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Solving Newton's Laws: Friction & 10-kg Crate

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Electric potential, hard problem

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Mechanics - find the coefficient of friction

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Law of Conservation of Energy Question

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Is the Calculated Speed and Wavelength of a Sound Wave Accurate?

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Mass vs. Average Period Squared

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Calculating Average Induced EMF of 100-Turn Coil in 0.36s

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How many stars in our galaxy if they had the mass of our Sun.

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Derivation of mechanism of charging capacitor

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Maximum speed Tarzan can tolerate

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What is the period of revolution for an artificial planet

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Electric Field vs. Electric Potential

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Projectile Range Homework | Help Solve Equation

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How is the formula for period of oscillation derived?

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Finding the time in a tension problem

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Question envolves the centre-of-mass and momentum.

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What is the relationship between Young's modulus and bulk modulus in tin?

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How much will it weigh at the equator?

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Calculating a Projectile's Max Height, Time & Range

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What are the units for Molar Mass in Chemistry and Physics?

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What are the implications of a frictionless wedge with accelerating mass?

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EC and DC circuits, using matrices

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Cannon & Cliff: Minimum Muzzle Velocity & Horizontal Flight

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Work Problem: Calculate Force, Work & Friction

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Optics - Images with two convave mirrors

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Why Does Calculating the Speed of a Runaway Cable Car Involve Both Masses?

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Calculating Inductance in an RL Circuit

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Where Did I Go Wrong With the Rope and Ice Force Calculation?

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Capacitors in Series and Parallel homework

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What Is the Minimum Coefficient of Friction Required to Navigate a Curve Safely?

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How Long Does It Take to Orbit the Moon at an Altitude of 100km?

  • balletgirl
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Voltage in a Circuit: Calculate with Current Divider

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Finding tension in a rope problem

  • mullets1200
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Finding the Angle of Velocity After a Collision at an Angle

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Where will the image of the candle be formed?

  • kihr
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Electric Potential in a triangle

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Finding how weight placed on a ruler affects its oscillation.

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Power Calculation for 1100 kg Object at 5 m/s

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What is the spring constant of the spring

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Time it takes for a satellite to orbit the Earth

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What is the scalar product V_1(DOT)V_2 ?

  • Rellsun
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Thin film intereference basic question

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How Long to Reach the Top Walking on a Moving Escalator?

  • optoracko
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What Is the Final Speed After Two Hockey Players Collide?

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What is the velocity of the object after it has been displaced by the spring?

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Total charge lifted by the charge escalator

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Materials science class homework

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Why is my Atwood's Machine homework solution incorrect?

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Intervals of increase and the intervals of decrease?

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At what distance from a carbon nucleus is the electric potential 2.1 V?

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Finding speed of an object when it hits the ground, after free fall.

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How Much Does Cooling Cost on a Hot Day with a 5-Ton AC?

  • xmonsterx
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Greater influence on movement: Mass OR Gradient?

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How Do You Calculate Tension in a Cable Connected to Springs?

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Drawing a FBD for a Cup Spinning on a Lazy Susan

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Wave Clarification: Rotating Receiver at 90°, 180°, 270°, 360°

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Does Wavelength Times Frequency Determine Speed of Light?

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Relationship between Newton's 2nd and Momentum?

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Particle in magnetic field, determining speed

  • Tekee
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Solving for Power & Speed: A Homework Challenge

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Need help looking up thermal properties

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Calculate curl of rotating bucket of water

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Calculating Frequency in SHM with Amplitude, Velocity, and Mass

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Transformer problem (falling off of one, that is)

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Solution to Thermo Ice Melting Problem

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Expansion of an Ideal gas(molecular thermodyanmics)

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Doubling Resistance of 1 Mile Copper Wire - 68 ohms

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How Do You Calculate Hydrostatic Pressure and Force in an Aquarium?

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What is the magnitude of each charge?

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Nails going down the side of the roof

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Solving for Pressure in Four Cylinder Thermodynamic Problem

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Inertia and Kinetic energy of the sun

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Coloumb's Law Three Charges in a Line (units question)

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Conceptual - Dot Product and Work

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Calculating Average Velocity for a Remote Controlled Vehicle in 4.0 Seconds

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Calculating Power Loss in Transmission Line with Transformers

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Need help with calculus for a car (admission test question)

  • much12
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How much force is required to start a block moving on level ground?

  • grrer
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Crossing a River: Boat Speed & Time

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Does the water level rise when a boat sinks?

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Interesting Physics research topics

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Calculating resultant forces given FBD

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Solving Ohm's Law & Power Homework: Gasoline Consumption in 1 Hour

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How is work calculated on an inclined plane for a block of ice?

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Free body diagram with circular motion

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Answer: Solving Three Step Gas Cycle Homework Problem

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Relative Acceleration of a Bolt on a Train

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Helium balloon centrifugal force

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What is the Temperature of the Oven?

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Find the resistivity constant homework

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Electric Field in and outside a cylinder

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Coefficient of static friction

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Beer Mug 2D Problem: Vel & Dir Calculation

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Projectile Motion and the Range Formula

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