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Quick little question about energy conservation

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Understanding Momentum: Explained in a YouTube Video

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Maximizing Distance for Clowns Shot from a Cannon

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Solving a Physics Problem: Angle Between x-axis & Tangent Line

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Answer:Solve Archer Fish Physic Problem: Find θ0

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Electric potential and kinetic energy equations with particles

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Is There an Electric Field at the Midpoint Between Two Protons?

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How Do You Calculate Short Circuit Current in Thevenin Equivalent Circuits?

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Calculating Velocity and Distance in One-Dimensional Motion

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Archer's Maximum Range in a Building: How Long and How Fast?

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Solving 3x3 Matrix: Solving 3 Equations-3 Unknowns

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Past Cambridge, conservation of energy problem.

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Projectile angle and maximum height

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How Do You Calculate the Capacitance of a Coaxial Cable with Polystyrene?

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Variable Capacitance of a Radio Dial

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Speed of half a chain falling off of a table

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Kicking a Field Goal: Calculating Elevation Angles

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Negative charge between two positive?

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A quarterback can throw 60yd @ 45 degree angle. How fast can he throw?

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My answer key is wrong right? I can't get it right

  • flyingpig
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Effective Resistance Between Points in Circuit

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Mobile Equilibrium: Need Help Solving Moment Calculation

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Internal resistance, dual power source problem

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Friction, speed, and radius of a curve?

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Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles

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Finding magnetic field from magnetic force / semielliptical conductor

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Why Is My Calculation for the Plane's Correct Heading Incorrect?

  • turpy
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Calculating Charge in a Circuit with Multiple Capacitors

  • spottedcow913
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Fundamental frequency of a standing wave

  • dlthompson81
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Spacetime Interval Relativity question.

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Initial Speed of a Golf Ball Hit at 45° Angle

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Can LC Oscillations Be Generated Using a DC Source?

  • saubhik
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Another static equilibrium question

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Sound Problem involving a path difference

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Finding the Equilibrium of Roller Forces: How Do We Solve This?

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Calculating Vertical Velocity and Force: Jumping Physics Problems"

  • kooh
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Balancing coulomb and gravitational force

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Simple Harmonic Motion: Fire Net Stretch Calculations

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Calculating % of molecules at given temperature with a given velocity

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Finding object distance with only the focal length and magnification?

  • Kristy92
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Help with multiloop circuit problem

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Circular Motion, Banked Turn Without Friction

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Why Are the Moments Negative on Fb, Fc, and Fd?

  • noname1
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Adding Capacitors, why do I add it like this?

  • flyingpig
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What Is the Maximum Force Before the Top Block Slides Off?

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Object thrown upward with known initial and final velocity

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Deriving an acceleration from Potential Energy

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Find emf and internal resistance of a battery

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What must be its frictional force?

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Solving for Melting Ice: 500g Lead & -10C Ice Block

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Rotation of sphere problem, acceleration and velocity

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How Do You Calculate the Electric Field from an Arc?

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Why does gravity dictate min.velocity for centripetal force?

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Electric Force/ charge problem; missing electrons

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What Speed Should a Basketball Player Shoot to Score from 5 Meters Away?

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How do we calculate the 42min time

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Two balls thrown at the same speed from the same height

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Solving Circular Motion Qs: Flea on a Record & Pilot in a Loop

  • crosbykins
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Resolving Horizontal Force F: Explanation and Process

  • Kalus
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Circular motion angular velocity

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Calculating Velocity from Vector Addition of Ion Positions

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How Can Pitching Speed Be Affected by Uncertainty in Throwing Angle?

  • mistabry
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Calculating Friction Force to Stop a Rolling Ball

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Electric Potential Between Two Points

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Finding spring constant of bumper

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Maxwell - Boltzmann Distribution Integral: Proving Its Normalization

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Collision with Wall: Solving for dvx and ux

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How Do You Calculate the Activity of a Radioactive Sample?

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Electric fields of a hallow ball

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Emergency Braking: Stopping Distance of 48m

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What is the Stopping Distance of a Car After Reaction Time?

  • chawki
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Solving for Vv= The doppler Effect

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System of two bodies simple dynamics calculaton

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Displacement of a steel rod - don't know how to begin

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Induced current due to a Solenoid

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What Is the Minimum Delay Time for Two Projectiles to Collide Mid-Air?

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Calculating Current in a Kirchhoff Loop Circuit

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Force&Friction- Two blocks stacked on top

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How Is Force Calculated in a Tennis Serve?

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Capacitor's Charge distribution

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What is the Speed of a Book Sliding Down an Inclined Plane?

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What Is the Acceleration of a Block on a Frictionless Table?

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Solving an Integral with Wave Packet: Find \varphi(k)

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Three charges in a plane- static and current electricity

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Momentum and Impulse of a bullet

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Battery vs Capacitor vs Potential difference

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Charge Transfer from sphere to sphere

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Finding electric field with a changing linear charge density

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Finding Time With Distance And Acceleration?

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Total pressure of water against submarine

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Proton in Magnetic Field Problem

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Finding Final Flux in a Flat Coil-Ring System

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Help help Ib extended essay physics help

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Sound Intensity: Thresholds of Hearing & Ratio Calculation

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Center of mass of a semi circle using polar coordinates

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