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Finding the electric field of a electric quadrupole

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Orbital period of asteroid 500 million km from the sun

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Entropy of Cube-Water System Problem

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Relative velocity - plane flying

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Proton kinetic energy and work in electric field

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2 balls thrown, what is the speed

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How Does Relativistic Kinetic Energy Derive from Force Integration?

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How Do You Calculate the Magnitude and Direction of Coplanar Forces?

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Tranverse velocity of a point on a string

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Solving the Inelastic Collision of 3 Balls

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Coulomb ( Electric force and charge )

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How Does Constant Pressure Affect Heat Transfer in Oxygen?

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Vectors and Acceleration in a Straight Line

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Finding acceleration when max speed is reached in 3s then held

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Adding power flux densities from multiple sources

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Static friction is my answer correct?

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Finding scalar α so that L - αs is perpendicular to L

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Is my forces sketch correct for the engine experiment on a plane?

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How Do You Calculate the Resultant Force from Concurrent Coplanar Forces?

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'Reversing' a moments calculation

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Electric Forces between charges

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Find the Mass of Sun if given are T and d?

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Scaling law for static buoyancy

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What is the drag force on a car traveling at different speeds?

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Angular momentum theory problem

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Sound diminishes from x to y over what distance?

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A stone is projected vertically upwards

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Projectile, finding landing distance - given landing angle

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How Does Changing Mass Density Affect Harmonics in Standing Waves?

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What is the magnitude of the resultant of the following vectors?

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Ball thrown upward on accelerating railroad car

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Force between two charged bodies

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How can I effectively solve statics problems in 3-D?

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Coulombic fundamental force to the Gravitational fundamental force

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Deceleration and Forces in a Drop-Forge Hammer

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Mag field in a current carrying square

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Projectile, Finding Initial Velocity

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Wire radius from interference fringes

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Solve Refraction Problem: Archimedes' Gold Crown

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How Do You Calculate the Maximum Kinetic Energy of a Dropped Sign?

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Power and kinetic energy for pulling a 32200N wagon at 25 km/hr

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Roller coaster and spiderman swing circular motion problems

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Solving Catapult Problem: Launch Speed, Time in Air, and Impact Speed

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Calculating Pressure from Falling Sand Shower

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What Determines the Point of Minimum Loudness in Speaker Interference?

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Point charge and electric flux

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Observational error, identical measurement results

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Uncertainty in photon frequency from atomic lifetime

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Work of expansion with a piston pushed 10 cm against constant pressure

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Find Acceleration of Objects with Kinetic Friction

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Will Tara collide with Sean's van in a tunnel?

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Calculating the Hang Time of a Kicked Football

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Vector and scalar magnitude problem

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Calculating Electric Flux through a Cube with a Moving Charge

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MCAT Work and Friction Problem

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Force of an elevator on person riding it

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Solving the Violin String Problem: Frequency, Wave, and Tension

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Finding speed of a string given length, mass, and velocity of wave

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Finding the Coefficient of Friction(due tommorow, )

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Simple Ray Optics Problem-Check my answer?

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Calculating Resonance Frequency and Amplitude in RLC Circuits

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Find the mean time between collisions in a wire

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Why are electric field lines also referred to as "lines of force"?

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Gauss's Law - A hollow sphere with inner and outer radius

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On Planet X, a 70 kg object can be lifted by a force of 400 N

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Half-wave rectifier output voltage and current analysis

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Maximum speed of point on a string (Waves)

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His Kinetic Energy to Kinetic energy of the snow?

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Clarifying Sound Intensity and Frequency

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Electric Fields Lines of a pair of Finite Parallel Plates

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Calculate Horsepower for Pumping Water from 50m Depth at 10m/s Flow Rate

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Period of oscillations for a floating oak block in water

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Induced voltage in expanding circular loop with Faraday's law

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Relativistic energy/momentum, massless particles

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Airplane Traveling East against Wind

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Angle of Projection from Height and Range

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Thermal Conductivity Ice Question

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Block sliding down incline shaped as circle

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How much energy is transferred to the water as heat?

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Current in Induction: Calculating Mutual Induction

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Finding tensions in two strings supporting a 20 kg mass

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How to Calculate Coupling Coefficient Without Mutual Inductance?

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What is the speed of the rock right before it hits the ground?

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