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Applying Kirchhoff's Laws to Solve Circuit Problems

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How to find which polarization ?

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Archimedes Principle and Specific Gravity Determination

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How Do I Solve for Final Pressure in an Ideal Gas Problem?

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Angular velocity after detaching one mass from a rotating cross

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Velocity of longitudinal waves in a solid.

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How Many Oxygen Molecules Are in One Cubic Centimeter at STP?

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Rotational inertia of arm lifting a cup

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Power delivered by conveyor belt and work to stretch spring

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Standard harmonic motion question

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Energy required to move an object in orbit?

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When will the object reach a vertical displacement of 5.0m?

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Projectile Motion: Understanding Initial and Final Velocities

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I think my answer should be right, but it isn't energy problem

  • holezch
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Rotation Test: Incline Angle, Mass, and Pulley Dynamics

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Cepheid Variables and the Small Magellanic Cud

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Moment of inertia of 4 rods forming a square hung from a corner

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Do I need to calculate in car and trailer tension separately?

  • lemon
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Angular Accelaration = Angular Velocity^2 ?

  • makyol
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Calculate Dielectric Thickness for 100pF Capacitor

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Solving Billboard Problem with Equations of Motion

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Electron acceleration in uniform electric field

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MCAT practice - qualitative friction questions

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Does a Spring Move Upward or Downward When the Box Stops?

  • collegeconfid
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Parallel Axis Theorem and sheet of metal

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Projectile Motion at an Angle: Solving for Velocity, Time, and Height

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Moment of Inertia - parallel axis theorem

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How to Calculate Height and Velocity of a Tennis Ball on Mars?

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Calculating Work and Speed of a Crate Pulled Across a Floor

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Calculating Force on the Bottom and Sides of a Swimming Pool

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Girl swinging on maypole: tension and circular motion

  • alexparker
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Static Equilibrium of a beam and hinge

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Tension in rope for girl swinging on maypole at 2.0 m/s

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Apparent weight of astronaut in accelerating lunar elevator

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Is physics related to studying technology?

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Magnetic flux density from household wiring near a child

  • NewAgeBerean
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How to Calculate Time, Speed, and Angular Speed for Rotational Dynamics?

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Changing temperature in a perfect cylinder with piston

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When is kinetic energy not conserved?

  • ZoeGab
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Calculating Radius from Angular and Tangential Acceleration in a Bicycle Wheel

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Kinematics - Uniform Circular Motion

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Spring extension and work done on a 45-degree incline

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Why do geostationary satellites all have the same orbital radius?

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RLC Circuit (with variable frequency)

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Calculate electrons and charge from current in two scenarios

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How Does Increased Track Height Affect Object Acceleration?

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Skydiver falling at 80mph with 650N drag force

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Is momentum conserved when a rope winds around a stationary cylinder?

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How Do You Calculate Speed at the Center of Mass After a Collision?

  • TaintedLove
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2D Collision b/w two objects, How do I find the speed of the centre of mass?

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What is the atomic number of hydrogen?

  • collegeconfid
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Young's double slits - with a twist

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Conservation of momentum multiple choice

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When is friction and weight parallel positive and negative?

  • stargirl17
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Calculating Electric Potential of a Point Charge Using Gauss' Law

  • ZeroCool024
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How much air resistance acts on a 100-N bag of nails at terminal speed?

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How Do You Calculate Equilibrium in a Tri-Level Mobile Physics Project?

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"Calculating the Velocity of an Arrow Hitting Hay

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Rotational dynamics and coefficient of friction

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Conservation of energy, ball kicked into a canyon

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Spring constant for ball dropped from 50m height

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Understanding Pascal's Principle: Water Dispenser for Pets

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Finding viscosity from speed vs force measurements

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Total kinetic energy of a solid sphere rolling down a 10 m ramp

  • Mr.Right
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Solving Two Questions on Child Mass and Equilibrium System

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Finding aircraft acceleration and runway length from thrust

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Does this has anything to do with relativity?

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Are These the Correct Answers to this Kinematics Problem?

  • physicsfun_12
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Electrostatics point charges problem

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Can't seem to get this energy problem

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Minimum height for cart to complete a loop-the-loop

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Force and time for a 160-pound person falling 17 meters

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Science Fair, pressure to break a bone

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Which star has the greater luminosity

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1.81 Muscles and Bones: Vector Magnitude Problem

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Latent Heat - Heat fusion of ice

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Finding momentum from force at 3 seconds on a graph

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A Person Pushes a lawn Mower. Physics question Need

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Sources of error in momentum conservation collision lab

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Calculate Time Until Tree is Hit: 9m Away, 18m/s Velocity

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Calculating Minimum Volume for Floating Ice Slab - AP Physics B Problem

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Newton's 2nd law cart and hanging weight experiment data

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What Are the Velocities and Forces in This Elastic Collision?

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Finding Eastward Velocity of an Airplane

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Friction and magnitude between two blocks

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Bucket of water of is suspended by a rope wrapped around a pulley

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How Long is Santa's Slide Down the Roof?

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