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Solving Soccer Ball Kinematics: Max Height & Vertical Velocity

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How Does Momentum Change When a Ball Bounces Off a Wall?

  • yamugushi
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How to Solve a Circuit with Two Batteries using Kirchoff's Laws

  • physicsfun_12
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U.S. Physics Olympiad F=ma 2008: Problem 12

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Telescope image size and converging mirror object distance

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What is the horizontal component of the force pushing him forward?

  • zelda1850
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Sources of error in 2D collision momentum lab

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Can a Man Inside a Box Move It?

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How to Calculate the Coefficient of Friction on a 20 Degree Incline?

  • emonroe14
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Working out velocity for my coursework [Very confusing]

  • Physssics
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Calculating Acceleration and Tension in a Pulley System on an Inclined Plane

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Find Integrals of Motion for Particle in Magnetic Dipole Field

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Volume of Helium Balloon - Paper Clip Balancing Problem

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Ideal gas law hot air balloon problem

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Centripetal acceleration and coefficient of static friction

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If kinetic energy must double, what multiplies the speed?

  • majormuss
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Parabolic Motion of a projectile

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Mass of a paper clip question

  • zelda1850
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What Happens to Energy When a Ball Bounces off a Wall?

  • yamugushi
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Where Does Gravitational Force Point Between a Satellite and Earth?

  • zelda1850
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What is the Launch Speed of the Package?

  • D. Tran
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Calculating Frequency Changes in a Guitar String

  • Shaley
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Clock problem involving displacement

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What could you do to increase efficiency?

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Finding v1 when v2 = 2v1 in distance/time equation

  • henrbp29
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Determining the frictional resistance.

  • lauralovesyou
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Calculating the minimum vacuum force for a climbing robot

  • amrbekhit
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How does a Hamiltonian act on a combined orbital and spin state space?

  • go quantum!
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Deriving kinematic equations for constant jerk

  • UrbanXrisis
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Force Question: Hammer vs. Nail Impact

  • zelda1850
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Rear view mirror and field of view

  • Punch
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Max Power Output of Solar-Thermal Plant in Desert

  • vladimir69
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Problem using the ideal gas law

  • lm93
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Circuit Analysis and resistance

  • gnarrr
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Electric potential along the centre line between 2 charged plates

  • rreedde
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How Do You Calculate the Moment of Inertia for a Uniform Solid Block?

  • demonelite123
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Find the electric force exerted on one sphere by the other.

  • wmrunner24
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Velocity in the horizontal and vertical direction

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An Interesting Gravitation Problem

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Momentum and energy in an inelastic collision

  • bburn
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AP Physics Multiple Choice Concept Question

  • ShamTheCandle
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Finding Electric Field on the Bisector of a Non-Uniformly Charged Rod

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Finding a neutral point, electric fields. Simple algebra.

  • SuperCup
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Calculating Hydraulic Pressure in a Neutron Star

  • j-e_c
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Calculating the Angle of Projection

  • Archer2338
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Disparity of fundamental forces

  • Peter Michael
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Hooke's Law - A spring between 2 masses accelerating to the right.

  • CaptainSFS
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Friction- related to banking of road

  • paulrishav93
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Forces- Centripetal acceleration

  • majormuss
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Wave on a string tied to a weight

  • Issacros
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Calculate Moment of Inertia for Sphere with Thick Walls

  • hatephysics
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Impulse and Momentum of two cars

  • patymae
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Force when dragging a suitcase at constant velocity

  • victorlee2
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Calculating Minimum Power to Climb a Hill

  • majormuss
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Energy, non-conservative and conservative forces question

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Magnetic field within holey wire

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A-level electron speed question

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Ball on string projected horizontally hits the nail after swinging up

  • melancholy2
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How to find acceleration without being given time

  • majormuss
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How Do You Solve the Block and Spring Dynamics Problem?

  • fireemblem13
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How does gravity work?

  • lauralovesyou
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How does inclination affect the efficiency of a ramp?

  • lauralovesyou
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Does Momentum Change in Horizontal Direction When Mass is Lowered?

  • Nikkolas
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How Is the Elevator's Acceleration Calculated Using Newton's Second Law?

  • cheerspens
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Solve Basic Spring Problem: Minimum Distance Between Connected Blocks

  • fireemblem13
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How Is Tension Calculated in a Helicopter Rescue Operation?

  • D. Tran
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Solenoid with a magnetic core problem

  • physstudent1
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Where does the energy come from when a spinning man pulls his arms in?

  • Ali Asadullah
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Catenary - rope hanging between poles

  • Jonnyb42
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Scale reading in elevator moving at constant speed

  • black_hole
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Actual truck speed (geometric optics)

  • Aafour
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Uniform vertical circular motion

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Tension in two wires supporting a 150 N sign at 50° and 40°

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Easy collision problem I keep getting wrong

  • SoulInNeed
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Electron-positron collisions and decay in Special Relativity

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Maximum refractive index for total internal reflection in quartz at 34°

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Work Done by Increasing Plate Distance of Flat Capacitor

  • mmoadi
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Voltage and field between parallel plates with varying distance

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Calculating the Weight of a 13.25 kg Box

  • black_hole
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Calculate Orbital Velocity for 5130kg Satellite at Jupiter Orbit

  • tigerwoods99
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Different materials - Elastic modulus

  • flower76
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Work and motion strategies to a problem

  • wallstreet
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Taking the AP b and recently i did this lab on collision

  • victorlee2
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Kirchhoff's Laws: Solving Parallel Resistors w/ Example

  • raptik
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How to Solve an Introductory Momentum Problem Using Impulse?

  • majormuss
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Work and Power of pulling student

  • Ki-nana18
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Solving the Acceleration of a Rectangular Block on a Triangular Block

  • fireemblem13
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Maximum acceleration of a dot on a slinky?

  • uberifrit
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Simple vectors question that I can't seem to get right?

  • alexgmcm
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Which Spring Oscillation Frequency is Correct?

  • JoanF
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Calculating % Kinetic Energy Conversion in Ballistic Pendulum

  • gold123456th
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Finding the Magnitude of a Horizontal Force

  • GhostlyKiss
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Simplifying momentum conservation equation with bullet and clay block

  • gold123456th
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Calculating h for Blood Transfusion Needle

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Setting up a centrifugal force question

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