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Electric circuit problem: Can you solve for V?

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Struggling To Study: 10+ Hours and No Easy Answers

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Mass of Person & Apple: 60.2 to 60.7 kg

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Thank you.Balancing Forces in Falling Rod: Solving for Normal Force

  • Ramar
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Elliptical Orbit Homework: Calculate r1/r0

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Very brief explanation please? - Newt 2nd Law w/ Circular Motion

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Ratio of the velocities of two atoms, based on kinetic energy

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Max Distance: Find Center of Box from Table End

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Energy of an oscillating spring

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Statics: bad solution to simple truss problem regarding determinancy

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Determining EMF and Internal Resistance

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Force and Vectors Homework: Calculate Net External Force

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Question wording- incline question

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Help With Tennis Ball Launcher?

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Conductivity homework problem help

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Motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field

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Finding tension of a cable on a beam

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Finding the EMF Generated by a Solenoid

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Fish Pulling on Reel: Angular Accel. & Line Pulled

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Simple Harmonic Oscillator: From Hooke's Law to Harmonious Motion

  • Bill Foster
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Calculating Net Gravitational Force on Mass A in a Square Configuration

  • knight4life
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Electric Field of a Dielectric Sphere

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Find the centripetal acceleration of the space shuttle

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What is the Minimum Breaking Tension of Tarzan’s Vine Rope?

  • rpullo
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Angular momentum of a particle

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Friction/Movement of Blocks down inclined plane

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Impulse from basket ball against ground at an angle

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Finding mass with acceleration and velocity

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Thermal Energy Dissipated in a Resistor in AC vs DC

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Rotational motion- steam engine

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Projectile motion vector problem

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Why Do Ionization Energies Vary with Odd and Even Electron Counts?

  • warrior_1
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Difference in liquid column heights in a rotating U-tube

  • kidsmoker
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CM and Translational Motion problem

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Finding the tension in the cable

  • tjohn101
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Solving Statics Vectors: 10N Weight, 30° Support Angle

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Physics 101: Calculating Velocities of Thrower and Catcher

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Matching Initial Position and Velocity of Oscillator

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Angular Velocity of a turntable after weights are added

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How Does Firing Cannon Balls Affect the Position of a Railroad Car?

  • hangten1039
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Young's modulus - calculating delta L

  • Linus Pauling
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Current - two parallel conductors

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How Is Angular Acceleration Derived in a Pulley System?

  • Linus Pauling
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Calculating Mass & Freefall Accel. on Planet X

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Calculate Force (N) on Bullet in 0.8m Rifle Barrel

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Find the forces if given resultant.

  • williamx11373
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How Do Phase Differences Affect the Amplitude of Combined Waves?

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Calculating Tension and Speed in a Centripetal Force Problem

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A cylinder rolls without slipping- find the angle

  • vballgurl154
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Angular momentum of a uniform bar w/ two forces applied

  • Linus Pauling
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Finding a friction force (ladder leaning against a wall )

  • Linus Pauling
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How Do I Find the Coefficient of Friction Using Potential Energy?

  • hanagasumi
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Guy Jumping out of Building (Air Resistance)

  • DLPhysics
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Finding displacement from the equilibrium

  • tjohn101
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Sum of torques/friction problem

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Electric Field inside a Hollow non conducting sphere.

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Newton's 2nd Law & Inclined Ramp

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Calculating Density of Gaseous Ethane at 30°C and 771 mmHg | Ideal Gas Laws

  • moe darklight
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Optimizing Flight Path: Accounting for Wind Speed and Direction

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Wheel rotation, constant acceleration

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Work done to bring together 2 protons

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Calculating Work Needed to Compress Spring

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Max.transverse tension in a wave

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How Do You Calculate the Moment of Inertia for a Rectangular Sheet?

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Calculating An Acceleration To Arrive With Zero Velocity

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What is the significance of the proton-deuteron fusion reaction in stars?

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How Much Work for a Chin-Up Based on Body Mass?

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Center of Mass of draining Soda can

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What is the force causing the sphere to roll down the ramp?

  • Dr_bug
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Moon to Earth Gravitational Force Problem

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How much can be lifted with a wheel barrow?

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What Is the Mass of an Unknown Nucleus in a Proton Collision?

  • goalieguy
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Masses on incline plane and pulley.

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How Can I Master Kinematics in Two Dimensions?

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Double-slit: what causes the altering problem

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Calculating Force and Direction of Cable AB

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What is the amplitude of vibration for a fish on a spring scale?

  • tjohn101
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Homework help on Moments of inertia of system

  • Dr_bug
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Uranium & Fusion: Why Does the Process End with Iron?

  • warrior_1
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What Is the Woman's Velocity Relative to Water?

  • ndoc
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Question involving L and ω where L does not equal Iω

  • azure kitsune
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Help with Perfectly Elastic Collision problem.

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Mechanical Energy and Trajectory

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Finding horizontal range from projectile.

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Sharp Cut off in bremsstralungh

  • warrior_1
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Momentum, elastically collisino, velocity

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Satellite velocity and momentum

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