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What Are Examples of Different Forces Systems in Daily Life?

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Understanding Capacitors and Reactance in AC Circuits

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Locate the position of the image.

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AC Circuits II: AC Power Generator

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Power of a car, time distance speed mass

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Confusing Elastic and Inelastic Collisions :S

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Finding Vrms given pressure, density and Temperature

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What is the Angular Frequency of a Bent Wire Over a Pivot?

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Speed of Sound in Air: Examining True Statements

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Calculating Charge Magnitude for Nickel Coin Using Coulomb's Law

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Another energy question, sorry.

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Making Connections-I clearly do not know how

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What is the magnetic flux through the loop

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How long will it take until gravity causes the rocket to stop?

  • Max CR
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How to solve vector addition problems for physics?

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Electric field at a point (charged ring)

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Use ray tracing to determine the location of the image

  • jlmessick88
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Power and Energy - energy in a tidal power plant

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Forces on a Positively Charged Particle in an Electric & Magnetic Field

  • jlmessick88
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Conservation angular momentum, difficult problem

  • Puchinita5
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Energy Conservation in a Vertical Spring System

  • Matt1234
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How does gravity affect upwards motion?

  • Stripe
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Unit Conversion: 5m/s^2 to Km/hr^2 & ft/hr^2

  • BlueOwl
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How Long Can You Pull a Tablecloth Before a Glass Falls Off?

  • physicsnoob93
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Find Min Force for Window Washer: Ma = F + 2T_1 - Mg

  • clarineterr
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Pulley Systems: Tension in Strings Holding m1 and m2

  • physicsnoob93
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Inertia/angular momentum, not sure why this is wrong

  • Puchinita5
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Electric field over finite length rod

  • exitwound
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Using Trigonometry to Solve for T₁ in a System of Equations

  • flyingpig
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Maximum Compression of a Spring in a Collision?

  • planck42
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Interference in 2D (wavefronts)

  • ~ak~
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Calculating Y-Component of Acceleration for a Thrown Ball

  • clarineterr
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Finding Time, Distance, and Velocity

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Measuring average power during a jump

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What is the total translational kinetic energy of the gas molecules

  • tag16
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Calculating Pressure of an Ideal Gas Using the PV=nRT Equation

  • tag16
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Analyzing the Truth of Statements about Kinetic Energy and Momentum

  • leena19
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Kinematics(displacement and Velocity)

  • BlueOwl
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Relative Humidity: Ice Block's Effects on Room Air | Homework Questions

  • leena19
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What is the unit normal for a cylinder?

  • jeff1evesque
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2 Unknown Currents, 1 Unknown emf, and a little confusion to boot

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Projectile Motion: Finding Maximum Range and Angle | Homework Problem

  • lauren333
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Rod on frictionless surface with off-center impulse

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How Does a Ferris Wheel Ride Reveal Physics Principles?

  • clarineterr
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What instant the force in the dipstick iz zero

  • orlan2r
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Charge Flown Through Battery In Charging Capacitor

  • ritwik06
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Calculating Torque on a Circular Coil in a Magnetic Field

  • Maxwellkid
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Relative Velocity along a Straight Line problem

  • lauren333
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Which Solution for Kaon Production in Proton-Proton Collisions Is Correct?

  • m.medhat
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How many alpha particles strike a plane target in 8 seconds?

  • typeinnocent
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Electric potential for a sphere of charge

  • peaceandlove
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Electrically Neutral Object: Does Adding Positive Charge Affect Mass?

  • unseenoi
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Not Exactly Newton's Bucket U & K questions

  • sponsoredwalk
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Find peak voltage across capacitor

  • randomdude20
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Why is the exponent on the Stefan-Boltzmann law 2.78 in my experiment?

  • ideasrule
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Diagram pressure forces over a body resting on an inclined surface

  • orlan2r
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Struggling with Homework? Get Help with These 4 Problems

  • Nguyenfa.t
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How Do You Calculate the Number of Laser Pulses in a Run?

  • artwork
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Resultant Force on a Conical Flask Filled with Liquid

  • leena19
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What Is the Mass of the Late Arrival in the Hot-Air Balloon?

  • pttest
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Conservation of Momentum difficulty

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Quick question about Simple Harmonic Motion

  • Dr. Mirrage
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SI units for Heat transfer equation

  • jeff1evesque
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Air Pressure Problems: Calculating Volume & Mass

  • Robert Alan
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Free body diagram for a block on an inclined plane

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Electromagnetic Waves and Induction

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What current is needed in the solenoid’s wires?

  • jlmessick88
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Dynamics question, test tommorrow

  • Matt1234
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Angular Magnification for mirrors and lens

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Equilibrium of Three Positively Charged Beads

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Unit Consistency: Exam Prep in 8 Hours

  • jaimieee
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Maximal theta given the coefficient of kinetic friction

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Find the value of L. Answer in units of

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How Is the Magnetic Field Calculated Near a Current-Carrying Wire?

  • SimonZ
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Position & Force of Q2 & Q3 Charges

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Definition of Curl - Explaining Nabla x V = -k Partial Phi/Partial t a_n

  • jeff1evesque
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Calculating Force Magnitude on a Charge in a Multi-Charge System

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Is Velocity Conserved in a Falling Balls Collision Experiment?

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Newton's Law Problem: Calculating Acceleration on an Inclined Plane

  • Smile101
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Equivalent Capacitance (Not in series or parallel)

  • denniegst
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Physics homework question (Dynamics)

  • Matt1234
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Finding the Force Vector from Kinetic Energy: A Vector Analysis Approach

  • RaStevey
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What Forces Act on a Charge at the Corner of a Rectangle?

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Change in temperature and length problem help

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What is the Mass Density of Air at 1 atm and -50°C?

  • jmb07
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Need help with a Statically Indeterminate System

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You slowly back away from a plane mirror at a speed of 0.10 m/s

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Why Electric Fields are perpendicular

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Find position vector from given velocity

  • Skuzzy
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Conceptual Standing Wave Question

  • MyNewPony
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Finding Lambda 4 for mechanical harmonics

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How Long Can a Leaking Boat Loaded with 1200kg Float Before Sinking?

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