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Ellastic collision between a frame and projectile

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Finding speed of collar B in rigid body linkage with velocity constraints

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Circular Motion Regarding Car Sliding on a Curve

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How to Derive the Oscillation Period of Water in a U-Tube?

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Calculating Maximum Deceleration of Re-entry Capsule

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Centrifuge for astronaut training (tangential and normal acceleration)

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Refraction of Light: Isosceles Prism of 120°, Refractive Index 1.44

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Average force by ball on floor

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Projectile with same initial and final height, and moon landing free body diagram

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Optics, interference, very unusual problem

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Calculate Work Done by 12.6V Battery Supplying 2.0A for 10min

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Which Photon Energy Can Overcome a 3.00 eV Work Function?

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Capacitors in Series: Find Q on 1.0 μF Capacitor

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What Path Do Particles Take in an Inelastic Collision?

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Calc Volume Flow Rate of Water from Tap (45mm ht)

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How do I solve for v0 from two equations with v and h?

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Minimum velocity change to lower shuttle altitude to 60 miles

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Integrating √(9X^4 + 9X^2) by substitution

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Heat Generation in a circuit due to moving charges

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Finding the Center of Mass for a Loaded Ferryboat on a Square Raft

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Why Does Pressure Decrease When Velocity Increases in a Constricted Pipe Area?

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SHM and hole through the center of the Earth

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Keplerian beam expander output diameter?

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Thermodynamics 1st Law: reversible process for batteries?

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Final temperature when 10 kg zinc at 68°C is added to 32 kg water at 14°C

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How many wavelengths are there now in one pulse?

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Why does the last term detract from acceleration?

  • Peter G.
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How Do You Calculate Tension and Force Components in a Supported Beam Scenario?

  • emerica1254
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How Do First Class Levers Apply to Scissors?

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Simple centrifugal force problem

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Radioactive Decay: Proving Effective Half-Life of Nucleus

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Centripetal force with circular motion

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Spring Problem- Unknown mass and constant

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How much heat is needed for converting 7 kg of ice to steam?

  • DrMcDreamy
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Doppler shift of absorption line from distant galaxy

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Displacement crossed with velocity?

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Movement in one and two dimensions, where finding Force in a problem

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Momentum of exhaust gases and thrust from a 20,000kg rocket

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Does a pulse invert when reflecting into a faster medium?

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Tangential force applied on a disc

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Neutron density for indium with isotope abundance

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Speeds of waves in different media.

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How Much Energy Does It Take to Boil 3 Liters of Water?

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How Do You Calculate Orbital Radius and Velocity for Different Orbital Periods?

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Coefficient friction between a toboggan and the snow

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Cons. of momentum: person moves at angle atop free-to-move cart

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Figuring out angular velocity from θ = 2.0 + 4.0t^2 + 2.0t^3

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What Is the Speed of Particle Q After the Collision?

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Impulse from a ball bouncing off a wall

  • nasadall
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Spring question, how do I know it is negative or positive?

  • flyingpig
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What is the minimum height of the bag needed for glucose infusion?

  • DrMcDreamy
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Charge in a spherical conducting shell

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Calculating Rotational Inertia and Yo-Yo Acceleration

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How Do You Calculate Velocities for a Hohmann Transfer Orbit?

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Work to Construct Conducting Spheres

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Atomic/molecular level definition/description of density.

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Finding friction force on a 800kg dragster accelerating to 350 km/h

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Gauge pressure at different depths in a 56 m reservoir behind a dam

  • DrMcDreamy
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Location (x,y) when a Projectile Collides with a Slanted Wall

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Calculating Gauge Pressure at the Bottom of a Test Tube

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Height of horizontal force on billiard ball given velocity change

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Acceleration due to gravity on a planet's surface

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Problem involving static equilibrium

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Unsolvable Puzzle: Can a Puck Stop in 0.42s?

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What is the mass of this object?

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Stopping in min. distance[friction]

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Why doesn't a ball slow down when it hits a heavy wall?

  • tennishaha
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What is the angle of incidence and reflection when facing a plain mirror?

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Transforming Four-Momentum between Inertial Frames

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Asteroid at 0.9c colliding with Earth in 2 hours

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Finding torque/tension in pulley/block system.

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How Do You Solve the Diffraction Intensity Problem with Different Units?

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True or false: tennis sweet spot, altitude, mechanical advantage, power

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Determining the Equation for an Underdamped Oscillating System

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Angular momentum; flying motorcycle

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Possible frequencies of an electron

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Theoretical Question: Mass of Earth

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Time for capacitor voltage to reach 80% in RC circuit with parallel capacitors

  • rickstar008
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Many car calculations, including torque and peak power

  • SoftwareEng
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I cant seem to get this angular velocity problem right

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How Do You Calculate Changes in Gravitational Force and Weight?

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Newton's 3rd Law Chair situation

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Work Done by Friction Force: A 4.0 kg Block

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Calculating Pressure and Steam Jet Velocity in a Boiling Pot

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Linear thermal expansion and work done

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How do you convert temperature differences between Celsius and Kelvin?

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Need Notes for Class 11 NCERT Book [Physics]

  • christiano
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Faraday's law and perpetual motion

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Coaxial cable problem, electric field strength?

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Baseball problem Impulse-Momentum

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How to find Uab and Ucd in this circuit

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Solve 3 Optic Problems in 2 Days

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Finding wave speed and refraction angle for 75 Hz source

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Angular Velocity and Angular Frequency

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The sum of torques is not the sum of torques?

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Magnitude of momentum of electrons

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