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Which presses surface by higher force

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Calculating the explosive yield of an atomic bomb

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Sound and kinematic problem solving

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Working out maximum height reached *thrown object*

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How Do You Calculate Vertical Motion and Acceleration?

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How high will a ball thrown with an initial speed of 80 ft/sec be at 3 seconds?

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Semicircular ring falling through a Magnetic Field

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Torque and angular acceleration of a grindstone

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Dose of radiation from the neutron source

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How Does Force Direction Affect Work Done?

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Constant Acceleration: A Special Case

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Graph of a sinusoidal wave at a fixed position

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Solving simultaneous equations with b*cos 30 and b*sin 30

  • ScottH
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Capacitor Disconnected from Battery, changing distance

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Rock fired horizontally off cliff and golf ball thrown from window

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Magnitude of the Tension in a Connection String

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Maximum compression of spring when 1 kg puck slides with friction

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Easy Special Relativity Question, Exam two days

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How Is Heat Transferred in Different Paths of a P-V Diagram Cycle?

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Is the Normal Force Larger in a Box-Pushing Scenario?

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Velocity and acceleration of an airplane

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Mechanical energy of ball in water

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What is the angular velocity of the child and the merry-go-round?

  • jk2455
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Determine the net force acting on a ball as it rolls down a ramp.

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Coupled Oscillator: Solving Initial Forces & Finding Eigenvalues

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What are the different methods for solving this bouncing ball problem?

  • crazyman
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Momentum, Energy, and Spring problem

  • eriadoc
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Finding unknown mass using a lever system

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Find angular velocity of the system

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Normal Force on the top of a Loop-the-Loop

  • Earn Success
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How Do I Simplify This Circuit for My Test Preparation?

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Find Speed of Block After Released from Compressed Spring

  • jk2455
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What is the formula for solving a network with junction and loop rules?

  • 4real4sure
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Calculating Work Done by a 2-D Force

  • jl9999
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Falling circuit in a magnetic field

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Spring constant, vertical ball launch speed.

  • SteelDirigibl
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Gravitational field intensity at the center of the earth

  • I Like Pi
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Working on some old exam problems

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Free body diagram, normal force, static friction

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Calculation involving height, speed and gravity

  • DB10
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Finding acceleration due to gravity from an air cart on an inclined track

  • thelmes
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Transverse sinusoidal wave is travelling along a string

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Newton's Ring Apparatus and Refractive Index

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Optimal angle to minimize work pulling a crate with friction

  • eriadoc
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Bungee Jumping: Solving for Mass, Cord Length, and Period of Oscillations

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Moment of Inertia of a Pendulum

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Electromagnetic Induction - rod on two parallel tracks, force varies

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Double-paned window heat transfer

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Cyclist acceleration and distanced traveled problem

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Hands of a Clock Constant Velocity?

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Solving a Skier's Horizontal Distance Problem

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How Much of the Rod Is Submerged When Partially Made of Metal?

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At which angles is the tension in a pendulum string maximized and halved?

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Average acceleration and instantaneous acceleration

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Lorentz Transformation Question

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Coming up with a Newton's 2nd law tension problem

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Two skaters colliding at right angles in completely inelastic collision

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How Deep Is the Well When Measuring with Sound and Kinematics?

  • anna sung
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Solving Hookes Law: Find Spring Constant & Weight of Package

  • LogicX
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What is the radius of the highway?

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Parallel Capacitors: C1+C2 or C1-C2?

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Angular Momentum: Li = Lf Equation for 2 Cylinders

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Mass ~ can someone check my answer real quick?

  • twenty5
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How long must a 0.38-hp engine run to equal helium's internal energy?

  • Azndoode1
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Impulse of clay and rubber ball on the wall

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Calculate Geosynchronous Orbit Dist. to Earth's Center

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Time for a tree to fall after a 45-degree wedge cut

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An Enclosed Mass Profile problem

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What torque must be applied to this flywheel?

  • dancer_smiley
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The conservation of energy applying to TWO objects

  • flyingpig
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Where can I go to do physics practice problems?

  • MetalManuel
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Floating Wood: Finding the Ratio Above Water

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Work-energy theorem: electron slowed then reversed to 1/4 speed

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Two itmes pluged into wall with 15 A breaker

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Difference between energy and enthalpy

  • vmc303
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Tension in a string (inclined plane, pulley, friction)

  • alexpratt
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Temperature change of ice water

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Moment of inertia and rotational KE of three masses on a rod

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How Do W/m² and kg·s⁻³ Compare in Physics Units?

  • Maya Erikson
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Rayleigh criterion for resolving a double star

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Rotating Cylinder placed on rough surface

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Environmental Applications of Newton's Third Law

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Kinematics - Constant Deceleration

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Position of a Proton in a Magnetic Field

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Using energy to solve circular motion problems

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Solve Free Falling Object: Find Height of Ball

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Speed of a pendulum at its lowest point

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A block with springs and friction

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How Do You Calculate Sheet Resistance of a Copper Layer in an IC?

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How Do You Calculate Tension in a Pulley System with Friction?

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Force between two parallel current-carrying rings of 25 cm radius

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Easy Question, Sunspots Astronomy Umbra and Penumbral sunspot areas

  • krhisjun
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Incline and Rotational Energy/Work

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Deriving pressure formula with error propagation

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