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Work in thermodynamic processes

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Engine efficiency between water's boiling and freezing points

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How to Calculate Impedance in an AC Circuit with Series Components?

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Calculating Mass of a Long Thin Rod

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Bush pilot flying 250 km [N30°E] with 40 km/h wind from west

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Finding voltages and currents in a circuit with two batteries

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What is the Spring Constant of a Gun Fired Ball?

  • boogaaaaa
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Calculating Angular Speed with a Running Person on a Rotating Disk?

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Uncertainties in the momentum and kinetic energy of the proton?

  • Physics321
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Rotational to linear kinetic energy

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Simple Harmonic Motion Solving for the phase and applying it.

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Standing Waves on a String (Melde's Experiment)

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Changes in energy w/ coefficient of friction

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Do FM and AM Radio Stations Emit Different Numbers of Photons?

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How Do You Calculate Frictional Force and Slippage on a Ladder?

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Gravitational Force as a vector

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Rigid Body Momentum - Calculate Velocity

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Harmonic motion with friction x(t)=

  • live4physics
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What is the Solution for Dynamics with Bounces?

  • elitewarr
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What is the formula for balancing charges in Coulomb's law and gravity?

  • leroyjenkens
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Why is gravitational acceleration negative in kinematic equations?

  • manzoor
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Special Relativity: Energy and Mass

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Conservation of Energy Ice Cube Problem

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Fitting Nonlinear Data to a Linear Equation: Manual Calculation Process

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What is the actual size of the frictional force

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Vector Potential of Long Solenoid

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Simple harmonic motion and amplitude

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Moment of inertia/distribution of mass [conceptual/experimental]

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Calculate the electric potential at the center of the hexagon

  • noob314
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How Is EMF Induced in a Coil When a Magnetic Field Changes?

  • Linus Pauling
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Current Through Resistor in Rectangular Loop

  • malindenmoyer
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Find the net torque on the pulley

  • mybrohshi5
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What is the correct spring constant for the bungee cord?

  • TyErd
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Working on high voltage power lines

  • JJBladester
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Where to find free grade 10 physics, chemistry and math practice problems

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De Broglie wavelength of a neutron

  • Physics321
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Describing Image of a Bi-Concave Lens with n=1.5

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Kinetic energy, force, rotation

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Do all these movements of charged particles count as electric current?

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Potential Energy and upper limits

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What is the rotational inertia of the pole

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Induced emf in small coil inside solenoid after current cutoff

  • nwyatt
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Torque on a Pulley with two weights

  • Quincy
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Heat transferred in Stirling engine cycle at 0.8 Hz

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Solving Simple Harmonic Motion Problem with Energy

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Magnet, wire, earth's magnetic field

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Finding amplitude and phase angle for a spring-mass system

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How Much Heat Is Required to Convert 3kg of Ice at -9°C to Steam?

  • lenarass
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Physics gravitational questioon

  • crystal5428
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Is the Fracture Energy Equation for Ice Valid?

  • lewisd18
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Finding velocity in rotating reference frames problem 14

  • altherik
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Solving Displacement of Mass on Spring at v=1m/s

  • Glorzifen
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Explain me concept (Fluid Mechanics)

  • snshusat161
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Solving Buoyancy Problem: Ball Emerges from Water Surface

  • Hitman6267
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Ampere's Law and straight wires

  • krtica
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Find their velocities after the collision

  • Student91
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Physics of a 54 kg person falling from the sky

  • xchococatx
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What is the required force to push a box up a slippery ramp?

  • luysion
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Is the force of gravity a function of a planet's orbit?

  • phantomcow2
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Wavelength of sound waves and speed of sound in air column

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Friction coefficient for sled sliding down a 2 m high, 5 m base hill

  • lew0049
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Kinetic Energy in Rotational Motion Problem

  • itsme24
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How Do You Calculate the Forces Acting on Grandma and Her Chair?

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SHM Question - starting at x=A, find when passes through x=0

  • Glorzifen
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Oscillating series RLC circuit

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Temperature Change: Convert 29°F to C and K

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Torque and Force of diving board

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Measuring Mass of DNA Using a Vibrating Cantilever

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Which Spring Has a Larger Displacement?

  • smhippe
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Thermal Expansion Calculation for a Rod Made of Alloy

  • lew0049
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Angular Speed Between 2 rims attached by a belt

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Wavelength of light (air vs. water)

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What is the speed of Betty on a playground swing?

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Calculating Mass, Force, and Acceleration of a Car

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Calculating Electric Field Strength and Acceleration in a Coulombic System

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LC Circuit Maximum Charge Problem

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How Accurate Is the Calculated Velocity of a Free Falling Tennis Ball?

  • luysion
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Ray transfer matrix method, I need explanations

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Calculating Moment of Inertia for a Soldered Wire Wheel

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Force on electron in uniform field between parallel plates

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Method of images for charge near grounded sphere and plane

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How do you multiply rational equations with multiple numerators?

  • JerryClower
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Finding Ek with force, mass, and time.

  • rowkem
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Man pulling himself up on platform with ropes and pulleys

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How Do You Calculate the Refractive Index from Water to Glass?

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Solving for Fluid Density: A 2.0 kg Iron Block

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Calculating Magnetic Flux Through a Loop

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How to find the maximum voltage that can be placed across a capacitor.

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Flux and Nonconducting Shells: What are the Net Charges of Shell A and Shell B?

  • seraphimhouse
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Calculating Average Error Uncertainty from a Large Set of Data

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Electric Circuit. Norton Equivalent current

  • Hitman6267
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Work done by force F = (3x)x̂ - 2ŷ from origin to (2, 3)

  • smhippe
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Calorimetry problem and temperature

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