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Tension - two objects and a string

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Guage Pressure, force, and displacement help

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What is the maximum amplitude of oscillation of the system

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E&M lab(Finding the capacitance in an RC circuit from the time constant)

  • Raziel2701
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Spring with friction (nonconservative force)?

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Calculating Water Resistance for a Rowboat with Known Forces

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Calculating Work Done by Sled Dogs: A Frustrating Challenge!

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Finding Center of Mass - Plate with hole

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Simple Pulley Question: Solving for Force on a Frictionless Pulley

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How much power is lost in heating the wires of a power line

  • gamesandmore
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Calculating work done by E field/voltage

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Solve DC Circuit Problem: Find Potential Difference & Current

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How Does a Clay Ball Impact the Rotation Angle of a Rod?

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How Do I Find the Acceleration at the Intersection?

  • Raimuna
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Conservation of momentum and energy

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Solving a Robot Probe Homework Problem on Mars

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Finding Unknowns in Circuits: Using Loop Rules and Substitution

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Ball rolling down an incline: How to calculate final velocity?

  • jti3066
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Do Adults and Children Swing at the Same Frequency?

  • SAT2400
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Damped simple harmonic motion question

  • endusto
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What was wrong with my calculation?

  • stanton
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Elastic collision with no info on object 1

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Find Voltage VX in the Given Network Circuit

  • salman_chohan
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Forces involved in circular motion

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Forces involved in circular motion

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Why Must the String Be Parallel to the Surface in Friction Experiments?

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Center of gravity & mass of a nonconformed meterstick

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Is It Zero? Tangential and Centripetal Acceleration on a Rotating Disk

  • bricker9236
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What is the deceleration of the vehicle?

  • Kev1n
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Maximum Compression of Spring on Ramp

  • bricker9236
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Caculating velocity on a different points on a rim of a wheel

  • mmoadi
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How Is Work Calculated for a Constantly Moving Elevator?

  • pookisantoki
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What is the potential energy of a board placed on the edge of a roof?

  • lilaznjewel
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Tension, very simple , but confusing

  • kylelomba8
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How High Does the Crate Reach on the Lunar Crater's Inclined Plane?

  • Leesh09
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Find Max Speed for Smaller Mass in Trebuchet w/ Stiff Rod & 2 Masses

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Calculating Acceleration in a Pulley System with Inclined Boxes

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Minimising the perimeter of a tunnel with a fixed area

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Throwing a Ball from a Roof: Calculating Velocity & Angle

  • bricker9236
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How Does Wind Affect Airplane Groundspeed and Flight Angle?

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Finding the change in length of a nylon string

  • tjohn101
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Why is electric potential energy U defined negative in this example?

  • The_Lobster
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Conservation of Momentum in an Explosion Problem

  • indietro
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Momentum and impulse of a ball dropped

  • indietro
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Calculating upthrust on a solid object

  • azsx11
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Statics Homework problem - Reactions of Ball and Socket

  • nrp88
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What is the coefficient of fluid resistance for water?

  • Esran
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Is the current density larger, smaller, or the same?

  • tag16
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Fluids Mass Balance Integral Question | Homework Statement Explained

  • Saladsamurai
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Why Does OH- Have a Negative Standard Molar Entropy?

  • Trowa
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Ballistic Cylinder Angular Velocity Homework Problem

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Investigating Induced Current in Circular Coils

  • Neophyte7
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What is the Potential Energy of a Twisted Spiral Spring?

  • Sumbhajee
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Solving Forces on an Inclined Ice Block: 6.2 kg, 17 degrees, u = 0.030

  • matt1687
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How Do You Derive the Torsional Pendulum Period Formula?

  • Melawrghk
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Block, Ramp, Friction, and Spring

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Calculate CM Speed of Rod on Compressed Spring

  • Sumbhajee
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Finding Horizontal Distance in Projectile Motion

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Angular Acceleration Of A Wheel

  • Warmacblu
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Work done on a particle by a nonconservative force

  • Pinkk
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How Much Energy Is Lost to Friction When a Mass Pulls Down a Spool of Wire?

  • Sumbhajee
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Modeling potential energy equations of a balloon bungee jumper

  • Pinkk
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Thermodynamics- Refrigerator Problem

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Torque Of Lever Arm in 1st/2nd Class Levers

  • EnquiringMind
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Timed freefall + sound to respond from cave

  • carbunkulous
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Solving Two Barges moving in the Same Direction

  • patelkey
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Δd ball / Force Applied Ball - Completely stumped.

  • Monocerotis
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Solving Basic Physics Problems: A Dive off a 200m Cliff in Mexico

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Elastic Collisions in one dimension

  • patelkey
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Statics - Impending motion, moments help

  • nrp88
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How Is the Mass of a Block Determined When It Compresses a Spring?

  • dorian_stokes
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Tension of two strings with centripetal acceleration?

  • Elenor
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Solving Physics Problems: Circus Performer Falling into a Safety Net

  • sonutulsiani
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Two-Dimension Motion: Symmetry & Projectiles

  • NRP
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Inelastic Collisions: Solving for Spring Displacement

  • patelkey
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Proton Bombardment Work and Energy

  • am13
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Kinetics after car left the cliff.

  • dorian_stokes
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Projectile Motion Arrow Problem

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Calculating the Coefficient of Static Friction

  • Sachin_Sharma
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How do I find tangential acceleration?

  • Loppyfoot
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How Does Gauss's Law Apply to Nested Spherical Shells with Charges?

  • stroperica
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Mass of a planet using a satellite

  • cruisx
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Laws of motion/static friction problem

  • Leesh09
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How Does Wind Affect the Maximum Height of a Pendulum on Venus?

  • Leesh09
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Should a Space Explorer Push or Kick a Floating Rock?

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Finding tension on multiple points.

  • squalami
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Conservative force, kinetic energy

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How much work is done on the skier in the first 8.9 seconds of descent?

  • The Merf
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Time needed to reduce charge of a capacitor

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Force of Earth's gravity on a spacecraft

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Help working out height of bounce

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Work done climbing a flight of stairs.

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Caculating velocity on a different points on a rim of a wheel- AGAIN

  • mmoadi
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Find Speed of Gayle & Brother on Sled After Descent from Hill

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Finding speed given force and distance

  • fattydq
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Measuring the average speed of an object

  • Griffy11
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I get the answer, I just don't really understand why

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