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Mirrors & Lenses: Understanding Virtual and Real Images

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How Do You Calculate Pressure Drop in a Garden Hose?

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Work energy question. Rock down a hill.

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Resultant Acceleration of an Object Under Perpendicular Forces

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Applying Newton's Third Law of Mortion

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Calculating Force Needed to Pull Sled with 210kg Load

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Ballistic free-fall - rock slide

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Simple Harmonic Motion- Phase Shift Help

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Finding F on a box on an inclined plane

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Understanding d^3 vec{r} and its Role in Integrals | Helpful Explanation

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Momentum & Pulleys Homework: Solving for Velocity

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Hohmann Transfer, energy for both boosts

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Orbit changes, Kepler's Third Law

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Why Does SQRT(3) Factor into the Coulomb Force in an Equilateral Triangle?

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Electromagnets and Conductors: The Effects on a Pendulum

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Hypothesis on voltage homework

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Particle Motion in One Dimension

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Hi, Momentum (Classical Physics) Help

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Baseball Kinematics: Calculating Acceleration from Stopping Distance

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Calculating Tension for Rope Crossings with Angles & Weight

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Calculating Distance from Seismograph Arrival Times

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3 consecutive loops with one being moved from the other two. Len'z Law

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How Do Pulley Systems Affect Tension Between Different Masses?

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What Forces Act on a Motorcyclist Accelerating Up an Incline?

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Baseball's Initial Velocity Problem

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Circular Path of a Pendulum Problem

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Position and Speed of a Hockey Puck with Applied Force

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How Do You Calculate Vector Sums and Differences Graphically?

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Electric Field of Infinite Plate: Why Use Cylindrical Gaussian Surface?

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What Determines the Flow Speed in Differently Sized Horizontal Tubes?

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Understanding Kepler's Laws: Unraveling the Mathematical Derivations

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How Much Work Was Done by the Pump to Drain a Flooded Basement?

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How Do You Calculate the Final Speed of Two Colliding Cars?

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Potential difference across a capacitor

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Coefficient of Kinetic Friction

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Mass on a Spring Homework: Find KE & Speed at x=0

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Understanding Electric Fields and Calculating E= dV/dS

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Vibration related: Rigid body modes

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Thermodynamics homework question, , por favor?

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Car collision problem. Conservation of momentum

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Solve for Time When Two Boys Meet While Moving - Travel Problem

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Electric Potential and Gauss' Laws Stuff (I think)

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How to Determine Uncertainty for Pi Using Formulas and Calculus?

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Inelastic collision physics help

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Spring and Incline Plane (Conservation of Energy Problem)

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What is the angle between the wire and the vertical?

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Find capacitance from time, power, and voltage

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What is the Resistance of a Cylinder Conductor Made of Aluminum?

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Vector Addition and Displacement Magnitude in 3D Space

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Solving a Momentum Problem: Bullet-Block System with Spring Compression

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Kinematics, Displacement from Velocity-Time

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How to Find the Resultant Force of Three Forces Acting on a Point?

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Solving a Particle on an Inclined Plane: Help Needed!

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Relationship Between Tension And Resonant Frequency.

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How Does a Charged Ring Affect Electric Field and Oscillation Frequency?

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How to determine terminal voltage for a circuit

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Low Air in Tires: Impact on Fuel Efficiency

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What are the force components for each member in the loaded truss?

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Electric Field for a line of charge

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Electric Field over an infinite sheet

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Do Vessels with the Same Base Area Have Different Weighing Scale Readings?

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What is the frequency of note y if it is two sext higher than note x?

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Exploring the Coherence Length and Repeat Length in Wave Packets

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Math symbols on GRE POWERPREP software

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Solve Forces Homework: Sphere Mass 4.7x10-4kg, 32° Angle

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Solving for Damping Coefficient of Pendulum

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Determine what's in a container

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How Do You Calculate the Velocity of a Ball Thrown from a Moving Train?

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Calculating Self-Inductance in Coaxial Cables

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Bungee Jumping: Min Spring Constant to Support Jorge (75kg)

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How Much Force is Needed to Move a Crate with Friction?

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Dynamics problem - spring on a slope

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Definition of stationary state (for wave function quantum)

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Electric Field, Potential Between 3 Charged Electrodes

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Heating 5.0dl of Coffee Water: How long does it take?

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Incline + Spring = Hours of Fun. Sort of.

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Isothermal Expansion - Rev. or Irre. ?

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Simple Harmonic Motion - Finding period of oscillation of block

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Problem with physics acceleration

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Possible Magnitudes for Resultant Vector

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What is the relationship between magnetic fields and wires?

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Can you help me prepare me for my E&M lab practical?

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Where to attach the leads for the equivalent resistor?

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Solving Momentum Homework Questions: Q1 & Q2

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Rotational kinetic energy problem

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M1 Dynamics: Find Tension, Friction & Force on Pulley

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Solve Vector Force Problem with Trigonometry: Step-by-Step Guide"

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Polarization Conceptual Question

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Mechanics Kinematic General Concept question, not a numerical?

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Electric field - find earths electric charge

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Projectile Motion: Calculate Acceleration, Height, & More

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Potential difference between two points homework

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