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Rolling cylinder on an incline

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Slide Block Problem With Strings

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Calculating Bullet Velocity using Frictional Force and Block Displacement

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Angular momentum/ energy conservation.

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Momentum conservation when Josh and Donna jump from a canoe

  • runningirl
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Finding the Half Life From Activity

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Astronomy - interstellar dust grains

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First law of thermodynamics problem

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Work and efficiency for a pulley system lifting 100 N through 10 m

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How Does the Dog's Movement Affect Its Distance from the Shore?

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Mechanics question. Person jumping off trampoline.

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Calculate angle for least work done

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Angular Deceleration Calculation for Medical Lab Centrifuge

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Solve Friction Problem: Find Force P on 20kg Block on 30° Incline

  • Patdon10
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Two carts and two masses on one ramp.

  • Xarath
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Kinetic energy of positron/electron collision

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Calculating Resultant Velocity for Long Distance Swimmers

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Hydrostatics - force on pistons in fluid

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Forced Oscillations (proving diff equation by subsitution)

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Force of friction. Non conservation of energy

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What is the Coefficient of Static Friction for a Crate on an Incline?

  • Student3.41
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Heat transmitted in convection from a pipe

  • Karol
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Why Is Speed Proportional to the Square Root of Time in This Physics Problem?

  • NewtonGalileo
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What Is the Maximum Radius for a Loop So a Ball Stays on Track?

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Gravity on something with just about no information

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Initial speed of cow fired from catapult with 1375 m range and 39 m drop

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Thin lense combined with a concave mirror

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Center of Mass involving three cubes

  • DLPhysics
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At what angle must a swimmer cross a river with a 3.5 m/s current?

  • mikeh3593
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Student spinning with textbook at different distances

  • primeboss
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What is the orbital speed of a satellite at a radius of 34 km?

  • SamRosenblatt
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Will the Block Slide Down a 30° Ramp with High Friction?

  • Kytte
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What is the speed of a pendulum at point D?

  • Quark Itself
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Deceleration of block B sliding on block A on frictionless ice

  • runningirl
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Kinematics Question (two objects thrown up)

  • Kyleman
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Radiation Levels: Inverse Square Law Outcome at 6m

  • nonphysical
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Velocity of a tire rolling down the road

  • preluderacer
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How do we find the equivalent voltage in a parallel circuit?

  • hsnelect
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Which Bragg angle and order to use for solving d?

  • cahill8
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Entropy change for supercooled cyclohexane at -20°C

  • knowlewj01
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How Much Energy Is Needed to Move a 1kg Block Away from Earth?

  • MillerGenuine
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Finding Time for a Wave on a Rope

  • zorro
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How Do You Calculate Resistance in a Circuit Problem?

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Alegbra of simple harmonic motion

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Forces exerted on support rollers?

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The period of a pulsating star with respect to the star

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Finding Momentum with Uniform Magnetic Field: q, B, a, d

  • Bhumble
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Masses in a Triangle - Gravitational Force

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How Deep Must You Dive to Match Venus's Surface Pressure?

  • lmannoia
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When do quantum effects become important?

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Calculating Net Work Done on a Man in a Wheelchair Climbing a Slope

  • Matriculant
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Does Moment of Inertia Determine Mass?

  • preluderacer
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SHM with 23cm amplitude at 55Hz: when does it reach 15cm?

  • jimmy42
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Body movement question v(t), a(t), x(t)

  • mystmyst
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Period of satellite in circular orbit

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Potential at a point due to two charges

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Energy conservation of a sliding block

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Converting rotational kinetic energy to power in watts

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Which object reaches the bottom of the ramp first, a cylinder or a sphere?

  • preluderacer
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Direction of the friction force

  • joej24
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Free Body Diagram of Pulley with Friction

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Calculating Acceleration and Work for a Box on a Horizontal Surface

  • kselanders
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Calculating the magnetic field inside a closed loop of wire

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Mechanical energy into thermal energy

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1800kg car at 35 km/h north hits 1100kg car at 45 km/h east

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Translational and Rotaional motion

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How do you solve for t in the equation d=v1(t) + .5at2?

  • homevolend
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Magnetic field of helmoholtz apparatus

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Tension, A Rope with Mass problem

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Net Force on 5kg Suitcase and Applied Force Calculation

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Angular Momentum and Average Torque

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Three Particles - Gravitational Force

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Calculating Altitude Using Barometer and Thermometer Readings

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Setup of a differential element on a propellor blade

  • AlexChandler
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How to Determine the Net Force on the Sun in a Right Triangle Configuration?

  • MozAngeles
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How much does a person weigh on Mount Everest?

  • droopster
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Conservation of Energy/Gravitational Potential Energy

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Calculating Tension in a Pulley System with Three Masses

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Height needed for car to equal kinetic energy at 105 km/h

  • kissafilipino
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Finding coordinates given 3-dimensional vectors

  • mystmyst
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Rolling without slipping physics

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Effect of mass, force, and gravity on acceleration of a block

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Pulley and blocks system with friction: energy method solution check

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An electron describing a helical path

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How Do You Calculate the Electric Field of a Finite Charged Slab?

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AC circuits, Inductance and phase shift.

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Sniper Fish's Projectile Motion

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How Fast Does a Book Fall from 4.20 Meters?

  • kissafilipino
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What is the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the crate?

  • moondawg
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How Does Pulling a Chain Affect Its Thermal Energy?

  • soccerguy
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Finding radius of a loop using impulse and momentum

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