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Calculating x and y Components of a Force on a Block from Rope Pulling

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Distance as function of velocity

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Change in Kinetic Energy of a moving charge

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Free body diagram of plank on step: finding forces and friction coefficient

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When and where will two bikers meet?

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Solution:What is the Electric Field for Two Point Charges on a Line?

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Finding the charge and initial position, electric potential problem.

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How sure we know the distance is x?

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How do I calculate the force on a charged particle in an electric field?

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Electric Potential Energy of a System of Charges

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Random versus ordered combustion temperature

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Energy Conservation - Electric Potential Energy

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How Do Apparent Weight Calculations Apply in Physics Problems?

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Two Conducting Spheres Connected by a Wire

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Finding Kinetic Energy on a Vertical Circle with Friction

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Electric Force on Electron in Thunderstorm Field

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What Is the Saint-Venant Principle in Physics?

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What Is the Magnetic Force on a Proton Moving in a Magnetic Field?

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Wavelengths in a ripple tank experiment

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Electric field, force on charge

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Block on a Wedge: Solving the 0N Equation

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How Do You Calculate the MOI for a Rod with a Mass Attached?

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Finding velocity components of a soccer ball kicked at 45 degrees

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How Do You Solve for Time in the Equation d = 0.5(at^2)?

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Object going up inclined plane with friction, how far does it go?

  • travisped
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Rod Pendulum (high school circular motion)

  • jumbogala
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Lagrangian of a particle moving on a cone

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Calculating the Net Force of a Bouncing Ball

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Calculating Work Done on a Crate Pushed up an Incline

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Applying Newton's Laws; coefficient of kinetic force

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What is the relationship between torque and force in rotational motion?

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Mass of a planet using a pendulum

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Speed update of a comet in an ELLIPTICAL orbit

  • shnav34
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Eliminate friction for banking car

  • lemon
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Find tension T in a system of pulleys in equilibrium

  • PinguNinjitsu
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Stored Energy In a Capacitor

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Accelerating Lift Homework: Equations of Motion

  • bon
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Dynamics Question involving Tension (Work Provided)

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How Do You Build a Homemade Transmitter and Receiver Like on Rough Science?

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Calculate Initial Horizontal Velocity of Long Jumper

  • Sirsh
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Hydrogen atom vs hydrogen nucleus.

  • albinoboy
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How Do You Solve This Challenging Algebra Problem?

  • albinoboy
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Speed of a comet around the sun.

  • Overseer
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Difference in Magnitudes between two densities

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Mountain Climber- how many cm will the rope stretch before she stops?

  • huybinhs
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Time Constant, Resistance, Energy

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Terminal voltage and internal resistance

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Calculating speed of light in substance

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Finding rope angles for suspended cheese block

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Finding length and diameter of copper wire

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Finding length and diameter of wire

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How many currents on a DC circuit?

  • Juan Pablo
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How Do You Calculate Forces and Motion for Loaded and Unloaded Lorries?

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3 excess electrons calculate the radius

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Distance between two points and converting to polar coordinates

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Solving a Simple Algebra Problem: x+y=60, x2=0.25, y2 - Find x and y

  • Magma828
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Size of the angle of incidence?

  • Brittykitty
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Calculating Impulse of a Bouncing Steel Ball | Momentum and Impulse Homework

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Find acceleration of a lift with constant upward force

  • bon
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Atwood machine with unequal masses and pulley system

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Calculate the work to pump water out of tank

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Repositioning to take more weight

  • lemon
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How can a mirror be front silvered or back silvered?

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Maximum Force - Linear momentum

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Equivalent Resistance in series circuit

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How can I calculate the velocity and height of a rocket at burnout time?

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Conical Pendulum: Find Angle, Tension, Maximum Rate of Rotation

  • lemon
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Newtonian Mechanics, accounting for wind?

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How much work is done by the crane in lifting the load?

  • Sirsh
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How Do You Analyze a Velocity vs. Time Graph for Particle Motion?

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How Do You Calculate Mass 2 in Different Friction Scenarios?

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Calculating Electric Potential Differences

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Solving a Physics Problem: Sphere Bouncing on an Inclined Plane

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Determine period for off center disk

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Force vector - Value and uncertainty for components

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What is the voltage in the wire between a battery and resistor?

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Finding the Angle of a 2kg Block on a Slippery Plane

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Get Help on Forces - Calculate Fn, Ff, Accel & Coeff of Friction

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Why Does a Swinging Package on a Bus Indicate Its Speed?

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Free Fall problem with a reaction time strip

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Finding coefficient of friction.

  • amazondog
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Calculating Resonance Wavelengths

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Does Changing the Angle of a Mop Handle Affect the Work Done by a Janitor?

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Time to travel at relativistic speed

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Truck and Man Forces in Boat Tension Calculations

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How Far Does the Lighter Fragment Slide After an Explosion?

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Calculating Speed and Tension in a Two-Block System

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Solving Rotational Motion Problem Involving Mass and Length of Rod

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Fibre Optic cable vs Copper wire

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How Do You Calculate the Total Moments for Various Points on a Beam?

  • lemon
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Nortons Equivalent Circuit to find I

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Calculate distance from expolision - Waves

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Piston/cylinder expands polytropically

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Maximum turn radius before passenger slides at 19 m/s

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Finding equivalent capacitance for capacitors in series

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Clockwise moments = anti-clockwise moments

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Calculate weight of 70 kg person on the moon using gravity formula

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