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How Do You Determine Lines of Maxima and Minima Based on Gradient?

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Parallel axis theorem + rotational inertia

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Change in temperature between the initial and final state of the gas?

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Advantage of High Voltage Electricity Transmission

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Finding electric field 3 cm along a thin rod.

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How far can a 55kg person fall and break and leg?

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Frequency, Velocity, Voltage, and Intensity

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Finding the angle from two charges repelling each other.

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Solving the Net Force on a Wooden Box

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How Far is an Object Orbiting Earth if Its Period is 32 Days?

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Converting Energy Lines from Electron Volts

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Calculate Velocity of Mechanical Bucking Bull at Cal State Chico

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How Fast Must a Quarterback Throw to Achieve a 171 Meter Pass?

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What Is the Tension in the String as the Hoop Descends?

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Length Contraction and a Relativistic Angle

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Frequency of Harmonic Oscillator w/ Gravitational Force

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Experts please: DC CIRCUIT (PARALLEL-SERIES CIRCUIT) QUESTION

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A Rocket's Distance from the center of the moon

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Space Elevator: Physics Challenge

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EXAM QUESTION black hole force?

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Calculate speed with Force/mass/Fg?

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Essay Topic Ideas on Physics: Limited Resources

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Moment of Inertia - Hollow Objects

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Is Zero Force Required for Constant Velocity in Physics?

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Affect on stored energy if charge is doubled

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Centripital Acceleration/G-Force question

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Prooving Elastic Collisions equations

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Capacitors in Parallel and Series

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Do Lasers Have Harmonics Like Sound Frequencies?

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Specific Heat and Phase Change/Latent Heat Problems PLEASE HELP

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Repulsion between two small spheres

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Vector question (true or false)

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Magnetic Field inside Solenoid and EMF

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How Does Tension Affect Motion on a Frictionless Surface?

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Helical Trajectory - magnetic field

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How Does Adding Energy Affect Entropy in Harmonic Oscillators?

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Proton moving through a magnetic field

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Photoelectric Effect - Wavelength of a Photon

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Funnel vs Cylinder: Find Out Which Is More Efficient for Pouring Water

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Energy methods for spring velocity

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New value of the particle's total energy?

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Moment of Inertia - Non uniform density

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Physics problem: energy conservation around loop

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Gravitation and its effect on elliptical orbits

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Solving Force on a Hanging Sign

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N-carriers, number density, energy gap E_g, temperature

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Swinging on a Vine? - Calculate Tension with Physics

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Why Do Energy Levels in Multielectron Atoms Differ from Hydrogen?

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Which Direction Does the Force of Tension Act in a Hanging Rope?

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Change of temperature of ideal gas

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Solving Motion Problems Involving a Piñata

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How Do You Calculate Fluid Force on a Rotated Square Tank?

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Conducting slab between a parallel-plate-capacitor

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How Do Capacitors Affect Potential Differences in a Circuit?

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What Is the Significance of the de Broglie Equation?

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What is the height of the ice above water level in each glass?

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Magnitude of q ~ What am I doing wrong?

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Calculate Incident Angle for Snell Optics Problem | n1=1, n2=1.5

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Thermodynamic refrigerator Problems

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What is the charge on the left-hand plate of C4?

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Comparing KE of Electron & Alpha Particle w/ Same R of Curvature

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Work under constant temperature

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What determines the shape and spacing of equipotential lines?

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How Does a Vertical Spring Behave Under Various Forces?

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Simple Harmonic Motion and pendulum clock

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Finding magnitude and x-coordinate of the third charge

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Identifying the forces acting on masses in uniform circular motion.

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Simple Tension Problem: Calculating Tension and Acceleration

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Force of solar radiation on earth

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Why can we see the image produced by a converging lens?

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Solving for Friction Force on a Ramp

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What Causes an Object to Stop after a Collision?

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How Efficient Is the Spring in Stopping a Rat on a Ski Slope?

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Elastic Collision: Solving Components of the Problem

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What is the Wavelength of a 30 keV Electron?

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How Does Acceleration Affect Weight Measurements on a Scale?

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Estimate the buoyant force exerted on your body by the air

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Liquid pressure multiple choice

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Calculate the time constant (RC circuit)

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Charge on capacitor (RC circuit)

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Why is the equation for KVL not -vR + vL = 0 in this RL circuit?

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Angular Position of 1st Dark Fringe in Two-Slit Interference Pattern?

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How much does the ball weight in water

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Is a Firecracker Louder Than a Conversation at 100 Meters?

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Heat Needed to raise Water to Steam: A Math Problem

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Derive intial velocity using projectile motion components

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Where on the x-axis is the potential zero

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Magnetism Problem: Find Force Between 2 Current Wires

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Increasing monthly temperatures - don't understand the question

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How Much Work Is Needed to Move a Charge Between Two Points?

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