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Projectile Motion (Ball thrown against a Wall)

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How do I solve friction problems on horizontal and inclined planes?

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Initial velocity and angle from position equations x(t) and y(t)

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So, what, I just take the first one?Yes, take the first one.

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Solving for Tension in a Suspended 28kg Sign

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Average Net Force on a Car 0-60mph: Weight Comparison

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Solve Semi-Atwood Machine Homework: m1=0.30kg, m2=0.45kg, θ=11°

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Finding acceleration of two blocks connected by string over incline

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How Does Physics Explain Natural Phenomena and Technological Innovations?

  • ritwik06
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Conductive Heat Loss in a house

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Magnitudes of Blocks on Surface

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Calculating uncertainty for hydrogen atom

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How to Write an Average Velocity Symbol in Microsoft Word?

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Finding force to accerate with given speed and time

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What Force Keeps the Block Stationary on a Frictionless Wedge?

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Electron concentration with temperature change

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Calculate Pressure Increase of an Aerosol in Sunlight

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What is the Velocity and Displacement of a Particle After 2.0s?

  • chrisfnet
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Simple Harmonic Motion of a spring and a mass

  • ibysaiyan
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Very basic Voltage/Period/Freq of circuits

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Photoelectric effect photocells

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How will I know how the second ball will move?

  • karlkue
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Acceleration involving Newton's 2nd law

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Dart aimed at falling target collision with 100 m/s at 45°

  • polak333
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How Far Can a Tourist Run Before a Bear Catches Up?

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Hiker Displacement: Find Distance East

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Solving Kinematics: A Ball Thrown Upward

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How are two capacitors connected by wires in series or parallel?

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What is the tension in a swinging vine with a given mass and velocity?

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Force to maintain constant velocity for ice skater

  • pharmguy
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Average speed for multi-segment car trip with different speeds

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Solving a Mass-Spring System: Max. Displacement of Mass

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How to find maximum temp. rise from a velocity value

  • pondwire
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The percentage and force of Friction ( 9/28/09)

  • sumo87
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Why does tan of my vector angle give 77° instead of 13°?

  • tiffanysnsd
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How Does Static Friction Determine a Car's Maximum Acceleration?

  • Hailcanadien
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Showing Plane's Relation to Earth w/ Two Vectors

  • Max CR
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What Angle Should a Boat Point Upstream to Cross a River Straight?

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Calculating Velocity Vector Below Niagara Falls Edge

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How do a(t), v(t), and x(t) relate in physics equations?

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How Much Ballast to Achieve Upward Acceleration?

  • WhoCares357
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Euqation of kinematics in two dimensions

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Euquations of kinematics in two dimensions

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How Do Different Dielectrics Affect Capacitance in a Parallel-Plate Capacitor?

  • peaceinmideas
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How Does Filling a Canister with Oxygen Affect Its Weight?

  • Luongo
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Finding position wit the energy method

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Find current passing through resistor

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Two masses on frictionless inclines and friction problems

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Which Statements About Moving a Block Are True?

  • sonutulsiani
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Ball on a string rotational motion(easy for a pro)

  • synergix
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Calculating Net Force on a Spinning Ball

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Police Officer Catches Car After 1.72 Seconds

  • Loppyfoot
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Special Relativity, Light cones in Minkowski Diagrams

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How Do You Calculate the Electric Field at a Point Near a Uniformly Charged Rod?

  • deadpenguins
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What Is the Height of the Cliff If Both Balls Land Simultaneously?

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What is the total energy in joules expended

  • KillerZ
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What is the tension in the cord holding a suspended sphere at a 23° angle?

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Block in an incline connected to a spring

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Fluid Mechanics Ideal Flow Problem

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Tricky projectile motion question

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Calculate Hole Depth: Stone-Drop Time Problem with Speed of Sound in Air

  • jacksonpeeble
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How Do You Calculate Vector Displacement from a Plane to a Ship?

  • yj-k91
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Relating Current Density and Drift Speed

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Physics: Inclined Plane With Wheels

  • passphysics
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Solving the Friction of a Crate on a 20° Plane

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Tension in the String of a Pulley System

  • JamesEarl
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Can someone verify if my lab results make sense?

  • Psych Berry
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Work / Power done to a particle

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Dimensional Analysis: Finding Relation Between v, p and p

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Experimental errors in a pressurized water bottle rocket

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Estimate the average force exerted by a shot-putter

  • heyhowsitgoin
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How Does Charge Distribute on Varying Radii Conducting Spheres?

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Projectile Motion of Car and Cliff

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Solving Trajectory Problem: Initial Speed, Time, & Height

  • PhilCam
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How Do You Convert a Velocity-Time Graph to a Position-Time Graph?

  • 1irishman
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Ideal Gas Problem: Proving Coefficient of Volume Expansion

  • Luongo
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Determining Air Resistance Force on Fire Helicopter's Water Bucket

  • EcKoh
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Effects of Increasing Angle on Forces: A Conceptual Analysis

  • PhysicsMark
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Plane to Ship Displacement (using component method)

  • joeseppe
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Falling object and air resistance

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Magnetic Field Given Radius and Energy

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Light escaping through water surface via total internal reflection

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Calculating the Height of a Cliff using Projectile Motion

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How is Translation Equilibrium Achieved in a Torque Experiment?

  • chrisfnet
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The collision between two pucks

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Unusual question regarding torque

  • physics2004
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Distance a hamster runs in a wheel in 3.1 hours

  • Ion1776
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Calculating Velocity and Acceleration Using Unit Vector Notation

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What is the tension in a double pulley system with given masses?

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Combining like terms in a physics problem

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Change in velocity, average acceleration

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Current Density and Conductivity and Electric Field

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