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Finding acceleration and force of pulling

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Calculating Volume of a 100kg Mass in Freshwater

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Permittivity Constant and Coulomb's Law

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20N Fapp vs 20N mass on a pulley

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Motion Near Earth's Surface - grade 11 physics

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Is the Vector Product Really a Vector?

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Conservation of Energy: Kinetic to Elastic Potential

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Finding Brewster's Angle via Fresnel Equation

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Designing a Mousetrap Car for Optimal Distance: A Physics Project

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A solid non conducting sphere

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Conserved Momentum Problem: Finding Velocity of a Block on a Slope

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To find out forward force of a ship

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Volume question (freshwater, saltwater, mercury)

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Projectile physics homework problem

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What is the acceleration of a bullet passing through a board?

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Trajectory of a cyclist leaving a ramp

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Projectile Motion: Negative Launch Angles?

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Gold Cube Density Problem: Calculating Side Length for Double Mass

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Interacting Systems - Acceleration and Pulleys

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How to Calculate Gravitational Force in a Triangular Configuration?

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Nonconducting surface uniform charge hole

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Athlete jumps at angle with distance find speed

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Could an antimatter alien's arrival on Earth cause a global explosion?

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What Was the Take-Off Speed of the Long Jumper?

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How Does a Skier's Energy Change Through Different Stages?

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Two blocks connected by string passing over a pulley on an incline

  • Tina20
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Rotating Rockets Homework: Angular Vel. After 33s

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Find the equation for velocity as a function of time

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Calculating Electron Deflection in a Ballistic Electron Transistor

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What is the Correct Wavelength of Light in an Interference Experiment?

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Determine the tension in the coupling

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Heat Loss from Boiling Water: Conduction & Convection

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Projectile motion maximum range

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Mechanical Tennis Ball Cannon/Mortar Project Help

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How does wind direction affect Earth's rotation time?

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How Does a Canoe Move When You Walk in It?

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Calculating Voltage Across a Capacitor in a Series Circuit

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How Do Grating Lines and Wavelength Affect Diffraction Patterns?

  • physicoo
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How much work is done by friction during the car's slide down the hill?

  • fatty1
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Given Power, Weight, and Vmax find Vmax at angle θ

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What is the total magnetic flux through the plastic of the soda bottle?

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Grass Seed and Electric Field Demo

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Conceptual Question About Vertical Spring System

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Velocity vs time and acceleration vs time

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Friction Question: Finding Time and Distance with Kinetic Coefficients

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Work & Friction: Calculating Magnitude

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Calculating work done by a spring when stretched

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Parachutist falling with quadratic drag

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Velocity needed to launch a car

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What is the Displacement and Force Acting on a Particle in the xy Plane?

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Power Requirement for Fire Hose in Urban Areas

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Failed my Physics Test Need help on a question?

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How Long Does It Take a Raindrop to Reach 63% of Its Terminal Velocity?

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Binding Energy given a function?

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How Many Orbits Does an Electron Make in the Bohr Model?

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Work-Energy Theorem: Homework Statement & Solution

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How Do You Calculate the Velocity of Wreckage After a Head-On Collision?

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Rotational kinematics of circular saw

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OUNT OF HEAT THAT FLOWS DURING THE EXPANSION

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Pulsar Angular acceleration question

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On an alternative Stokes theorem

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Calculating Normal Force on a Box with Pulley System | Force Problem Explained

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Discover Maximum Height of 2.40kg Object in Pulley System

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Conservation of energy/momentum in a pendulum?

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How Do Velocity and Motion Principles Apply in Complex Physics Problems?

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Chain of mass M with length L (SPhO 2009)

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How to Calculate the Specific Heat Capacity of the Calorimeter?

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Does a Falling Object Possess Weight?

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Question on gases physics/chemistry

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Gas expansion at constant pressure

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Centripetal Acceleration Problem

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Finding Position of Object with Initial Velocity and Constant Acceleration

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Solving Projectile Motion Problems: Tips and Tricks for Physics Students

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What Is the Final Velocity of a Car After Descending a Semicircular Track?

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2 non-rectangular blocks, friction, only gravity

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Proving F is Conservative: Steps to Show

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Two charges, individual charge values?

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How Far Apart Will the Teddy Bears Land on the Ground?

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How Do You Calculate the Constant Angular Acceleration of a Centrifuge?

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Finding Velocity: A Distance vs Time Graph Case

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Teddy Bear Falls: Solving a Trajectory Problem

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Calculating Distance Between Copenhagen and Rome on Same Longitude

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Perfectly inelastic collision problem, need some help

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Circular Motion and String Tension

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How Do You Calculate Initial Vertical Velocity?

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How to find the forces and balance a lever with a weight on one end?

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Spring Scale Tension Force Problem

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I think the college board was wrong Maybe I am but I don't see how

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Magnetic Field due to Power Lines

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Calculating Jet Velocity with Kinematic Equations

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Work & Energy: Solving Problems with v0, k, m, g

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