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Levers, torque and the (non?) linear relationship

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Position of the object and image in this optics problem

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Spring Force vs Height on a Trampoline

  • aspodkfpo
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Question about a coupled system of pendulums

  • LCSphysicist
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How does the negative feedback amplifier below work?

  • Jy158654
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Fractional Errors: When to Use Raw vs. Fractional Values?

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Length of a Wave Train in Special Relativity

  • Mark Zhu
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What substitution/other method to use to solve this differential equation?

  • Amit1011
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How to solve questions in pseudo force frames?

  • burian
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Application of momentum conservation in inelastic collisions

  • burian
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Torque and angular momentum with a central force

  • fer Mnaj
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Basic problem involving forces (Kleppner/Kolenkow)

  • AspiringPhysicist12
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Weight of fluids on a submerged person?

  • aspodkfpo
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Box with a jumper/blanket on top, cooling or heating?

  • aspodkfpo
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Weird algebra and logic in a mechanics cart quesiton

  • aspodkfpo
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Doppler effect and hydrogen alpha distributions

  • aspodkfpo
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Forces at the bottom of a rotating U-tube filled with water

  • PSN03
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Diffraction of light around slits forming shapes

  • aspodkfpo
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Conservative forces vs friction

  • Like Tony Stark
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Variation of a graph requiring a proportionality to hold

  • aspodkfpo
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A blob question and a voltage question from the same physics paper

  • aspodkfpo
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Launching a projectile to hit a target moving away from the launch point

  • johnsmith122
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Please check my solution (pulling a dog in a toy wagon)

  • Special One
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Why am I getting this weird equation between angle and time?

  • Amit1011
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Special Relativity Math Thing (Fresnel's Drag Coefficient)

  • Mark Zhu
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Moment of inertia of an isosceles triangle

  • Nexus99
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Pressure force on curved surfaces: vertical component

  • Est120
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Change in radius over time for a spherical ball formula

  • aspodkfpo
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Does the tension in a string act on the body to which the pulley is attached?

  • Hamiltonian
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Direction of the normal force when acting on a tilted object

  • Like Tony Stark
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Lateral pressure of a liquid exerted on a plunger

  • A13235378
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Ceiling height for a game of Catch

  • Lukeblackhill
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Cube with charges at each vertex

  • archaic
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Finding the Magnetic force on the coil

  • Physicslearner500039
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How can I find the DC component of an Output Sinusoidal Voltage?

  • Rongeet Banerjee
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Altering the shape of a flasks walls

  • aspodkfpo
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Sound waves affected by wind/sound waves in materials

  • aspodkfpo
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Hanging Spring with non-negligible mass is subjected to a driving force

  • LCSphysicist
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NTC thermistor heat dissapation calculation with graphs

  • theanswerai
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Problem with reflection and transmission of waves

  • LCSphysicist
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Inserting a charged plate into a capacitor

  • Kaguro
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Conservation of Energy in a System of Three Balls and Two Pulleys

  • Nexus99
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What Defines the Transition from Static to Kinetic Friction in Physics?

  • aspodkfpo
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Energy loss in simple harmonic motion causes the time period to shorten?

  • aspodkfpo
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To find the resultant intensity

  • PSN03
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Thermodynamic identity (math) question: one component system

  • Hiero
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How Do You Calculate a Hohmann Transfer Orbit for a Mars Mission?

  • theanswerai
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How does this exponential decay formula get derived?

  • aspodkfpo
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What is the definition of cathode in the photoelectric effect?

  • Rongeet Banerjee
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"Distance" between events in uniformly moving and accelerating frames

  • brotherbobby
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Where does the force of tension act on a box?

  • aspodkfpo
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Three conceptual questions on centripetal acceleration in a cone

  • aspodkfpo
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Rock climbing with forces along a "cam clamp" axle

  • aspodkfpo
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How Do You Calculate Neutron Wavelength?

  • jjson775
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Current direction in a vertical conducting wire on horizontal rails

  • Physicslearner500039
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Velocity due to known acceleration

  • Anders Hijul
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Dodgy solution for a thermodynamics problem?

  • aspodkfpo
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How do magnetic fields behave in superposition?

  • aspodkfpo
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How to solve current circuit problems without enough information?

  • Nicolas01
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Thermodynamics: internal energy and pressure

  • LCSphysicist
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Parent needing help with a velocity question including air resistance

  • jackiem1075
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Contradictory statement in question?

  • aspodkfpo
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Chocolate milk mechanics question

  • aspodkfpo
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Calculation of Change in Magnetic Flux Linkage of a moving wire

  • Jy158654
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Is the change in internal energy really a state function?

  • msw1
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Average speed with constant acceleration over a period of time

  • aspodkfpo
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Stability of a floating cylinder

  • etotheipi
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Improving Optics Accuracy with Digital Filtering and Ray Interpolation

  • aspodkfpo
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To find the angular momentum of a disc

  • PSN03
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Trolley with a box sitting on top

  • aspodkfpo
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What is the resultant frequency if two similar waves superpose?

  • Bruce_Pipi121
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What Is the Normal Force Acting On?

  • aspodkfpo
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A polygon is rolling down a hill

  • etotheipi
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Turkish Tubitak olympiads problems and solutions by Rafiq Abbasov

  • Killua Rafiq
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What Does the First Entropy Equation for a Permeable Membrane Indicate?

  • LCSphysicist
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Find the magnitude and direction of the Magnetic field required

  • Physicslearner500039
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How Does Gravitational Compression Generate Heat in Protostars?

  • etotheipi
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Using nodal analysis to solve for current

  • jisbon
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Adiabatic expansion of a piston in a cylinder filled with ideal gas

  • Hiero
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Solving for Electrical Potential Energy: Durcell's Example

  • cwill53
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How can I find the velocity of a point on a disk rotating in a disc?

  • burian
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Easy entropy problem, what is the permitted entropy?

  • LCSphysicist
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Pressure generated by a force on a pump with a lever

  • BiostudentWouter
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Frequency of sound received by an observer

  • PSN03
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Attenuating floor oscillations with a cushion

  • LCSphysicist
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Multiple-Choice Questions on the Behaviour of Waves and Light 😁

  • lpettigrew
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Two blocks kept side by side and friction between them

  • Hamiltonian
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How do we combine two waves to create Lissajous figures?

  • LCSphysicist
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Simplifying Complex Circuits: Using Delta to Y Transformation

  • jisbon
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Current flowing in a battery is null?

  • A13235378
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Why does the big block accelerate?

  • rockinwhiz
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Understanding Pascal's Law: Why is Force Greater in One Cylinder Than the Other?

  • brotherbobby
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Why Does the Friction Force Not Match in the Two Block Problem?

  • Hamiltonian
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Calculate ##\vec{E}## of a single charge at a certain distance from it

  • mcastillo356
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