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Simple Circular Motion question

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Gravitational Potential Energy Derivation question?

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Deriving the Maximum Speed Equation for Elevator Motors

  • heart_of_fire
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Bouyant force and Water resistance

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Electric Fields and charges of equal magnitude

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Net Electric Field at the center of a square

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How Is Kinetic Friction Calculated for a Skier on a Horizontal Surface?

  • Intrusionv2
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Surface temperature to Atmospheric temp.

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Solving Newton's Laws of Motion Problems - Step-by-Step Guide

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Skier on a slope with friction (looking for final velocity)

  • Cmertin
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Where Will the Center of Gravity of the Wooden Plank Be?

  • zorro
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Launching an Object at 73 Degrees: Velocity Calculation

  • eestep
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Electric field of an infinite line charge and a point charge

  • amilkovi
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Flying in a Loop: Plane Speed & Pilot Weight

  • PhysicStorm
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Acceleration with change in direction

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U-Tube Mass and Pressure Problem

  • dspivak01
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Alpha, beta particle radius of curviture

  • pat666
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Given distance and acceleration, find time

  • ScienceGirl90
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What does the resultant velocity represent in a problem?

  • moondawg
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How to Solve Newton's Laws Problems for a Decelerating Particle?

  • EndOfMemories
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Fishing Line Physics: Finding Time and Velocity

  • moondawg
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What is the distance and speed of a car with constant acceleration?

  • ScienceGirl90
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Optimizing Race Kinematics: Solving for the Fastest Time

  • student1ds
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Spiraling up/uniform circular motion, combined with constant velocity (Help)

  • cassandralynn
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Determine Resultant Force-Couple on T6 Vertebra at F2

  • pinksunbeam
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What is the centripetal acceleration of the child?

  • Physics_0101
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Can Projectile Motion Be Solved with Given Initial Speed and Angle Alone?

  • cp-svalbard
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Projectile Motion gravity and acceleration

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What is The New velocity of the box?

  • ohheytai
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Find Max mass(not weight) supported by an air matress in fresh water.

  • dspivak01
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Find Velocity of Electron: Combining Equations

  • Narv
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Bicycle Forces in Circular Motion

  • mmiller9913
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What Are the Key Formulas for Projectile Motion?

  • Neek 007
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What Is the Effective Target Area per Argon Atom?

  • mishima
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An apparently tricky problem on Friction/Forces.

  • cantgetaname
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Calculating Maximum Speed of a 65.0- fish on an Ideal Spring

  • senoltreble
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Energy of Coaxial Cylindrical Shells

  • NeedPhysHelp8
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Need help finding the relationship between force and acceleration

  • ihatecats2014
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Magnetic Force, Electric Force

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Work done by a varying force of a block

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Calculating the constant acceleration

  • thushanthan
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Equivalent resistance across a circuit made of 12 resistors

  • opencircuit
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Calculating Real Depth Without Given Angles: Applying Snell's Law

  • Perpendicular
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What Is the Upward Acceleration of m2 in a Friction-Influenced Pulley System?

  • SilentBlade91
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Calculating Tension in a Pulley System on a Sloped Surface

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Why Is the Tension in a Rope Not Zero When Pulled Equally from Both Ends?

  • DrummingAtom
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Elastic Collision between 2 Particles

  • Kyliticus
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Solve Static Equilibrium Qs: 17.55kN & 17.45kN, 15.63kN & 16.37kN

  • kiteboy
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Starship + 2 different planets?

  • good.you?
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Tetherball - find theta and tension

  • JJBladester
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What Does an Acceleration-Time Graph Look Like for an Inelastic Collision?

  • thereddevils
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Solving for Velocity Vector Magnitude: 7 m/s and x-Comp: 3 m/s, Find y-Comp"

  • thompsonjscot
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Finding Speed of Efflux for Two Liquids of Different Densities

  • zorro
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Speed VS Time to Position VS Time

  • gagneana000
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Banking angle and curvature radius of an airplane

  • lu22
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Motion in 2 dimension (undergrad level)

  • wenkang
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Bowling ball and force of friction

  • ducdat231
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What is the average speed at a given latitude due to Earth's rotation?

  • ScienceGirl90
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Ball hanging from string, what is tension when at its lowest point?

  • racer98jc
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Help Find Pressure Stratification

  • Tsunoyukami
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Calculating Skier's Acceleration on 30 Degree Slope | Force Diagram

  • pb23me
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Finding Scale Reading with New Resistor in Circuit

  • franklinear
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What Angle Should a Rower Use to Cross a River with a Current?

  • environmental
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Angular velocity, coin on spinning wheel

  • racer98jc
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Tension with circular motion on incline

  • racer98jc
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Coulomb's Law magnitude problem

  • Bradman
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Tensions in Suspended Ball System: Solving for Horizontal and Angled Cords

  • EndOfMemories
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Findi angular range given initial velocity and distance

  • Niriz
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Solving Source Superposition: Step-by-Step Guide

  • negatifzeo
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Two springs connected by a spring

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Constant acceleration simultaneous equation

  • bigjuicy
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Average Velocity of a Car Whilst Braking

  • BraedenP
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Coulomb's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion

  • gators1223
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Calculating Pressure and Temperature in a Container of Argon Gas

  • gsharples12
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Polarized Light Reflection: Solving for Intensity

  • mli273
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Simple Physics (unit analysis)

  • Afide
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Relative Velocity and Position of Ships A and B: Solving for Least Separation

  • Dante Tufano
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8th Grader in Need of Help I know barely any Physics

  • gagneana000
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Solving for Mass M1 in Physics Problem Involving Pulley

  • lanzjohn
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What is the angle at which an object on an incline plane begins to slide?

  • pb23me
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Solving Motion Equations: Two Spacecrafts 13,500 m Apart

  • r_swayze
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Calculating Peak Current in a Series RLC Circuit

  • Twoism
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Spring Constant and Deformation

  • tigerwoods99
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Calculating Projectile Motion: Distance of Cannonball to Black Pearl

  • SherazSiddiqu
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Understanding Momentum & Inertia: Slice of Bread & Coasting System

  • zainriaz
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Finding cross product of two vectors a,b

  • mmattson07
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How Long Must a Runner Accelerate to Finish a 10,000-m Run on Time?

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How much work has a pitcher done on a baseball

  • physicsgsu
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Does Clockwise Spin Shorten Ball's Range?

  • zorro
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Instantaneous velocity and cos, sin

  • fishface1959
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Projectile Motion football question

  • mmattson07
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Solving a Puzzling Homework Problem: Pushing a Lawn Mower

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How Do Ships A and B Move Relative to Each Other?

  • Dante Tufano
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Potential and Kinetic Energy: Down an incline with spring

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Stuck on Stress/compression/tension->pic included

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Potential Energy: What is 1 Joule?

  • zainriaz
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Electric Field outside a Coaxial Cable

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