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Specific Heat Problem and boiling water

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Banked Curve Simple Conceptual Problem

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Calculating Decibel Increase to Reach Pain Level

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Fluid flow question using bernoulli's and continuity equations

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Water Rocket - Rate at which water exits

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What is the velocity of the ball before the collision?

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Decay of Mass M Moving East to Photons: V/C = [sqrt(5)-1]/2

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Calculating Work Done on a System

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Temperature Fusion (heat gain = heat loss)

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What Is the Period of Oscillation for a Hoop Suspended by Its Perimeter?

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Center of gravity of a stack of coins

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Find Speed of Cylindrical Shell on Incline-Loop

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Projectile Motion: explaining why Vi=Vf

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Solve Circuit Resonance Homework: 50mA Current & 30mA Frequency Change

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Calculate Area of Regular Pentagon - 215 ft Perimeter

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Newton Applications. Help solving equation with sin and cos.

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Can Time Crystals and Black Hole Theories Redefine Physics?

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Teaching Discrepancy on Centripetal Force?

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Relationship between distance traveled and momentum

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Thermistor's temperature problem

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Newtons law - Finding tension, help.

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Solve Rotational Friction Problem with Steel Rod & Balls

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Calculating Tension and Total Force in Equilibrium Torque System

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Does Halving Molecules Double RMS Speed?

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Work done in an adiabatic process

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Why is the work done against friction not equal to the force times distance?

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Ratio of gravitational/repulsive electrostatic force

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Graphing conves lense relationships to find focal lenght with slope

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What is the velocity of a projectile when it hits the ground?

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Calculating Height of Cliff Using Reflection Interference of Radio Waves

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Simple harmonic motion frictionless block problem

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Help Explaining Newton's Third Law

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Minimum Force for Sliding Up Ramp | Ramp Problem Homework Help

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Work on a baseball being caught by a catcher

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Centripetal Force Experiment question

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Solving Intensity and Power Homework: 100 m, 126 mW

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How to Determine Frequencies & Wavelengths of Musical Notes in Air?

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How far away will the ball land?

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Understanding Centripetal Force: Homework Help and Formulas

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What angle does it scatter at if the yellow ball is scattered

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Measuring Projectile Velocity Using Block Deviation

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Projectile Problem No air resistance(At what velocity was object thrown?)

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How Do Projectile Angles Affect Velocity at a Fixed Height?

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Gravitation potential energy without hieght

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Magnetic Field , Self-inductance & energy Question

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Expectation value, harmonic oscillator

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Calculating angular velocity of a ratatable bar in inelastic collision

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Rolling Friction: Static, Kinetic, or Rolling?

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What is the Equilibrium Position of a Mass in a Fluid with Varying Density?

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Solving Circuit Problem - Q=CV, V=IR

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Calculating Spring Compression for Escape Velocity from Spinning Asteroid

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Solve Stiffness Question: Work to Change Spring Length

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Max Induced Emf: Homework Statement & Equations

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Extremely Hard Physic Question (Ray diagram)

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What is the final velocity of the two balls in an elastic collision?

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Exact wave interference distances

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Why would an object become lighter under water?

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Gravity Problems: Equilateral Triangle and Mile-High Building

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How Much Energy is Needed to Separate Two Atoms in a Vibrational State?

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A 0.25kg Skeet & 15g Pellet Collision

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Calculating Doppler Effect: Car Speed and Frequency Analysis

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Calculate Moment of Inertia - Stick and Ball

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Solving a Frictionless Pulley Problem: Acceleration of m2

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Finding Acceleration of Masses in Elevator

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What is the magnitude and direction of the electric field?

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Spring constant for pinball plunger launching 90g ball

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Sound intensity using decibel values

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Planetary Nebulae and emission lines

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Question about rotational energy.

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Elastic potential energy completely lost to projectile?

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How Do You Calculate Voltage Across Vcd in a Capacitor Circuit?

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Angular Velocity Problem - Merry Go Round

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Satelite orbiting earth in a circular path

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Which Susceptibility of Bismuth Should I Calculate?

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How Does Wind Force Affect Flagpole Tension?

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How Much Lift Force Do Airliner Wings Generate at Cruising Speed?

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Projectile Motion with No Air Resistance

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Problem with resolution of forces

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Charged particle between parallel plates: force and kinetic energy

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Calculate Initial Velocities & Determine Fault: Skid Data Analysis"

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Problem finding Spring Constant

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How Fast Will the Object Be Falling When It Passes Ken's Window?

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Advanced Doppler effect questions

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Falling object: time before it reaches the ground and its position

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Bus and Sports Car Kinematics Problem

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How to Calculate Forces Between Two Boxes on a Frictionless Surface?

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Time Dilation and aging Problem

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Question on wavelength using the two slit experiment

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Speed of a Rocket far from Earth

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Force needed to move charge in electric field

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What is the acceleration due to gravity on Planet Plutnik?

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Momentum and Energy: Find Maximum Energy Stored in Bumper

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Help with Images and Optical Instrument Question

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