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Rotational motion of a turntable

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Cylindrical Surface Charge Density

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Conservation of Energy with Spring Mass System on Inclined Plane

  • JakeHowarth
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Conceptual: electric potential

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Linear Momentum (One Dimension) Quiz Question

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Perfect gasses temperature vs kinetic energy per molecule

  • madah12
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Solving Energy & Power Homework on Train Mass & Vertical Rise

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Center of mass equation for an ellipsoid?

  • moonman239
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What are the relevant equations for two dimensional motion in physics?

  • madah12
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Perfectly Inelastic Disk and Stick Collision- Angular Speed

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Vector Analysis of Point Charges: Solving for Net Force

  • pat666
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Electric field position for -14.1 nC charge at (2.48, 1.24) cm

  • Ush
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Some diffraction slits/gratings questions

  • lol_nl
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Nanotechnology: scales of tools and objects

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What does it mean to find current in milliamps?

  • randomss444
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Potential energy of two opposite charges when separation increases to 3R/2

  • chemistry4all
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Friction; what does not contribute?

  • jadiepants
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Does rotational motion or energy typically follow Newton's laws?

  • sona1177
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Maximum bumper compression in elastic collision between cars

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What Is the Maximum Speed of an Alpha Particle with 2.34 MeV Kinetic Energy?

  • Kommandant
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Realistic bullet drop calculation

  • warfreak131
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How Fast Does a Sandbag Hit the Scaffolding in a Pulley System?

  • mizzy
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Finding the accel of two objects on an incline.

  • Agent M27
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How do I figure out the initial velocity of an object?

  • Dobro_player
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Oscillating sphere on a parabolic surface

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Pressure Discrepancy in Submarine Airlock - What's the Real Answer?

  • astenroo
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G-force question. amusment park physics

  • JT1993
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Electric field at the center of the equilateral triangle

  • mlostrac
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How Fast Were the Cars Traveling Before the Collision?

  • ilovemynny
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Electric current flowing through a resistor

  • PhysicsUnderg
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Why does a ball attract both positive and negative charges?

  • harimakenji
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Physics-Wave concepts/standing waves

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Rubber stopper hanging from the view view mirror of a car

  • shawli
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How Do We Calculate Equivalent Resistance with Measurement Errors?

  • Quantumkid
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Dynamics - rope attached to an object

  • itsumodoori
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How Long Does It Take for the Cart to Complete One Rotation?

  • sona1177
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Why is the electric flux from a dipole at the center of a sphere zero?

  • venkat1989
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Finding average torque and net work for a spinning turntable

  • Mowgli
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Finding Magnitude of Acceleration using the force

  • ilovemynny
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How Long Does It Take Astronaut Jane to Drift Back to Her Spaceship?

  • Mowgli
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How many revolutions per second does a bike wheel make?

  • ortegavs
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Ideal Gas Theory: Calculate N, V from P, T

  • Jenkz
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What is the Radius of a Helium Balloon Needed to Lift 180 kg?

  • physics_freak
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Physics experiment ideas for grade 12 extended investigation

  • LachlanMc
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Really clueless = Minimum Mass Tension Force Question

  • Pandaanli
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When was the quasar formed in relation to the Big Bang?

  • lol_nl
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Diffraction pattern of a light beam from a narrow slit

  • -Aladdin-
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How Do You Calculate Terminal Voltage Vab in a Circuit?

  • rizardon
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Finding the Work done on a Ride?

  • ilovemynny
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How to Calculate Work Done by an Escalator?

  • sylavel
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Wheel slowing from 210 rpm to rest in 15 seconds

  • Mowgli
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How can kinematics problems be solved with reaction time taken into account?

  • stphillips
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Bat Force and Human Lifting Capacity in Softball Pitching

  • Mowgli
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Daisy colliding with stationary friend on ice

  • Mowgli
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Frequency, and finding wave speed. Professor mistake?

  • ShineyPenny
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Average force on stationary locomotive in elastic collision

  • mizzy
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Pressure exerted by a swinging hammer on impact

  • cds333
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Granite and steel cube collision using energy and momentum conservation

  • DrSmiles
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Finding frequency of AC source with inductor

  • -Aladdin-
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Conserv. of E and Work momentum

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How Far Do Dishes Move in the Tablecloth Trick?

  • sona1177
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Calculating the Speed on a Roller Coaster

  • ilovemynny
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What is the angle between the directions of motion of the helium atom

  • ecogreen
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Power mechanics physics problem

  • -Aladdin-
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How Is Surface Charge Density Calculated from Electric Field Magnitude?

  • pat666
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The velocity of each object after the collision

  • mizzy
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Calculating Mass of Gas Needed to Correct Rocket's Course

  • Maiia
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Drift velocity problem 9 and 10

  • yang09
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Vertical Drop how to find the speed?

  • ilovemynny
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How Does Iceberg Buoyancy Relate to Sea Water Density?

  • Agent M27
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Angle, range and extension in projectile motion?

  • donkeycopter
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Popgun projectile height with friction in the barrel

  • illidari
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Surface Integral: Finding Distance Along Sphere

  • Gear.0
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Will the gun explode if I do this?

  • comsubin61
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If there is a satellite in geosynchronous orbit

  • ninetyfour
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Solving a Pulley Problem with Unknown Variables

  • jprg
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Object dragged at an angle across a horizontal plane

  • ninetyfour
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Forces - distance of a skier on an incline

  • shawli
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Ratio of Momentum of m1 to m2: A, B, C or D?

  • ecogreen
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Critical angle for pulling a wound string on coaxial cylinders

  • Krappy
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Solve Impulse Problem: Find Lowest Average Force

  • ortegavs
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Combination of Speeds? Car Crash problem?

  • ilovemynny
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How long is the bus trip from Balamb to Galbadia?

  • HiSoCReeD
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Electric field between two point charges 17 cm apart

  • pat666
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Find the force acting on the charge at the origin

  • pat666
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Does Temperature Affect Current Flow?

  • randomss444
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I with vector addition and subtraction

  • ninetyfour
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How Much Energy Is Stored in a Non-Stretching Rope and Mass System?

  • Higgy
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Solving Distance of Train from Start to Stoppage

  • Canha
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Sailing East: Finding Ship's Ground Velocity

  • ashvinthecha
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Estimating image distance in lens and mirror

  • ShineyPenny
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Forces - finding minimum mass given coefficients of friction

  • shawli
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Electric Field and Potential in Spherical Shells

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Forces - two objects in contact

  • shawli
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Sketching Vector Function: -yx'+xy

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