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Kinetic energy/rotational kinetic energy

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Finding time when velocity equals -0.150 m/s in SHM

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Is potential zero inside a hollow charged sphere?

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How to Determine the Initial Temperature of Iron to Melt Ice in Thermodynamics?

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Calculating charge of suspended pith balls in equilibrium

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Heat question?the amount of heat gained or lost by a substance is equal to

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Equilibrium Problem: Max Mass for Throckmorton on 6.0m Plank

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Refraction through water, glass prism, and plastic sheet

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RC Circuit/Current/Resistance Problem. Circuit Gurus come here

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Is total capacitor energy 2400 J if each plate has 1200 J charge?

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Complex scissors truss question

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How Can I Calculate Energy and Power for an 800W Electric Motor?

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Finding magnitude and direction angles of vector B

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Uncertainty principle for particle in infinite potential well

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How Do You Calculate the Speed of a Marble Rolling Down an Incline?

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What is the speed of the objects in a pulley system?

  • physics10189
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Negative acceleration - change in direction or slowing down?

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Hydrogen atom wavelengths and energy levels using the Rydberg formula

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Analyzing Motion Down a Curved Ramp | Guidance & Help

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Unraveling the Mystery of a Two-Car Crash

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Uncertainty propagation visible light spectrum

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Finding acceleration of two objects in a pulley system

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Tension and acceleration of a pulley sytem attached to a block

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What Are the G-Forces Experienced on a Rollercoaster Ride?

  • Oscar Wilde
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Ideal Gas Law and dimensional analysis

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Finding y in a projectile motion problem

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Finding the force needed to push a 5000 N box up a 20° incline with friction

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Net force on an object and contact force between objects

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Newton's third law and free body diagrams

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Finding acceleration of a three-object pulley system

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Siphoning A Clogged Sink (Bernoulli's Principle)

  • GDGirl
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*Calculation for Moon Descent and Ascent Velocity*

  • vincentryan
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How to Calculate the Distance of a Projectile Released from an Airplane?

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Finding wavelength with just frequency?

  • DDRchick
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The Brogile wavelength of an Alpha particle

  • mrausum
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What is the Spring Constant of a Spider's Silk Thread?

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Solving Power for Solenoid w/ 9.80 mT Field

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Why Is the Angle FIE Omitted in the Cylindrical Coordinate Answer?

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Finding resultant angle when Fx is negative and Fy is positive

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Minimum compression of a spring.

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Carnot engine with 5kW output and 35% efficiency

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Energy-absorbing bumper force as function of position and velocity

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Rearranging Formulas for Orbital Velocity and Radius

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Finding particle mass from two photons with 500 GeV and 600 GeV energies

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Pendulum find length when it rotates

  • physics10189
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Magnetic Fields - Extending Concepts

  • krwilliams
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Finding the distance from a velocity-time graph

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Which kinematic equation should be used?

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How do moving electric fields create magnetic fields?

  • Yuqing
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What is the friction force between a sliding bear and a tree?

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Two unknown resistors. Need to find values of resistors.

  • jhart_929
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A safe held by a string breaks and lands on a spring

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Electric Field at Point Z, Two Charges

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Finding the x component from a velocity vs. time graph

  • ran
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Cylindrical fishing reel problem using moment of inertia

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Varying force is applied to an object problem

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Calculating Acceleration of Simple Pendulum

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Acceleration on a curve for a car

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How Does Acceleration Impact a Sprinter's 100 Meter Dash Performance?

  • jmanz
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Motion on a Plane: Solving Problems with Stone Thrown from 200m Tower

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How Do You Calculate Football's Velocity and Time to Reach Maximum Height?

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Speed of refracted waves in different mediums

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Frictional force/coeff of friction

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Projectile Motion cannon off a cliff

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Convex Mirrors and Magnification

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Calculating Cliff Height Using Freefall Data

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Does the normal always equal weight, if on a non-inclined plane?

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Solving a projectile motion range equation for displacement

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How Can You Minimize Spherical Aberration in a Single Lens System?

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Constant Acceleration involving two identical objects

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What is the momentum of the heavier fragment after a rocket explosion?

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Projectile motion stunt doubles

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Bullet hits a block and it slides.

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Momentum problem involving collision of two objects.

  • angotta
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Finding the direction of acceleration in degrees

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Pulley question - acceleration of an object across a horizontal surface

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What is the role of Q1 in finding V2 using Bernoulli's equation?

  • Saladsamurai
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Kirchhoff's Current Law and Solving for Unknown Currents

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Tension and Friction Problem, I'm finding weird answer.

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Conservation of momentum of a colliding car

  • DrDanger
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Solve Equivalent Resistance: Points A and B

  • physicsed
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Electric Field: Opposite Charges for Zero Net Field

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Finding potential difference between terminals

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Total resistance through cubic circuit

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Magnetic field of a wire with current running through it

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Finding force from potential energy in polar coordinates

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Oscillation in Space: Derive an Equation to Determine Period in Years

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How Is the Density of the Rock Determined in a Buoyancy Problem?

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Circular orbit with V(r) = Cr² potential and total energy

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Venturi Meter Finding Pressure Difference

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Kinetic energy at point B in a loop-the-loop released from height 35/8 R

  • physics10189
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How to find velocity from an acceleration versus time graph?

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Carnot Engine question- quick check

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