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Elastic Collision / Energy Preserved

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Sound Of Music: 2nd, 3rd, 4th Harmonics of 370 Hz Pitch

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Finding the Cross Product and Angle Between Two Vectors

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Effective masses of spring-mass systems

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Escape Velocity Calculation for an Object on Earth

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How Does Water Flow Dynamics Work in a Tank System?

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Energy per unit area of EM wave

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Understanding the Time Offset in EM Plane Waves

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Find moment of inertia for a door

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Final Temp of Water Mixture: 28.46°C

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Cylinder+String Rolling w/o slipping

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Calculate Density of Ideal Gas at 250 kPa, 4 g, 50 cm^3

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Calculating Error in Quadrature Equation: y=10^x with dx and dy Values

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How to Calculate Velocity of a 4-Wheeled Vehicle Using a Pulley System

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Minimum Acceleration for Sliding Cream Pie: Solving Static Friction Problem

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Angular revolution deceleration

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Calculate Angular Velocity & Force: Mass m, Length 1.25m, Speed 25rpm

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Moment of Inertia (Atwood's Machine)

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Magnetic Force on an a Particle

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Force and acceleration of a traveling proton in a magentic field

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What is the fundamental frequency of the string?

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How Much Tension Is Needed in a Rope for Specific Wave Properties?

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Speed of an Electron and the Magnetic field

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Calculating Total Momentum of Objects Moving in Different Directions

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Calculating Peak Current in an LRC Series Circuit

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Calculate the force on the table

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Motion in Polar Coordinates problem

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How Can You Prove the Efficiency of a Vibrating Spring in a Lab?

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Electric Field and Magnetic Field

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How Is Fringe Spacing Calculated in a Double-Slit Experiment?

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Momentum of electron from total energy of electron

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Electric field at the point within the sheet

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Magnetism problem for General Physics 2

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Relating Δx and Δy in projectile motion

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Focal Length of Eye Homework: C, F Calcs & Myopia/Hyperopia

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Work and Energy Theorem- change in acceleration

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What Is the Wavelength of Ultrasound in the Human Body?

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Calculating Time for Sound to Reach Bottom of Mine Shaft

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Merry-go-round => what is conserved?

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Ball throws upward, find maximum height

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Understanding Fluid Velocity in a Restricted Pipe

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Pressure and spring constant problem

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How Can I Find the Velocity of a Collision with Only Displacements?

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Minimum Work Physics Problem | 65 kg Student Climbs 8.0 m Stairway in 12 s

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Tricky Spring-Mass Problem (Vibrations)

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Material coursework- young modulus of copper

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Acceleration of a mass-spring oscillation

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How Do You Calculate the Mass of an Atom Using a Mass Spectrometer?

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Why Can't I Get a V-I Curve on My Agilent Oscilloscope?

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Angular Acceleration, 2 Pulleys on common axle

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Rotational energy, find minimum, for nitrogen molecule

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Rate of change of radius through a a circular wire loop?

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Energy loss: trouble with signs?

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Half Life / Alpha Decay Question - No IDea

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What Is the Correct Ground State Energy of a Neutron in a Box?

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What Is the Distance Between Adjacent Nodes in Superimposed Waves?

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Time dilation in gravitational field

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Vertical Elastic Collision Question

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Simple Circuit Analysis - 2 Questions

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Change in Amplitude with respect to Driven Frequencies

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Acceleration of water drops problem

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Angular Momentum: Check Answers to Gyroscope Motion Problems

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Calculate the time of flight of the bolt from ceiling to floor

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Heat and Kinetic Energy Question

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Object sliding across ice with acceleration, constant speed, and deceleration

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How Does Mass and Distance Affect Gravitational Force?

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How Does a Bead on a Ring Exhibit Circular Motion?

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What color does a green cloth appear in yellow light

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Question about Electric Field Strength and Electric Potential

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What is the maximum tension in cable ABAD?

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If there's a book resting a a table, (Newton's third law concept)

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Why Is the Virtual Image in a Convex Mirror Always Smaller?

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What is the equation for current in a sliding bar in a uniform magnetic field?

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Uncertainty principle regarding wave packet

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How Do You Calculate the Angle Between Two Forces in Equilibrium?

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Optics Experiment 1: Determining Index of Refraction & Wavelength

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Angular acceleration in revs/s^2

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Solve Energy Word Problem: Find Height Swinging Rope w/ 3.5 m/s Vel

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Elementary Corrective Lens Problem

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Discovering the Keq of a System: Understanding Pulleys and Springs

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Calculating the Maximum Compression of a Spring

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Hydraulic, Fluids at Rest Problem (barrel)

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Gravity force on a thrown ball problem

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Transverse vs. Longitudinal Waves

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Finding Dryness Fraction of Wet Steam Using Steam Tables

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Moment of Inertia using density of Earth

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Test Your Understanding of Forces and Friction

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Kinematics Eq: Can F Be Changing?

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Superman and the Kinetic Theory of Gases

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Loop in changing magnetic field

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Acceleration of a Rotational Sphere on an Inclined Plane

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Ball swinging in vertical circle: tangential and radial acceleration

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How Much Work Is Done on a Lift Pulled Up by a Cable?

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A question on second law of thermodynamics

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Rotating square coil in constant magnetic field

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Tension problem for ball on string in circle radius - NEED HELP

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