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Buoyancy problem and density of ice

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Dot Product Issues Homework: Vector A and 4 Vectors

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What Is the Initial Temperature of Copper in a Mixed Substance System?

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How Deep is the Ocean Using Ultrasonic Waves?

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Work energy theorem to find the maximum compression

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How can I calculate the mutual inductance between two rectangular loops?

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What is the Tension at the Ends of a Hanging Rope?

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Is the Net Work Done Positive and Does It Function as a Heat Engine?

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Solving Physics Exam Problems: Quadratic and Torque Examples

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Electron moving through a uniform magnetic field

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Conservation of Momentum Set-Up

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What is the Density Ratio of a Submerged Ball in a Fluid?

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Non-uniform Hanging Bar: Finding the Center of Mass

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Answer: Rockets Colliding: Time Dilation from Earth to A's Frame

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Amusement Park Physics: Solving for Friction Force in a Spinning Cylinder

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Tangent force on a rotating rod

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Calculating Time to Reach Initial Velocity from Acceleration-Time Graph

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Transmission Line - Solve for frequency subject to phase angle

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Calculating Horizontal Force to Accelerate Shopping Cart

  • Dave25
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Need help going over a momentum/spring problem

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Pendulum with adjustable lengths

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Simple Harmonic Motion and hung spring

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Temperature and Heat - what am i doing wrong?

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Train Collision: Will They Meet? Find Out!

  • Dave25
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What Is the Net Magnitude of the Electric Field at y = 0.200m?

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Buoyance - pressure on brick immersed in water

  • bigboss
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How Do You Calculate Neutron Flux in Neutron Activation Analysis?

  • cortiver
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Accelerating wedge with friction

  • Patta1667
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Electrical Potential Difference between parallel plates

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Mechanical Vibrations (Pendulums)

  • dipset24
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Projectile Motion: Finding Rock's Min. Speed & Ball's Landing Point

  • blackboy
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What is the Speed of the Cart Launched by a Spring?

  • Walid11
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Why Is My Calculation of the Center of Mass for a Uniform Wire Incorrect?

  • toastie
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Solving a Kirchhoff's Law Problem: Finding the Equation for a Highlighted Path

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Force on 3rd Charge w/ 7.98nC: 3.17E-5N

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Mountain climber Equilibrium Question

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Troubleshooting a Weather Balloon Expansion Problem

  • PrideofPhilly
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Temperature Change: Sum of Daily Changes

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Coefficient of Restitution between two balls

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Calculating Resonant Frequencies of Closed Air Columns

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Investigating Mechanics in Snooker Shots

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Kinetic Friction of Blocks: Mass M & 2M, 0.500m/s^2

  • JUniTo24
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Power Problem: Accelerating a Car over Track Distance

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How Do Kinetic and Potential Energies Change During a Ball's Ascent?

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Pulley and Mass on an Inclined Ramp

  • theuniverse
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Conservation of kinetic energy and momentum in a collision

  • sugaJ
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Solving Toboggan Homework: Work & Kinetic Energy

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Calculating Charge Transfer between Objects

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What is the Fermi energy of metallic potassium at 0K?

  • joel.martens
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Classical Mechanics - Pulleys System

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How Does a Capacitor's Energy Change Over Time?

  • ninjadrummer8
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How can capacitive reactance be zero for no capacitor?

  • bobaustin
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Tug of War: Explaining Two True Statements

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How Do You Calculate Tension in a String with Mass and Acceleration?

  • rchenkl
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Quick Question About Photon Entering Atom

  • Linday12
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What causes an object's acceleration to increase or decrease?

  • bluejade
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Cube collision (with a pivot) and Angular momentum

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Speed of car with changing mass problem

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Another friction problem (rotational this time)

  • groundhog92
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Find the tensions in the strings

  • MyNewPony
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Friction Problem with Pulley System: Determining Acceleration and Force

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What Are the Core Postulates of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity?

  • rchenkl
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Work Done By Friction on a Circular Ramp

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Banked Frictionless Curve, and Flat Curve with Friction

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Linear momentum head on collision

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3 capcitors (series? parallel?) i cant tell

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Calculating Velocity of Bullet at Ground Impact

  • theuniverse
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Determining drift velocity of electrons at specific temperature

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Measuring Density of Swimming Pool Water - Tips & Equations

  • JPhysic
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Why Is Cosine Used to Calculate Induced Voltage in a Conductor?

  • sponsoredwalk
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Help with calculating the range of error accleration

  • Digitalx04
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Electricity- Power dissipation formula question

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Calculating Gravity Using Angular Speed and Weight

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How Much Water Escapes from a Pressurized Steel Vessel?

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Rolling disk with point mass on edge

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How does Fermat's Principle apply to the concept of Heroes?

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Fundamental Frequency of nylon string

  • rchenkl
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Acceleration in one dimension

  • yitriana
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Solve Frictionless Wedge Homework: Find Acceleration

  • Patta1667
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Object Free fall quadratic equation problem

  • Pupil
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Easy Question, but giving me trouble

  • Dave25
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Maximizing Speed: Understanding the Pendulum Motion

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Relationship between momentum and acceleration, and force

  • Self-Help
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What is the formula for the radius of a satellite's orbit?

  • jacob117
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Two cars in different directions

  • Dave25
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Finding Total Energy of a system

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Are There Two Correct Ways to Draw a Reflected Ray in a Mirror?

  • Mark1991
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How to solve for the capacitance of an interlocking plates

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Solving for Mass in a Spring Scale Experiment

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Proving Vector Space of 3-Tuples Fulfilling 3x1 - x2 + 5x3 = 0

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Finding the Critical Angle of Glass in Water

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How Does Bending Your Knees Reduce the Impact Force When Jumping?

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Finding Maximum Force for Sled Without Lifting

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How Do I Isolate Velocity in the Lorentz Factor Equation?

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