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Deformation of a spring being accelerated

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How Is pV = 1/3 Nmc^2 Derived in Kinetic Theory?

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Find the distance that the block has to move so that....

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Prove that a mass has simple harmonic motion

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Confusion in Adding Vectors: How to Find Missing Magnitudes and Angles?

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Rewriting the Ampere's law in term of free currents only

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Using Y to Delta Transformation to Find Currents

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Change in the energy content of an isobaric process

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How Do Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces Affect Train Motion?

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How can I input formulas and images on Physics Forums?

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Kinematic Equations: Find the time t when two objects meet

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Deriving an equation for theta via the Projectile Motion Trajectory Eq

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Is the Calculation of Spring Deformation in an Accelerating Room Correct?

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Maximizing radiation southward, minimizing it northward, antennas

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Static Friction in Circular Motion

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Work and energy of an object on a ice slope

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Dielectric interface plate capacitor at angle alpha

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Work of a object moving across surfaces with different friction

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How can we find the center of mass of a solid cone?

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Understanding the Math Behind A: Minimum Length of Plane Mirror

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Show that the flywheel inside the train counteracts lean in a curve

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Blocks in a room which is being accelerated

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Convert J/mol k into atm cm^3/mol k

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Work of gravity on an object sliding down a frictionless sphere

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Why do I feel centrifugal acceleration when standing on a revolving ball?

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Finding angular velocity for a rope to be cut

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Is the Normal Force on m2 Affected by Vertical Acceleration in Different Cases?

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Radiation Q: C Answr w/1cm Alum Plate?

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Calculus Homework Check (vectors/forces)

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Finding initial velocity when given only mass and distance

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Parallel circuit with internal resistance

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How much force do I exert on the Earth?

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"Tension: T1 vs T2 - What is Correct?

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Calculate the amount of charge in Amp*seconds

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Find the electric field inside and outside of a spherical shell superposition

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Find the angle so that it seems that Mars is approaching to you

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What is the magnitude of resultant force on a car on a banked curve?

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Understanding Pseudo-Forces in Non-Inertial Frames

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Calculating constant of elasticity of springs in a car

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Rotating cylinder rolling without slipping in a B field

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Conservation of energy: a mass and pulley system

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Acceleration acting on a block lying on a wedge (non-inertial frame)

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Tension in the string while it descends

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Temperature change brought about by radiation

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Sink time of a cap with varying hole diameters

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How to Solve Acceleration of Cart on 3 Different Slopes?

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Atwood System - max. height of the lighter object

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Determine when (m), and how long the rocket should fire.

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Rotating a given vector about an axis

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Finding the angular velocity of a rotating arm

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Calculate the Heat Loss in a Hot Water Tank from a Shower

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Calculating the torque of the Laplace force on this coil

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Determine the potential energy function of the charged particle

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What are the spatial dimensions of the plot?

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Finding the Thevenin equivalent by zeroing

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Finding the displacement of an electron between 2 charged rods

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Total work of a directional wind on a mailman

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What is the energy released by Tritium when it decays?

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Finding distance east given west dist., velocities, and average velocity

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Α baseball player throws the ball....

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Understanding Sum to Infinity in Geometric Progression

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Springs in series affecting the uncertainty

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How can air density be accurately calculated at different altitudes?

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How do I solve this physics problem of mechanics and Newton's laws?

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Kinetic friction coefficient calculation gives 0.45 instead of 0.37

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Correct statement about coils moving in and out of a magnetic field

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Using Current and Voltage Dividers

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Electric energy density in the dielectric of a coaxial cable

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Work required to attach the bowstring to the bow?

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Measuring position and velocity from a non inertial reference frame

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Correct statement about gravitational force, field and potential

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Prove that “leading clocks lag”

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Acceleration and tension of a block on an inclined plane

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Calculate internal temperature and energy changes

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Rounding of Final Value with Sig Figs

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Body connected to two parts of a rope on an inclined plane

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Gravitation attraction of a mountain

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Find the tensions acting in different ropes that conect three bodies

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Two cells in series with internal resistors -- calculate the current

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Find the attractive force of gravity between two objects

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Understanding a Homopolar Generator

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Using Newton's Laws: Friction, Circular Motion, Drag Forces

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Unit vector notation, why use 3 letters for a component?

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Identifying Serial and Parallel Connections

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What Is the Variation of Force With Respect to Radius in Circular Orbit?

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Mastering Motion on a Plane: Solving the Defiance Drake Question

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Phase difference between two points

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Finding angular velocity when the CM is directly below the pivot

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Which force acts perpendicular to the side faces of an axe head?

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Conceptual understanding/question of guass and Coulomb’s law

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Forces acting on a block which is lying on another block

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Two batteries with inner resistor in parallel

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Doubts on the sign of acceleration

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Box and a Spring on on an inclined plane

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Tangential Acceleration Problem, UCM

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Find the force needed for a body on an inclined plane to be static?

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