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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?

  • newtn46
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Calculating Maximum Deceleration of Re-entry Capsule

  • spacemike1
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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

  • narutodemonki
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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

  • sgoeke
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Which Photon Energy Can Overcome a 3.00 eV Work Function?

  • sgoeke
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Capacitors in Series: Find Q on 1.0 μF Capacitor

  • sgoeke
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What Path Do Particles Take in an Inelastic Collision?

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

  • coltsamuel96
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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

  • wahoowa2012
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Integrating √(9X^4 + 9X^2) by substitution

  • superkam
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Heat Generation in a circuit due to moving charges

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

  • fiziks09
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Why Does Pressure Decrease When Velocity Increases in a Constricted Pipe Area?

  • acidandroid
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SHM and hole through the center of the Earth

  • astenroo
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Keplerian beam expander output diameter?

  • cdotter
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Thermodynamics 1st Law: reversible process for batteries?

  • sparkle123
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Final temperature when 10 kg zinc at 68°C is added to 32 kg water at 14°C

  • DrMcDreamy
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How many wavelengths are there now in one pulse?

  • ravsau
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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?

  • Peter G.
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Simple centrifugal force problem

  • antonio glez
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Radioactive Decay: Proving Effective Half-Life of Nucleus

  • roshan2004
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Centripetal force with circular motion

  • catch-22
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Spring Problem- Unknown mass and constant

  • C_Conrad8
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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

  • Airman
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Displacement crossed with velocity?

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

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

  • Spakfilla
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Does a pulse invert when reflecting into a faster medium?

  • hss15
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Tangential force applied on a disc

  • ebelviranli
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Neutron density for indium with isotope abundance

  • matt222
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Speeds of waves in different media.

  • hss15
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How Much Energy Does It Take to Boil 3 Liters of Water?

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

  • SuperNubCake
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Coefficient friction between a toboggan and the snow

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

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

  • Stonem42
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What Is the Speed of Particle Q After the Collision?

  • nasadall
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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

  • Markv
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Calculating Rotational Inertia and Yo-Yo Acceleration

  • atm1993
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How Do You Calculate Velocities for a Hohmann Transfer Orbit?

  • hb243
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Work to Construct Conducting Spheres

  • Ferbs207
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Atomic/molecular level definition/description of density.

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

  • chengbin
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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

  • Mator
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Calculating Gauge Pressure at the Bottom of a Test Tube

  • DrMcDreamy
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Height of horizontal force on billiard ball given velocity change

  • ippo90
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Acceleration due to gravity on a planet's surface

  • cary5
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Problem involving static equilibrium

  • issacnewton
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Unsolvable Puzzle: Can a Puck Stop in 0.42s?

  • chengbin
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What is the mass of this object?

  • chengbin
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Stopping in min. distance[friction]

  • vissh
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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?

  • Help4458
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Transforming Four-Momentum between Inertial Frames

  • Twoism
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Asteroid at 0.9c colliding with Earth in 2 hours

  • rainbow90
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Finding torque/tension in pulley/block system.

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

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

  • firyjade12
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Determining the Equation for an Underdamped Oscillating System

  • trautlein
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Angular momentum; flying motorcycle

  • MrRice5555
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Possible frequencies of an electron

  • aurao2003
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Theoretical Question: Mass of Earth

  • jmb88korean
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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

  • xxxixpats
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How Do You Calculate Changes in Gravitational Force and Weight?

  • Neek 007
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Newton's 3rd Law Chair situation

  • wooker
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Work Done by Friction Force: A 4.0 kg Block

  • IKonquer
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Calculating Pressure and Steam Jet Velocity in a Boiling Pot

  • tweety1234
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Linear thermal expansion and work done

  • dogman1234
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How do you convert temperature differences between Celsius and Kelvin?

  • lizlyn
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Need Notes for Class 11 NCERT Book [Physics]

  • christiano
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Faraday's law and perpetual motion

  • Princess19
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Coaxial cable problem, electric field strength?

  • roccofitz
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Baseball problem Impulse-Momentum

  • Anarion
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How to find Uab and Ucd in this circuit

  • dado
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Solve 3 Optic Problems in 2 Days

  • djanisf
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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?

  • flyingpig
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Magnitude of momentum of electrons

  • sanalsprasad
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Where Should Charge C Be Placed to Achieve Zero Net Force?

  • I Like Pi
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How is Work Potential Destroyed in Heat Transfer Between Reservoirs?

  • mullzer
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