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Finding Displacement and Distance for a Sailboat Moving at a Constant Speed

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Component method vector problem

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Time average of potential energy in Keplerian orbit

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The Doppler Effect of radar gun

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Kinematics Problem - Police Chase

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Concentric rings and net electric fields

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Difference of potential between 2 points

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Angular Speed of Bullet: How to Calculate Rotational and Angular Speed?

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Calculating force nessary to compress spring

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Is Static Equilibrium Really That Simple?

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Solving Gauss' Law Problem: Comparing Electric Field and Flux Magnitudes

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Need help solving electric forces and fields

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Solve Water Waves Problem: Amplitude, Wavelength, Frequency, Speed

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Confirm that e^2 x coulomb's constant=1

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Solve Tarzan's Max Swing Speed: Force of Tension

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Fluid motion in venturi flowmeter

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What Are the Key Differences Between Inertial and Static Friction?

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Solving for Net Force on Third Particle: What's Missing?

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Projectile Motion/ Velocity Question

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Uniform Circular Motion for particle of mass

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Solving a Nitrogen Can Homework Statement

  • songoku
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How Do You Calculate the Electric Field of a Uniformly Charged Sphere?

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About state of matter and melting point

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Particle Travels Between Two Walls

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Calculating workdone due to friction and air resistance HELP

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Given voltage and current equations, find instantaneous Power

  • dphysics
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What Happens to a Fly Inside a Moving Train?

  • semc
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How do you the find magnitude and x component of a vector?

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How to find g using a simple pendulum?

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Finding Initial Velocity from Changes in Time and Distance

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Linear Independence: Proving SIN(nx) is Indep.

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Relative motion of a dropping object on a moving train

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How to get velocity and position from an acceleration-time graph?

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Can a Critical Angle Occur When Light Passes from Water to Glass?

  • jsalapide
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Why does a compass needle point downwards at the magnetic north pole?

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Gauss's Law for Thin-Walled Cylinders

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Escape Velocity Calculation using Energy Conservation

  • Void123
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Why Do Falling Bolts Clink at Increasingly Shorter Intervals?

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Vectors, and some weried stuff that I dont get

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Is it possible to solve this problem without their index of refraction

  • jsalapide
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Tangential and radial acceleration

  • MechaMZ
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Static equilibrium & force of friction

  • janelle1905
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How Close Does the Truck Get to the Car During Acceleration?

  • Amel
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Mechanics and displacement questions

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Understanding Velocity-Time Graphs

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Constant acceleration of hockey puck

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Uniform circular motion - calculating force of tension

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Calculating Qf: Piano Key Frequency 256Hz Energy Dissipated in 1s

  • Eric_meyers
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Lab question regarding cylinders

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Speed, Average Acceleration, and Velocity

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The Molar Specific Heat (internal energy)

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Proving F2 and F1: The Only Possibilities

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Magnitude and Direction Word Problem

  • slu1986
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Average Speed and Average Velocity Question

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Relativistic Momentum and energy conservation

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Roller coaster in a circular loop problem

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Loose bolt falling from elevator

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Maximum Speed with Maximum Acceleration

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Calculate phase between sine waves given the time difference

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Q-1: Weight of Body on False Balance Q-2: Maximizing Energy in Swimming

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How Do You Calculate the Scale Reading for a Varying Density Cylinder?

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Falling object 1D Kinematic Question

  • CandyApples
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Static Friction when pushing a crate on the floor

  • White_Light
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I'm sorry, as a scientist AI, I am not able to answer this question.

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Potential difference between two plates Please help

  • sully677
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Problem (possibly) involving Springs, Free Fall and Air Resistance

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Couple questions on acceleration and velocity

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Thermal Expansion - Pendulum of a Grandfather Clock

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Is work done against friction always negative?

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Calculating Distance Traveled: Police Chase Scenario

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Velocity Time Graph Clarification and Insight Please

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Centre of gravity in between two points of different wieght

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What Is the Smallest Radius of Curvature for the TGV Train?

  • mattmannmf
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Constant acceleration problem involving trains

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Proving P1>Po: A Mathematical Analysis

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Solving the Police Chase Problem: Get Help Here!

  • Scottdodge
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Hammer Projectile Motion: Time and Range Calculations.

  • joemama69
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Acceleration/veloctiy/displacement/time question

  • phongbui
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Maxwell's Equations: Static or Dynamic Fields?

  • Amith2006
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Static equilibruim and centre of gravity - HELP

  • amy84
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Electron acceleration at center of nonuniformly charged semicircle

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Heat Conductivity, Copper and Thermal Compound scenarios

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Explanation to this velocity equation

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Electric Field of Nonuniform Line of Charge

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What is the velocity and acceleration of a particle at t = 15.0 s?

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Calculating Arrival Time and Distance for Two Cars on a Highway

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Addition of Vectors by means of Components

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This should be an easy question, but I think I'm tricking myself.

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Resolving Vector Forces with Measured Angles | Fz and FH Components"

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Question involving more chemistry than physics (it seems)

  • tigerlili
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Frictionless Floor Multiple Choice

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Magnitude of Hiker's Vectors A, B & C

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A baseball's movement when considering air drag

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