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Falling Particle: Solving for Initial Velocity and Acceleration

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Bullet embeds in spring-block: why do I get a negative square root?

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Very Relativity problem(True or False)?

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Magnetism - Circular Loop in a Perpendicular Magnetic Field

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Solving for Spring Constant of Oscillating Spring

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Finding velocity with rotational and potential energy

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Determine the equivalent resistance of the circuit

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AT: Calculating Temperature T for Two Carnot Engines in Series

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Fresnel's Rhomb and polarization

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How Do Multi-Driver Speaker Systems Achieve Full Spectrum Sound?

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Watt needed to heat up an iron, correct?

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Tension on two chains holding a board

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Spring projectile landing 3.75 m using energy and kinematics

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Constant Angular Acceleration Question

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Simple Harmonic Motion, platform and box

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Graph of a cart in motion using ticker tape

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What is the Net Resistance in a Circuit with Multiple 2.8Kohm Resistors?

  • thermocleanse
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Deriving Magnetic Field Magnitude using Ampere's Law

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How Many Revolutions Does a CD Make When Stopping?

  • Paymemoney
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Simple Harmonic Motion, rigid pendulum

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Why must the plastic block in a refraction lab be semi-circular?

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Minimum deviation in a Prism -

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Forces between charges. Did the problem, have question on the result.

  • frozenguy
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Pressure Variation in a Tilted Fluid Column

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Solving for Phase Constant: Simple Harmonic Motion

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Manipulating Simple Harmonic Motion Equation

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Why does efficiency vs height look like an x² curve in our lab?

  • Trooper100
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Angular velocity of sphere and two points

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Spacecraft speed in low lunar orbit

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Interference of light - flat glass and an air wedge

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Tarzan, angel that rope breaks.

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Collisions/conservation of energy[conceptual]

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Strangely Confusing mechanics problem

  • SelfStudy
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Electric field problem with acceleration

  • BoldKnight399
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Block in SHM struck by bullet at equilibrium

  • yang09
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Finding electric field when alpha particle exits capacitor

  • abcdmichelle
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Neutron star mass for surface material to remain in place

  • noname1
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What are the deceleration and average braking force of a train?

  • IB1
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What is the applied force required to push an object up a ramp?

  • KenMasters
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Will current take the path of least impedance in this circuit?

  • Juwane
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Center of mass and Moment of Intertia

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Finding angular velocity after block is moved from middle to outside of disc

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Work Needed to Accelerate 2008 Dodge Viper SRT

  • lolcatz
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What is the Electric Field in a Cylindrical Sheath?

  • abcdmichelle
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Moment of inertia of disc plus point mass at centre

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Plano-concave thin lens, checking my result

  • fluidistic
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Calculating the Center of Mass of a Boat with 3 People

  • Susanne217
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Differntial of wave equation solution

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Calculating Error in Linearized Data: What is the Method?

  • Dennisl
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Calculating Charge on Capacitors in a Two-Way Switch Circuit

  • Sekonda
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Magnitude and Direction of Magnetic Field

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Magnitudes and Directions of Currents in Resistor

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Two slit diffraction, neutron, kinetic energy

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Fluid statics seems easy but can't figure it out .

  • gikwiye
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What is Young Modulus and Why Does it Matter?

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Calculate the equivalent resistance of the circuit

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How Does Changing Length and Area Affect the Resistance of Copper Wires?

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Electric Fields/ Electric Potential

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Proving Thermodynamics equations using partial derivatives

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Problem 1.136 from Irodov's book

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Calculate Max Speed of Truck on Unbanked Curve Without Eggs Sliding

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Gravitational potential of two equal stars

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Finding temperature in state A of a three-step ideal gas cycle

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Ray of light striking a plastic sheet

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Electrical Wiring - corrosion, cracking and resistance.

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Work done per cycle in a Stirling engine with volume doubling

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Given two vectors find a unit vector that is perpendicular

  • 1man
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Spring Mass system where springs also have mass

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Banked Roadway: Car Speed on a Curved Surface w/o Friction Force

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U-tube with Equilibrium Configuration

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Using Newton's third law to explain walking and rocket acceleration

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Calculating Pressure Exerted by a Woman Standing on High-Heeled Shoes

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Calculating Fluid Pressure for Viscosity-Injection Problem

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Is the pressure on a diver different from the pressure on a lungfish?

  • jumbogala
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Turbulent flow, verifying a general DE solution

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Consevative and non-conservative forces

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Wave Interference and sound waves

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Estimating Pressure on a Person Standing on the Ground

  • jumbogala
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LED States in Current and Reverse Bias Circuit

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Determine the ratio of resistance

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Horizontal acceleration of an aircraft

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Estimating Delta(g)/g for a 1.00 km Diameter Spherical Pocket of Oil

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Calculating density Archimedes principle

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Superposition of 2 Waves: Equation

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Simple Constant acceleration equation but I dont get it

  • FireWarden
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Gravitational Fields and Satellite Motion

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Finding braking distance from 96 to 48 km/h with 2.68 m/s² deceleration

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Finding Resistance of Voltmeter in RC Circuit

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Potential Difference: 1 J = ? V

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Rutherford Scattering Problem.

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Identifying Electric Charge on Objects

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What is the magnitude of gravitational force between Earth and the Moon?

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Calculate the neutrino flux from the sun

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Work done during expansion of a gas

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Impulse on a Pendulum with a Bullet

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Momentum change in collision, center of mass, and elastic pool collision

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