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Solving 10 -2x = 90 - x: Find x Value

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Rotating object angular velocity question

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Gravity earth's radius question

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Can Relative Velocity Determine Bat's Speed Without Doppler Effect?

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Mass of stars companion from radial velocity

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Projectiles and conservation of energy (water slide problem)

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Conserved Energy vs. Used Energy

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Force between two current-carrying wires in a circuit

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Calculating work to overcome drag?

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Calculating Momentum and Velocity in a Head-On Car Collision

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Just got owned on this exam question

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The relationship between Vav and Height of a ball rolling down a slope

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Basic momentum and magnitude questions

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Solving Density ρ Question: Δρ = -87x10-6ρ at 25ºC to -40ºC

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Spring compression with friction gives negative solution

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Calculating Kinetic Energy on an Inclined Ramp with Friction

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Finding initial angular velocity from acceleration and displacement

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Block hanging from rubber cord: tension, length, and wave speed

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Total and individual momentum of child on bike

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Is the Speed of Sound in Wind a Viable Topic for a Research Paper?

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How Does Wind Affect the Doppler Shift of Sound?

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Sign error in potential difference for spherical capacitor

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Conservation of Momentum and Energy in Fisherman-Boat Interaction

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Period of small oscillations for a sphere-rod pendulum

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Marble sliding outward on rotating disk due to centrifugal force

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Converting angles in to degree to angles in radians

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How Does the Stiffness of an Interatomic Bond Affect Iron's Elasticity?

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Rope tension no friction question

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Break white light into it's components

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Was Car A Speeding? Analyzing a Collision Using Physics Principles

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Finding specific heat of metal cooled in water-filled container

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Velocity of a block on an inclined plane with pulleys

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How Is Energy Calculated in a Nuclear Fission Reaction?

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What Angle Allows a Right Angle Ruler to Hang in Equilibrium?

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Can you confirm a simple Physics Velocity Question?

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How Far Does a Block Compress a Spring on a Frictionless Surface?

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Period of Revolutions of a Planet

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Speed of sound from resonant frequencies in a 50cm tube

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Ratio of rms speeds of two isotopes

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Mechanics - particle in a half cylinder

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Mass of ice to warm a liquid - do I have it set up correctly?

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Finding acceleration on a parabolic path y = ax²

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How Is Lift Force Calculated for an Airplane?

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How Is Power Calculated in a Conveyor Belt System?

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Pressure on a piston in a cylinder

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What Is the Distance Ratio Based on Sound Intensity Levels?

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Estimating the total mass of the galaxy (using Kepler's Thid Law)

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Calculate Momentum & Energy for 15 Metric Ton Train

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Physics Superposition and Standing Waves (ch. 18)

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Translational and Rotational Energy

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Compton Scattering in Laymen's terms

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Understanding Significant Figures and Uncertainty in Calculations

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Simple Harmonic Motion and a Car

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Work-Energy: Finding Contact Force at Lowest Point

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How Does a Venturi Meter Calculate Fluid Speed Using Bernoulli's Equation?

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Conceptual Index of Refraction Question.

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Uncertainty Principle and minimum kinetic energy

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Oscillation Frequency, Total Mechanical Energy, and Initial Speed

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Calculating Energy Required for Phase Change in an Ice Cube

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How Long Must the Barge Be for a Safe Plane Landing?

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"Solving Light Problem with Wavelength 635 nm

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Which way does friction point on a rolling sphere?

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What is the magnitude of force exerted on Venus by solar radiation?

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Approximatly 5% of each exhaled breath is carbon dioxide

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Very simple gravity/time/distance travelled problem

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Calculate the tension in the rod

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Simple Pendulum Problem this one's kinda tough

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How to Calculate the Effusion Rate of Oxygen from a Balloon?

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Doppler effect fire truck siren

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Designing loops for electromagnet strength experiment

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How to Calculate Heat Loss and Gain in a Melting Ice Scenario?

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Banked Curve Problem: Find Radius with Friction Coefficients

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Solving Spring Slope Troubles w/ Frictionless Slope

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What current is flowing through the on/off switch?

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Thinnest film for destructive interference of 660 nm red light

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Why does our cheeks get hot and red too

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Weight change in rotating space station

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Moment of Inertia of a Quarter Disc

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Thermal Equilibrium of Blocks In Contact -

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Tossing a pebble to hit a window with only horizontal velocity

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Angular Momentum In A Helicopter

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Finding molecular count from pressure and temperature using ideal gas law

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Neutron Stars and unbinding energy

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