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Find Least Force to Move 10-ton Safe on Truck

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Potential difference between two points?

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Calculating Apparent Depth Using Snell's Law

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Why does a loop contract in area to minimize flux linkage?

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Calculating Annuitized Capital Costs per kWh

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Physics - Polar Coordinates: Describe the locus of points

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Law of Floatation: Stone on Ice Melts, Water Level?

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Kinematics 1 dimensional motion acceleration question

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Calculating Momentum and Velocity in a Football Collision

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Calculating Mean Life of Mesons at Rest

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Special relativity, simultaneity

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Magnet with negative charge in gaussian surface?

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What Are the Answers to the Physics Olympiad Past Papers?

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Understanding Vector and Scalar Quantities in Physics

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Coefficient of kinetic friction and constant velocity

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Wave Form Plotting Homework - Solve the Puzzling Questions

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How Long Should a Rocket Fire to Adjust a Satellite's Speed?

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How Much Work and Force Are Involved in Marathon Running?

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Calculating Voltage Difference in a Parallel and Series Circuit

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Electric Dipole derivation (Algebra)

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Measuring the mass and linear dimensions of the block

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What Is the Best Way to Apply Brakes to Stop a Car Quickly?

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Ladder Angular Momentum Problem

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Phase constant problem, two trumpets

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Newtons 2nd Law of motion Practical Questions

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Any general RC circuit is never underdamped?

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Work to move charges from Infinity to origin

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Questions about Gravity and Acceleration of masses.

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Which Direction Is the Electromagnetic Wave Traveling?

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Find Accel. of Blocks in Diagram

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Understanding Doppler Shift in Radio-Equipped Plumbing Vans

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Calculating the Heat of Fusion for Water: A Scientific Approach

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Understanding Capacitors in DC Circuits

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Force due to Collision and Acceleration Problems

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Finding Impossible Force with Two Given Forces

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Capacitance and resistance question

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What is the Force on the Hindges of a Door?

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Damped Harmonic Motion Equation

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Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

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Mechanics (statica) of a car (centre of gravity/grip)

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Another homework of Newton's law of motion

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Open circuit voltage & EMF help

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Maximum altitude of a rocket if launched vertically

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Equation of Motion for a Pendulum

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How Does Initial Water Height Impact Thermal Expansion Calculations?

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Tension of 2 Bodies on a Frictionless Inclined Plane

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Supplied continuously-Tank Draining Problem

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Calculating the Extension of a Spring with and without a Hanging Mass

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Simple Harmonic Motion of a pendulum

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Frictional Forces, Static Friction

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Bungee Jumping Maths: Calculating Height, Length & Speed for NZ Bridge Jumps

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Change in Gravitational Potential

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Calculating Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces in a Rotating Frame

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Solving Collisions: Homework Help

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Concept about double glazed windows

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How Effective Are Human-Powered Chargers for Everyday Use?

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Direction of magentic field with two wires?

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Angular Diameter Eclipse Question

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Deceleration of a mass down hill

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Newton's Laws of Motion problem help

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Wire tension and motion in a pulley system

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Calculating Frictional Force on an Inclined Plane

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Ball thrown into a vertical jet?

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Calculating Current for 1.5T in Solenoid

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Calculating Daily Operating Cost for a Motor at Rated Load

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Electrostatic homework questions

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Inertial reference frames problem

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Where have i gone wrong with this basic mechanics question?

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Concept question about testing antifreeze

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Motion in two or three dimensions

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Understanding Lens Separation for Creating an Image at Infinity

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Distance of Lightning from Sound:346m/s

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Longitudinal waves have a crest or not ?

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How to Calculate Bullet Velocity in a Ballistic Pendulum Experiment?

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The Speed of a transverse wave

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Solving Tension Problem: Force & Moment Balances

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Statics and CM - Ladder Problem

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Which statement correctly describes speed?

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Optimizing Loop-the-Loop Height for Marble Shoot Tracks

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Sustained interference patterns

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A question about the theory of relativity

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Centroids please need a bit of help

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Calculate Tension in Cables Using Pythagorus Formula

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Algebra & Physics: When Rules Don't Apply

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Solving Simple Capacitors Homework: Q, V, E

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Radius of curvature usng: M/I= σ/Y = E/R

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Weight on a fulcrum style problem - Personal Interest

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Problem 1 on current electricity

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How Do You Solve This Math Problem Using Substitution?

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Check My Answers for Velocity Questions | Helpful Advice to Ensure Accuracy

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How do I find the surface charge of a cylinder?

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What Is the Speed of the Elevator in a Rectilinear Pulley System?

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Very very noob calculation verification [BEDMAS]

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Question on Velocity, two cars moving away from each other

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How Is Tension Calculated in a Pendulum String at 45 Degrees?

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Angular spread between two colour light (refraction)

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