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Why is the work of a constant force conservative?

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How to show that the electric field inside a spherical shell is zero?

  • Davidllerenav
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Maximum power in this resistor circuit

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Minimum velocity to throw an object between two planets

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Free Falling Object: Calc. d = 19.6m in 1s

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How to calculate the electric field at a point on the axis of two rings

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Electromotive force induced in a conducting rod

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Acceleration and Displacement from a Velocity vs. Time Graph

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What Does a Flat Disc Bounded by a Circle Mean in Electric Flux Calculations?

  • Davidllerenav
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Green's function and the resistance across a Hypercube

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Several parts of a system and its CM

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Uncertainty in solar rotation speed from Carrington equation

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How can rounding errors affect calculations in stopping distance?

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Circular loop of wire is concentric with a solenoid

  • Pochen Liu
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The solid angle equation for the magnetic field of a loop

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Pendulum with a mass on a container (thermodynamics problem)

  • ValeForce46
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How far should an electron be fired so it stops before reaching the plate?

  • Fontseeker
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Using Wien's law with a maximum wavelength of 700nm

  • warhammer
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Classical Mechanics Problem Based On Conservation Of Energy

  • KingOfDirewolves
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Question on Test: Hiker Displacement

  • Anthony Gonzalez
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Net force on charged particle with multiple charges

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Two objects exchange heat through a cyclical thermal machine

  • ValeForce46
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EMF induced in an off-axis solenoid due to a rotating magnet

  • Cactus
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Distance Velocity Graph: What Does the Area Represent?

  • Balti
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A golf ball being hit on the moon vs Earth

  • Jregan
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Position in Velocity-Time Graphs

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A glass tube filled with mercury

  • ValeForce46
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Average velocity and instantaneous velocity

  • lina2selena
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Converting between wavenumber and wavelength

  • aliens123
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Spaceship approaching Mars and relative motion

  • Like Tony Stark
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Moment of Inertia of a hollow sphere with Mass 'M' and radius 'R'.

  • Kaushik
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Relative rotational motion on a disc

  • Like Tony Stark
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Electron traveling between charged plates

  • jisbon
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Question on Calculating Coulomb force in VECTOR FORM

  • mhrob24
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Kinematics in 1D: Will Defiance Drake reach the ship or miss?

  • CJoy
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Jenkins-White prism problem: relating deviation angle and refractive index

  • BlazenHammer
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Moment of inertia of this shape about the x-axis

  • jisbon
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Newton's laws - Pedagogical machine

  • Saitama
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Calculating the B field in a small gap in a toroid

  • alanf
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Why Would the Pressure at Points 1 and 2 be the Same?

  • colcol500
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How to find work via Force and Time

  • JRC03
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Net force on a Submarine Window?

  • colcol500
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Shock Wave Front: How Does Source Movement Create Waves?

  • tina21
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Water inside a pot of copper (Thermodynamics problem)

  • ValeForce46
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Amplitude of an oscillating electric field

  • DottZakapa
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How to get ##\ddot r## when you have ##r##, ##\theta## and right trig

  • Like Tony Stark
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Decomposing velocity vectors into polar axis

  • Like Tony Stark
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Kinematics question on 2 planes moving relatively with each other

  • Santilopez10
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Audio interference of sound waves from two speakers

  • DottZakapa
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How to get the Uncertainty of a percentage change

  • usehn
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Circular motion with kinematics

  • jisbon
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Experimental Determination of “g” using an Elevator

  • The Head
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A cylinder full of water with two holes at different heights

  • ValeForce46
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Does friction torque in speeding up = speeding down?

  • Anak Soleh
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Finding vector sums, cross products, and relative velocity

  • PhantomDiclonius
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Can someone explain this GRE problem to me? (gamma ray detector)

  • jdou86
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How to find the Braking Torque of an Eddy Current Braking Setup?

  • IndianGeek234
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Fluid dynamics problem -- Filling linked cylinders with water

  • ValeForce46
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Why is south celestial pole above horizon at northern latitude?

  • Kelli Van Brunt
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Can classical mechanics describe a single particle in a force field?

  • warhammer
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Adding two vector forces

  • Ahmad Qaimari
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Magnitude of vertical and horizonal componants

  • kaydis
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Object breaking into two pieces and falling to ground

  • jisbon
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Finding center of mass for two triangular plates using integration

  • jisbon
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Simple harmonic motion -- manipulating SHM equations

  • jisbon
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Finding time when rocket engine fails at 1055 m/s

  • Jregan
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Finding potencial of forces - answer differs from solutions

  • Gabriel Henrique
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##\vec v## and ##\vec a## expressions - motion on an off center circle

  • Like Tony Stark
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Energy conversions in a game of billiards

  • Kaushik
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Yo-yo on an accelerating conveyor belt

  • sudera
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Solving a Trigonometric Equation: v^2*sin(180-2theta2)/g

  • DeltaForce
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Are My Concepts on Radial Acceleration and Displacement Incorrect?

  • jisbon
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Horizontal syringe Bernoulli's principle problem

  • b0b10
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Problem about orbital mechanics

  • Andres Padilla
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How can I use KVL and KCL to find the potential differences in this circuit?

  • Pochen Liu
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Double slit intensity ratio: 3rd and 0th order maxima

  • DottZakapa
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Forces along non-perpendicular axes

  • Imbellis
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Find the speed of a copper loop falling in a magnetic field

  • spsch
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Conservation of Energy and change in the length of a spring

  • jisbon
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Relative motion between cars with different types of movements

  • Santilopez10
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Finding the Acceleration of a Bag Being Raised by a Rope on a Moving Kid

  • Santilopez10
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Can Someone Explain Proportional Reasoning to Me?

  • crownedhues
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Electric field in the narrow wire

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Electric Field for the circular path of a positively charged particle

  • Aaryan34532
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Heating a steel plate with a hole in it

  • Nikitin
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The Magnitude of Induced EMF in a Moving Rod?

  • DottZakapa
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Hole in an aluminium plate and that plate is heated

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Solving Toppling Hemisphere Problem with Momentum & Angular Momentum

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Determining Resistance of a Copper Wire Without Knowing Its Resistivity

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Waves in round trip through a thin film and phase difference

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Is the balance of forces equation correct for a tube immersed in alcohol?

  • ValeForce46
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Intrinsic coordinates kinematics problem

  • Santilopez10
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Tension and speed of bowling ball pendulum passing the equilibrium position

  • snormanlol
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Relationship of a planet's mass, size, and acceleration due to gravity

  • yoosnb
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Tension in a String: Solve for Unknown Lengths - 98.6N

  • snormanlol
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How Do I find Force when only Distance and Mass are given?

  • Kaitlynn Robicheaux
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How Does the Volume of a Block Affect Its Buoyant Force?

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