency and Sound Wave Reflection

  • Jimmy87
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Electric field lines between a point-charge and a conducting sheet

  • huszarerik
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Moment of inertia of a uniform 2D triangular plate

  • wcjy
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Why does the pressure of a gas bubble change as it rises?

  • TomK
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Simple Electric Field due to a Charged Disk

  • yyfeng
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Particle in a box : Schrodinger Eq

  • postechsung
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Finding the perpendicular distance in this moments question

  • Bolter
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Connected Particles Question (ENGAA 2019)

  • TomK
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SUVAT Question (from ENGAA 2019 Paper)

  • TomK
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Resolving forces in the direction perpendicular to a line

  • Bolter
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Thermal Machine: Solving for Q23 to Complete the Otto Cycle

  • A13235378
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Doubt related to buoyant force and fluid thrust force

  • Hamiltonian
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A capacitor of variable capacitance

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Find the area bounded by these 4 arcs

  • chocopop
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Troubleshooting a Wrong Multiplying 2nd Equation

  • n.easwaranand
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Determining the minimum velocity when given height and length

  • arhzz
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Connecting a step-up transformer backward

  • Alameda
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Net force acting on a ping-pong ball

  • bbbbb
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Bead on a rotating stick and the Lagrangian

  • LCSphysicist
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Vapor-compression refrigeration system - boiling & critical point

  • yecko
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Pressure at the bottom of a cube immersed in two liquids

  • songoku
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Motion equation problem -- Car accelerating with a constant power engine

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How do I calculate the magnitude of initial acceleration?

  • sarahin3d
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Forces and Motion - Sliding a Box Up an Inclined Plane w/ Friction

  • Scimitar
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Proof question related to the Ideal Gas Law

  • Kajan thana
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Finding the Volume of an Ideal Gas

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Doppler effect and beat frequency

  • Kolika28
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Volume Flow Rate: Open vs Closed Valves

  • Bolter
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Moment of inertia (Perpendicular axis theorem)

  • andyonassis
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Determining net force and acceleration

  • Shaye
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Conservation of Energy Problem (Power)

  • EnricoHendro
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Finding frequency of vibrating wire using Young's modulus

  • zstraught
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Understanding Loop Currents: Why is I3 Negative?

  • Jey
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Vector Problem -- Addition of two vectors given in polar coordinates

  • randomphysicsguy123
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Homework: Calculate the work done to accelrate a car

  • bbbbb
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Determining the direction of current due to a change in magnetic flux

  • Eitan Levy
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Voltage across an inductor after flipping a switch

  • Eitan Levy
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Maximum Voltage Between Long Coaxial Cylinders

  • cwill53
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Is this formula for a ball rolling down a ramp incorrect?

  • etotheipi
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Finding the charge density of an infinite plate

  • Eitan Levy
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The electric field inside a hole inside a conductor is still 0?

  • Eitan Levy
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Energy ratio of two systems with charged planes

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Pressure at the walls of a container

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Calculating Moments About a Point

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Redistribution of Pre-Charged Capacitors

  • baseballfan_ny
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Maximum tension in a cable holding a drawbridge

  • greg_rack
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Finding the inductance of a rotating cylinder shell

  • Eitan Levy
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What is the value of ω for the following wave?

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