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Solve Projectile Speed Problem: Intuition or Formula?

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Deriving the resultant intensity formula for two interfering waves

  • physlol
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Angular velocity of 5000 kg satellite orbiting 800 km above Earth

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4 identical point charges on a rectangle's corners

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How Does Momentum Relate to Gravity in Falling Objects?

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What Is the Self-Locking Angle for a Block on a Steel Tabletop?

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Help with 10 physics homework questions on pressure and buoyancy

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Particle subject to position dependent force

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Spring Oscillation: Find Greatest Speed of 0.5kg Block

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Why Is a Styrofoam Cup Cooler to the Touch Than a China Cup?

  • Gringo123
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How do I calculate electricity usage in units?

  • Gringo123
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What Is the Speed of the Triangular Whatchamacallum?

  • Chupu
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Simple little motion problem(at least for you guys)

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Don't understand phrasing of Question

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What Is the Acceleration of an Object on a 78-Degree Inclined Plane?

  • inedhelpinphy
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Net Work Done on an Object by 3 Forces

  • TheSnacks
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Angle turned relative to earth?

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Basic electric field plates question - almost finished.

  • Griffy11
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Possible source of error in this lab?

  • Suy
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The Sun's Net Gravitational Force

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Digital Waveform Graph, Circuit Resistance, and Solenoids

  • Griffy11
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Finding the initial velocity of a projectile so that it hits a moving object

  • bermy_son92
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Baseball - (2D?) Kinematics - Projectile Motion

  • Rker
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Tension problem involving picture frame

  • Chandasouk
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Pushing a block question (Friction)

  • Chandasouk
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Determining Tension in a Frictionless System with Given Mass and Tension

  • physixnot4me
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Calculating Power Output Climbing Stairs

  • africanmasks
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F_{t} = 0 lbForce on Pilot at Lowest Point of Plane

  • KillerZ
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Capacitance 1/4 correct need b,c,d

  • hitman0097
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Vector Displacement and Magnitude

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Calculating Range: Zero Air Resistance, Baseball

  • 1irishman
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Calculating Work and Energy in a Skier Problem

  • triplel777
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Simple Physics Problem - Acceleration Formula

  • Dumblydore
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Absolute Error of a Given Function

  • rushton_19
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Kinematics 2D: Solve Initial Speed of Cork

  • to819
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Finding the critical angle where pushing force cannot move a mop

  • demonelite123
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What Is the Speed of Trucks After a Perfectly Inelastic Collision?

  • jake40208
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Baseball Problem - Determine Speed of Ball After Impact

  • leezak
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Car collision: separation during distracted driving and impact speed

  • themadperseid
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How much work is done? (Frictionless plane, xy coodrinates)

  • TheSnacks
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Tension in a string over a pulley

  • free-node-5
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What are the key principles of heat transfer?

  • UNknown 2010
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What is the Amplitude of a Standing Wave on a Guitar String?

  • General_Sax
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How Do Magnetic Fields Influence Parallel Current-Carrying Wires?

  • missyc8
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Newton's Laws magnitude of the force

  • Mysteek
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Velocity-Friction proportionality.

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How to handle string intersection in static friction calculation?

  • joemama69
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Frictional force and work problem

  • billu77
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Projectile motion- initial velocity and launch angle

  • mmoadi
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Index of refraction in an air bubble

  • tiger1
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Therefore, the focal length of the mirror is -1m.

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Can you derive a formula for the critical angle when pulling a thread roll?

  • JukuJohannes
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Gaining and losing weight in an elevator

  • mmoadi
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What Is the Maximum Frequency of Sound in Aluminium?

  • BringBackF77
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Mass on a vertical string - Conservation of Energy Problem

  • Bryon
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What is the net force on a test charge at the centre of a tridecagon?

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Trigonometry Problem: Solving for Unknowns in a Collision Scenario

  • henryc09
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Maximum compression distance of a spring

  • T Roth
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Draw free body diagramm of all forces acting on skier

  • joemama69
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Skier on 20° incline with friction on horizontal surface

  • billu77
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T = mgcosQHow is tension related to circular motion in a vertical circle?

  • joemama69
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What is the Power Delivered by the Person Pulling the Rope?

  • glockstock
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Kinetic Energy Interpreted as Line Integral?

  • merryjman
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Cat on skateboard throwing books to stop and reverse direction

  • r_swayze
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Vertical Component of a ball rolling off table

  • Chuck Norris
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Center of mass involving changing positions

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Calculating Velocity and Using Vector Diagrams in Curved Motion

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Calculating Energy Dissipated by Friction

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Determining Charge Density of Nonconducting Sphere

  • jackxxny
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Car suspension lift when passengers exit after resonant oscillation

  • physics_geek
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2 boxes on flat ground and an incline

  • Quevvy
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Hydrocarbon empirical formula question

  • lastlanding
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Football kicked at 45° clears 3m goal at 37m distance

  • Quevvy
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Can someone explain the matrix method

  • dukebdx12
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Calculating the Speed of a Seagull Diving for Clams in 3.32 Seconds

  • Quevvy
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AP Test on Force Corrections (3 of them, but only one at a time)

  • RustyComputer
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Finding instantaneous velocity from ticker-timer distance data

  • Adam SE
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How Do You Calculate the Work Done Moving a Fridge Up a Ramp?

  • ddn87
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Projectile Motion and Velocity (LAB)

  • djtropicana
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Finding the magnitude of a circuit

  • sweetipie2216
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Block and mug connected by rope over a pulley

  • cruisx
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Baseball: Rising and Falling speed

  • Trizz
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How much work is required to stop a moving block?

  • ddn87
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Finding Current in a Long Solenoid

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How Do Weight Distribution and Torque Affect Scale Readings?

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Car rolling off cliff and falling package kinematics

  • Trizz
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Particle Motion with Constant Acceleration

  • Loppyfoot
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Circular Motion Conceptual Physics - Space Station

  • Dysprositos
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How do you calculate circular acceleration and force for a racing car?

  • itsmarasilly
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Finding resultant magnitude and location of a distributed load system

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