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Special Relativity question using Lorentz Transformation time dilation

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Rotational motion question -- Wire wound around a rolling spool

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How to make m1 the subject of the formula

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Is Energy Conservation Preserved in a Circuit with Two Inductors?

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Stuck on Question A? Get Help Here!

  • Zararuth
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How does the current divide in parallel inductors?

  • jangchen
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Kinematics without rolling or sliding

  • ac7597
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Conservation of Energy of a Spring with Weight Added

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Acceleration of masses in a pulley system

  • jisbon
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How to Apply Conservation of Angular Momentum to a Pendulum?

  • jisbon
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Traveling to Planet X in 23 Years: An SR Challenge

  • Athenian
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When a short-circuit exists, how to find the current?

  • jangchen
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Free body diagram -- Ball rotating on one arm of a Y shaped pole

  • jisbon
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Does the Radius Affect Centripetal Force?

  • mani88
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How Does Torque Affect Angular Acceleration in a Circular Disk?

  • ac7597
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Troubleshooting a Physics Problem: Where is the Flaw?

  • lerngen
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How Can I Improve My Algebra Skills for Solving Equilibrium Problems?

  • posto002
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Developing an Intuition for Statics Problems

  • lightlightsup
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Solving for Missing Values in 1D Collision w/v2 ≠ 0

  • LilRubyKinz
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Pressure Equalization of X & Y Gas Bottles

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What is the Linear Distance and Angular Velocity of a Rotating Potter's Wheel?

  • jdmaxwell02
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Length of a string over a 2 pulley system

  • breid040
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Solving for Maximum Speed of Cube: Kinematics & Upthrust

  • jisbon
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Deriving the expression for average vertical force

  • jisbon
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Flight of a plane without lift on its wings

  • DavidOB18
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How Fast Could a Car Ascend a Straightened Mountain Road?

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Spherical gas distributed symmetricaly over space

  • Moara
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Work done pushing a refrigerator up an Incline

  • rorte721
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Three quantum mechanics questions (about Uncertainty p. and comp. conjugate)

  • schniefen
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Solving Physics Problem: Sphere & Charge Sheet

  • wormwoodsilver101
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Calculating the work done in a PV diagram

  • jisbon
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Calculate the extension of a spring between current-carrying wires

  • jisbon
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Solving Schrodinger's Equation for a Particle in an Infinite Box

  • Boltzman Oscillation
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Static equilibrium of a bar attached to a hinge

  • ac7597
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Understanding Radio Waves & Oxygen Absorption at 60GHz

  • Andrew9
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Travel time of a particle suspended from an elastic string

  • gnits
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How to find the equilibrium point between two masses? (Topic 6.2)

  • Balti
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Determining Radiation Length in Air

  • B4cklfip
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Finding Isentropic Enthelpy, knowing Isentropic Entropy

  • WhiteWolf98
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How does the Double-Slit Experiment explain the strange behavior of electrons?

  • Krushnaraj Pandya
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Finding the current and voltage for a resistor

  • Davidllerenav
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Calculate the rotational inertia of a solid hexagonal

  • Yalanhar
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Node Voltage: Where to choose ground?

  • rugerts
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What Are the Units for Precession Rate (Ω)?

  • lightlightsup
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Wheel Rolling Motion: Understanding Mgsin(θ) vs. fs-max

  • lightlightsup
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Height and Acceleration of a Satellite in Orbit

  • benca
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Problem on the required force to keep the gate of a dam at equilibrium

  • Kaushik
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The energy of a ball shot upwards

  • physicslady123
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Calculating the initial frequency of a decelerating flywheel

  • Stuka_Hunter
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Find the sum of all these electric currents

  • quee
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Finding the Torque of a shaft that is spun by a lever

  • Muhsin
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What is the Angular Momentum of a Baseball?

  • ac7597
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Kinematics and angular speed of a collision between a rod and puck

  • ac7597
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Why is the wedge force positive?

  • PhysicsCanuck
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Kinematics Problem: constant acceleration, motion in a line

  • MariaComeHere
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Impulse on and the distance traveled by a cannonball

  • benca
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How Does the Relative Speed of Photons Change in Different Scenarios?

  • MeAndMyLucidLife
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Determine the effective current value in the circuit with C and R

  • Leonid92
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What is the value of e (coefficient of restitution) for the following?

  • Kaushik
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Entropy and the Laws of Thermodynamics

  • Physics345
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Moment of Inertia: Thin Spherical Shell

  • jake010
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Inclined plane pulley problem -- lab report help please

  • Jimmyjonny12
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Electrostatic force equilibrium

  • Prabs3257
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Ideal Gas Law: Question about a compressor exam question

  • Zifan Wang
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Sign Convention for Angular Acceleration in Rotational Motion

  • Santilopez10
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Physics problem: body heat loss via radiation

  • crystal1001
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Universal gas constant R= Cp-Cv

  • Sabra_a
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Ideal gas: Temperture at 1 atm

  • Baronen
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Mass fraction and volume of a gas in a cylinder

  • Sabra_a
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Pushing a stalled car out of an intersection

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What is the Angular Velocity of a Thin Plate at Time t?

  • roeb
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Determine the radius of a rising bubble

  • Sabra_a
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Isothermal, isobaric and adiabatic

  • Sabra_a
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How Can a Stationary Top Block Accelerate with the Bottom Block?

  • DavidOB18
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Change in a marine mammal's lung volume when diving to 200 meters

  • crystal1001
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Isothermal process, Calculate the density

  • dbag123
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Finding the flux along the curved part of a surface

  • Pablo
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Normal force between stacked boxes

  • jackattack825
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Projectile motion with linear drag

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Fission vs. Fusion question (particle physics)

  • Diyon335
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Solving Net Force with (g), sin(θ) & μcos(θ)

  • chezholmes
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To find the velocity of a mass attached to the midpoint of a spring

  • gnits
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Moment of inertia project help- experiment 1: Bifiler Rod

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Angular momentum of a falling ball

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Finding electric field inside a spherical shell with Gauss' law

  • Eitan Levy
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What is the formula for calculating torque in a rotating pyramid?

  • ac7597
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To find the increase in the radius of a rotating ring

  • Kaushik
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Oscillation of a particle inside water caused by a sound wave

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Algebra: How do I derive this equation given two other equations?

  • dsilvas
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How Do Kinematics Apply to a Fielder Catching a Ball?

  • Harminder_Saini
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What are some unique propulsion systems for a pinewood derby car project?

  • ofinucan7
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Understanding Enthalpy and Work in Constant Pressure Processes

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The Conservation of Angular Momentum in Polar Coordinates

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