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

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Telescope focal length homework

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

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Help- Physics Momentum Lab Sources of Error

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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?

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Working out velocity for my coursework [Very confusing]

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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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Kinetic Energy and Speed: Doubling KE with Multiplying Speed?

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Parabolic Motion of a projectile

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Mass of a paper clip question

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

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Where Does Gravitational Force Point Between a Satellite and Earth?

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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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Solve Substitution Problem: Homework Equation v2=2v1

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Determining the frictional resistance.

  • lauralovesyou
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Calculating the minimum vacuum force for a climbing robot

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

  • go quantum!
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Determining Acceleration Change: How to Analyze a-t Graphs and Calculate Jerk

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Force Question: Hammer vs. Nail Impact

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Rear view mirror and field of view

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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

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Electric potential along the centre line between 2 charged plates

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

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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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Two conservation laws but how are they compatible

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AP Physics Multiple Choice Concept Question

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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.

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Calculating Hydraulic Pressure in a Neutron Star

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Calculating the Angle of Projection

  • Archer2338
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Disparity of fundamental forces

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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

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Forces- Centripetal acceleration

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Wave on a string tied to a weight

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Calculate Moment of Inertia for Sphere with Thick Walls

  • hatephysics
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Impulse and Momentum of two cars

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Force when dragging a suitcase at constant velocity

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Calculating Minimum Power to Climb a Hill

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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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Solve Ball on a String for Velocity w/ Mass, Length & Gravity

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Finding Acceleration without Time: Help Clarified

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How Do You Solve the Block and Spring Dynamics Problem?

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What Are the Mysteries of Gravity Waiting to Be Uncovered?

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How does inclination affect the efficiency of a ramp?

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Does Momentum Change in Horizontal Direction When Mass is Lowered?

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

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Solve Basic Spring Problem: Minimum Distance Between Connected Blocks

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How Is Tension Calculated in a Helicopter Rescue Operation?

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Solenoid with a magnetic core problem

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Understanding Angular Momentum & Energy in Rotational Motion

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Catenary - rope hanging between poles

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Calculating Acceleration: Newton's Laws Homework Help"

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Actual truck speed (geometric optics)

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Uniform vertical circular motion

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Solving Vectors and Forces Homework Problem

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Easy collision problem I keep getting wrong

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Electron-positron collisions and decay in Special Relativity

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Total Internal Reflection of quartz

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Work Done by Increasing Plate Distance of Flat Capacitor

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Exploring Electrical Voltage U between Parallel Flat Plates

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Calculating the Weight of a 13.25 kg Box

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Calculate Orbital Velocity for 5130kg Satellite at Jupiter Orbit

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Different materials - Elastic modulus

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Work and motion strategies to a problem

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

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Kirchhoff's Laws: Solving Parallel Resistors w/ Example

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How to Solve an Introductory Momentum Problem Using Impulse?

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Work and Power of pulling student

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Solving the Acceleration of a Rectangular Block on a Triangular Block

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Maximum acceleration of a dot on a slinky?

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

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Which Spring Oscillation Frequency is Correct?

  • JoanF
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Calculating % Kinetic Energy Conversion in Ballistic Pendulum

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Finding the Magnitude of a Horizontal Force

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How Can You Simplify This Math Homework Equation?

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Calculating h for Blood Transfusion Needle

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Setting up a centrifugal force question

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Gravitation and Newton's Synthesis

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Heat Capacity & Temperature Changes

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