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The Work Done in Pulling a Supertanker

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Sphere rolling down a ramp problem

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Moment of Inertia of slender rod

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Change in kinetic energy Velocity not given

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Kinetic Friction of ride down a ramp

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Newton's Third Law of Motion and car collision

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The Electric Field: Understanding its Negative Gradient

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How Do You Calculate the Minimum Coefficient of Friction for a Banked Curve?

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Deflection of a particle between two plates

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Mean free path at low temperatures

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Electric Field of a Spherical Shell w/ Uniform Charge Density

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How can I graph the current and voltage values for a diode using Ohm's Law?

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Finding Length with rpm and static friction

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What Is the Average Force Exerted by Water on a Diver?

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A pole, 2 lightyears in length - conceptual question

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What questions can you use the quadratic formula for?

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Weight of a 1.02m x 2.05m Door Supported by Two Hinges

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Finding electron speed in ionized helium using Coulomb's law

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Coin dropped in moving car: forces, acceleration, and reference frames

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How Does Capacitor Configuration Affect the RC Circuit Time Constant?

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Which way would the tricycle go?

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Force on Loop Due to Infinite Wire?

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Calculating Average Thrust Force for Airplane Take-off

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Acceleration of the system and the tension T in the string

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Car on banked curve with Friction

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Solving Word Problem: Elevator Acceleration of 145 lb to 122 lb

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How to Determine Dimensional Formulae?

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Find frequency and period of oscillation

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How to prove this equation mathematically (light / optics)

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Magnitude of tangential and normal acceleration vectors

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Why Does the Second Harmonic Frequency Double in a Fixed Rope?

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Heat and Mass: Raising Ice and Water Temperatures

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Minimum thickness of antireflective coating for 661 nm light

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Force Vector Problem: Find Magnitude of Force on Rider from Motorcycle

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Finding sphere radius containing 90% of field energy from charged shell

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Spinning flywheel on rotating table with springs (Kleppner 7.2)

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Easier Way to Simplify log_3 3x?

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How to Simplify Logarithmic Equations?

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What is the thickness of the paper in this interference experiment?

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Circular orbit VS Elliptical orbit? Differences?

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Proving Horizontal Component of Tension in Stationary Chain

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What Is the Period of a 50-g Weight in Uniform Circular Motion?

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Projectile launched vertically from Moon: altitude at 3/4 initial speed

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Calculate Torque in 12.2m Crane - 18kN Load, 67kN Tension

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Specific heat capacity

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Exponential relationships to logarithms and straight line graph?

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Power of atmosphere and skyscraper windows?

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How Does Velocity Affect String Tension in Circular and Parabolic Motion?

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Grasshopper Jumps Between Two Cars Before Collision

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What is a Conservative System in Classical Mechanics?

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MY First Post what force is exerted on a astronaut in space that ?

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Peter and Margeret skating: KE, momentum, force and power

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How Do Magnetic Fields Orient Around Parallel Conductors?

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Angle between a force and radius?

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Conservative Forces and Friction

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Gravitation multiple particle system

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Light intensity of a flashlight?

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What is the Original Speed of Linked Objects in Two Dimensions?

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How high will a stone shot from a slingshot go?

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Solving for Minimum Angle for Home Run

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Charge Density (Relaxation Time)

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What is the drag coefficient of the cue ball

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Nonconservative work and a slide

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How long would it take to count all the atoms in

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Tension Equation Question - Algebra Related

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Determining instantaneous velocity and average velocity using a graph.

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Does moving charge in an electric field count as Ohm's law?

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A lot of questions about statics

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Electron deflection between parallel plates with 120 N/C field

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How does change in current induce electromotive force

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Electric field from a line of charge

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Calculate Charge on Each Sphere: Force and Total Charge Given

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What is the tension in the rope problem?

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Energy lost by speeding car while drinving on a soft surface

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What is the tension in each part of the rope

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Tension in bow string when pulled with 30.0 lb force at 126° angle

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I don't get something about the speed wave equation

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Checking Conversion Accuracy for Frequency and Inductance Calculations

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Determining Initial Speed of Electron in Head-On Collision

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Solve Torque Confusion: Find D to Snap Cable in Fig. 12-35

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Point where electric field from two charges is zero

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Plate - E - Plate (Reasoning Needed more than Answer)

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What is the effect of friction on the orbit of a satellite?

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F = ma also equals to F = mg? F = Fa - Ff?

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Time-harmonic functions (Complex Vectors)

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Complex Conjugates: I'm Not Sure Why V^2?

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Cannonball Question Solved - 200m Target Hit?

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MCQ: Potentiometer: Balanced Length, Resistance of Cell E

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What is the Effect of Dimpled Surfaces on Rolling Friction?

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Harmonic Function (time averages) II

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Refrigerator power rating and heat absorption

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Train climbing 5 km track with 40 m rise: work-energy equation

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Friction and tension force- mass

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What is the Contribution of Segments AB and CD to the Magnetic Field at Point O?

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The electric potential difference created by point charges.

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Energy lost when reconnecting charged capacitors with opposite polarities

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