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Magnetic force of a falling ball

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Calculate the current in the coil

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Conservation of energy of a spring problem

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Calculate height given KE and mass

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Calculalting displacement, distance and acceleration

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What is the relationship between gas composition and molecular distance?

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Perfect Ball on Perfectly Frictionless Ramp - Does it Roll or Slide?

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Solving for Potential & Kinetic Energy: x=10sin(pi*t+pi/3)

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High altitude balloon gas expansion

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Second year uni, e&m, dialectrics question?

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What is the magnitude of the magnetic field?

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Why does a stream of water gradually narrow as it descends in height?

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Uniform circular motion - frequency vs. centripetal force.

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How Do You Calculate Cursor Velocity in Physics Problems?

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Calculating Deceleration and Force: Car and Trailer Braking Forces

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I in this question: Four Wires

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Astronaut's Kinetic Energy inside shuttle at liftoff

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Calculating Car Acceleration on a 3% Slope at 88.5 km/h

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Determine the maximum theoretical speed expected for a car

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Explaining Freefall Questions: Velocity, Displacement & Distance

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Circular motion vector question

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Angular Momentum of a Ferris Wheel

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Find the potential difference between a and b

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Average force opposing a proton

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Calculating Force F Required for Frictionless Blocks to Remain at Rest

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How Does the Biot-Savart Law Apply to a Square Loop in a Plane?

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Magnetic Field Vector due to Infinitely long wire

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Electric potential and electric field

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Spring Harmonic Oscilation in Gravitational Field

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Electric field finding third charge

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Circular Motion (twirling of a ball on a string)

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Average acceleration of the ball

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Can the angle of refraction be equal to the angle of incidence?

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Definition of what 1 horsepower is

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Standards of Length, Mass, and Time

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Calculate Average Acceleration for Kinematics Question

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What is the unit of Magnetic charge?

  • Ejaz Shah
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GRE-level conceptual questions

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Serially joined & vertically hanged springs with a weight in between

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Understanding Resistance in Ohm's Law: Graph Analysis & Explanation

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Finding the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction: A Scientific Guide

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Determine the current at start-up and the battery discharged

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Calculating Charge, Current, and Energy in a Simple RC Circuit

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How Do You Calculate the Linear Speed of a Car Based on Tire Rotation?

  • JaKaL
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Momentum and Kinetic Energy Equation for Elastic Collisions

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What Equations Are Used in Hydraulic Braking Systems?

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Calculating Desired Length for Capacitor with Specific Capacitance

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Electric Dipole: Calculate Electric Field at a Distance

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Can Human Body's Capacitance Destroy Sensitive Electronic Equipment?

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Normal Force and Tension on suitcase strap

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Help challenging problem on energy and projectile motion

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Where Do the Rocks Meet in a Kinematics Problem?

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Kinetic Friction Coefficient Problem

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How Does a Tassel's Angle Reveal a Car's Acceleration?

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Finding Irms for rectified half wave

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Finding Moment of Inertia of Infinitely Thin Hoop using a Double Integral

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Hooke's Law and suspended objects

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Projectile Motion: Safe Distances from Enemy Ship

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Force Required To Prevent Breaking an Ankle

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Is a Sine Wave Always Transverse?

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Electrostatic force of attraction between two particles

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How Would Changes in Coulomb's Law Affect Electrostatic Interactions?

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Simple Pendulums: Calculating Time to Attain Greatest Speed

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Calculating Impulse Without Force or Time

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What Affects the RMS Speed Difference Between Helium Atoms and Molecules?

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Magnetic force on a rigid semicircular wire

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The ideal spring and simple harmonic motion

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Doppler Effect: Speed of Sound and Wind Question

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Musical Tube and String (Standing wave)

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Rotational accel to linear accel

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Carnival ride problem (horizontal circular motion)

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Intensity and Power of isotropic sound

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Energy of translation and energy of rotation

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Sled on a Slope: Calculating Net Force and Maximum Speed

  • Chris101
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Magnetic Induction at Point on Conductor: Biot-Savart Law

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Need help w/ problem: Sound intensity and energy

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Simple Harmonic Motion and time calculation

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How Can You Find the Missing Vector in a Sailor's Journey?

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Having the hardest time with this class

  • pokori
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What happens to angular velocity when there is no force of acceleration?

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Pendulum problem helpfinding weight

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Find the resistance between the top and bottom faces of the cylinder

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What Time Does the Wheel Come to a Stop?

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Is Kinetic Energy Derived from an Integral and Work Done?

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Does radiation pressure depend on the speed of the object?

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Question Newton's second Law: F= M * A

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How Does a Painter Balance on a Board While Painting?

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Radiant Energy Absorbed by Person's Head with Hair

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How Many Lenses Generate a Real Image?

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What Initial Speed Launches a Projectile to 270 km on the Moon?

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Why Is Amplitude Maximal at w = 1/sqrt(LC)?

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How Does Friction Affect Motion on a Rotating Car Platform?

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Finding resistance in a resistor?

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Coulomb's Law: Attraction/Repulsion & Approximate Force Calculation

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Weight of barge on a bridge canal/acqueduct

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Angular Velocity; Given Coefficient of Friction and Radius

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Structures & Materials - Cranes and Steel Cable

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Waves: Superposition - Thickness of a Reflective coating

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