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How Is Thrust Calculated for a Jet Engine in a Lab Test?

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Simple Moment of Inertia problem

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What is the parachutist's position after 10 seconds?

  • controlfreaks
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Volume, moles, density, molar mass =>separation of molecules

  • FelixISF
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Projectile Motion: Deriving an Expression for g

  • GSV
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New to the physics thing and toldly lost help please

  • boomerwilliam
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Harmonics of a Noon Hour Whistle in a Closed Air Column

  • dance_sg
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How do I determine the energy of a charge at infinity?

  • Rajat jaiswal
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Understanding Central Forces in Polar Coordinates

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How is the Equilibrium Height of a Ball Determined Using Spring Constants?

  • dance_sg
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What Is the Elevator's Z Acceleration When Your Apparent Weight Is Half?

  • gtaylor
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Calculating the Upward Force Necessary to Balance a Plank

  • gtaylor
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Calculating (1.4 x 106 m/s)2 - (3.5x104 m/s)2

  • bumblebeeliz
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Drag Force verse force of gravity

  • gtaylor
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How Does a Submerged Stone Affect Balance Scale Readings?

  • vinirn
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Specific heat capacity, latent heat => ice water steam mixture

  • FelixISF
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Egg Crate on Pickup Truck: Maximum Speed?

  • bumblebeeliz
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Centripetal Force / Tension / Speed

  • bumblebeeliz
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Calculating Final Speed of a 5kg Vase

  • bboycs
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Accumulator Battery Internal Resistance & Charger Potential: A Doubt

  • vikcool812
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Work Done by String Connecting to Uniform Vertical Disk | Solution and Equations

  • Amar.alchemy
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Coulombs law and vectors, find the force vector

  • starryeyed
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Hot Cold body in contact, what happens with heat and temperature?

  • FelixISF
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Time to Acceleration: Convert Milliseconds?

  • doc.madani
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How Is the EMF Calculated in Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction?

  • EskShift
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Why Isn't Impedance Defined by √(XL² + XC²)?

  • jeff1evesque
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Absolute Relative Error and Graphs

  • Procrastinate
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Why Does Normal Force Increase with Theta in Banked Road Calculations?

  • bthilton
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Solving Spring Motion with Friction on Incline

  • harrinj4
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How Much Horsepower is Needed for Skiers on a Rope Tow?

  • harrinj4
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Electric Circuits: Voltmeter Reading Same/Different?

  • DERRAN
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Calculating Density from Weight: 341N Object Immersed in Water

  • iamtrojan3
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Child in a family has at least 4sis and 2bros.

  • scotyard
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11 Days of Walking and Playing Badminton at My Friend's House

  • scotyard
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Help! Calculating Water Flow Rate in Pipe

  • Sevy35
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How Does Elevator Cable Tension Compare to Weight During Motion?

  • bboycs
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Egg Drop Challenge: Solving the Dilemma with Limited Materials

  • Hookeo
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All electric power- Motor (AC and DC), generators

  • EskShift
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Electric field in a cylindrical configuration

  • nugget
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Understanding EMF Induction: Impact on Objects Without Resistance

  • qazxsw11111
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What is the effect of charge and distance on electric potential energy?

  • nugget
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Calc Min Steel Wire Diameter for 323kg Load

  • iamtrojan3
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Capacitor (Instantaneous current)

  • jeff1evesque
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Intro Physics problem - 2 oncoming trains, help

  • matxjos
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Understanding Projectile Motion: The Relationship Between Speed and gcos\phi

  • supreabajaj
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Force needed to unstick a semi sphere on the ground

  • fluidistic
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Vector form of position, velocity, acceleration, and force

  • songoku
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Position Object for Inverted, Magnified Image with Concave Mirror

  • jsalapide
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Can anyone provide simplified derivations for equations of kinematics?

  • rohannet
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Bungy Jumping in realtion to Hooke's law

  • a14652289
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Circular Parallel Plate Capacitor

  • Leitmotiv
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Refraction at a spherical surface

  • stpmmaths
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[HELP] Confused about EMF induced in rotating coil

  • qazxsw11111
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Understanding Force: The Impact of Distance on Object Movement

  • dance_sg
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Finding the force on a particle inside the radius of the Earth

  • bitrex
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How Fast Does a 100 kg Block Ascend a 5 m Slope?

  • crazy31
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What is the velocity of the balloon relative to earth ?

  • leena19
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Distance Between Woman and Mirrored Images in Reflection Experiment

  • jsalapide
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Acceleration of a revolving ball

  • bumblebeeliz
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Calculating Rod's Speed After Free Fall

  • jdstokes
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Calculating Number of Air Bubbles Needed for Sphere to Float in Water

  • leena19
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Finding the instantaneous velocity

  • frequin
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Minimum angle of resolution - units clarification

  • Elemental_
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Ridiculous Question (Derivatives)

  • tshafer
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Calculating Acceleration with Friction and Inclined Forces

  • bumblebeeliz
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Light Intensity and Aperture Variable for Planck's Constant

  • Procrastinate
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Calculating Magnetic Moment of Hydrogen Atom

  • iontail
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Linear Expansion Homework: 40 & 40.1cm Markings Coincide

  • leena19
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One-Dimentional Kinematics Question

  • joeisconfused
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[HELP]Confusion on torque of rotating coil

  • qazxsw11111
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Calculating Work Done on Emptying a Half-Full Cylindrical Reservoir

  • demonelite123
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Electric force between two halves of a sphere

  • darkSun
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Couple of uncertainty questions

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How Is Current Derived in a Series RC Circuit with an AC Source?

  • canicon25
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How is the equation for Power [U'] derived?

  • Ognerok
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Magnetic Flux Density in a Circular Loop

  • leena19
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Investigators measuring a car skid mark to find velocity.

  • kavipach
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How do I find the value of F2 on an inclined plane?

  • noobish
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Hooke's Law - System of Springs

  • noobish
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What is the pressure inside a covered cup and how is it created?

  • jebuss
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Planck's Constant and the Work Function

  • Procrastinate
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How Long Does It Take for a Damped Oscillator's Energy to Halve?

  • iamtrojan3
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Simplifiyng the proof of conservative field using rottor properties

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Solving Circuit Problem with PNP-Common BJT Transistor

  • migelo
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Rottor of a vector in a simple way

  • slonopotam
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Calculating the Tensile Strain of a Glass Rod

  • tone999
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How Can You Determine the Potential Function of a Conservative Force?

  • slonopotam
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Calculating Force on an Oscillating Mass: A Simple Harmonic Motion Problem

  • jumpingjack90
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Optimizing Temperature Alarm Circuit with Thermistor and Resistor

  • Stripe
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Pion decay (tell me if I'm approaching it correctly)

  • quasar_4
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Free Fall/Motion: Homework Help

  • Grove
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Pressure and Resultant Force in a Closed System

  • leena19
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Conservation of mechanical energy

  • Amith2006
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Electrostatic induction (can someone check my answer?)

  • leena19
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How to Solve for Volume and Temperature in a Thermodynamic Problem?

  • Nguyenfa.t
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Resistors in Series (Ohm's Law)

  • exitwound
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What is the density of the stone?

  • Nguyenfa.t
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