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David Morin's Rope around a Pole example

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Does Mutual Inductance Affect Voltage in an Open Circuit?

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Motion of a rod hinged at one end

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Intensity and power question (weird)

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Force Free Motion of a Symmetric Top: Direction of phi dot

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Ocr practical paper question on concept

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How to stop a steering wheel using an electric motor?

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Understanding Torque: How Balancing a Dumbbell Changes the Difficulty

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Calculate the tension in a rope attached to a ball in circular motion

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Intensity of sound, power output

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Half-Life Problem: Solve w/o Given Amount of Sample

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Astrophysics question about a binary star system (AQA exam)

  • bonbon22
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Calculating Net Force & Acceleration: Addition of Forces Explained

  • Benjamin_harsh
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A ladder against a wall problem

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Homework Help - Transmitter for dP

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Doppler effect -- find the frequency

  • jangchen
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General Physics I Question: Moment of Inertia Problem Difficulty

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Why do nuclei form in the first place if the protons repel each other?

  • flintstones
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The Indeterminacy of Problems with Multiple Friction Interfaces

  • brotherbobby
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Rotating with slipping to rotating without slipping?

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Combustion of an explosive liquid bubble

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Is this the proper method to find net force?

  • Kmcquiggan
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State what type of reaction this is

  • amazingphysics2255
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Astrophysics question: Wire mesh radio telescope antenna

  • bonbon22
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Time constant question in an AQA exam paper

  • bonbon22
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I have a problem regarding a momentum related question.

  • HazyMan
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Velocity of COM after collision

  • Mooy
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Finding out the mass of gas transferred outside of a room

  • Taylan
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Why air resistance has less force than gravitation force in free fall?

  • Benjamin_harsh
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What is the moment for this diagram?

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Where I am going wrong in summing moments for this diagram?

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Why is moment ##F.S## instead of ##F.\frac{S}{2}## for this diagram?

  • Benjamin_harsh
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What direction is the force acting at A in this diagram?

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Why a car decelerates after releasing the gas pedal?

  • vxr
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How to calculate acceleration in this Atwood's Machine?

  • ArnavVarshney
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Calculate the mass defect of a carbon-12 nucleus

  • amazingphysics2255
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What do questions based on the polygon law look like?

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Area covered on Earth by geostationary satellites

  • Ahsan Khan
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Is this nuclear equation correct? Thanks, @collinsmark, legend.

  • amazingphysics2255
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Can the Capacitor QT Equation Help Reduce Noise in Amplifiers?

  • JackDixon
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Electrostatics: Understanding this "Work Done" Line Integral Question

  • Master1022
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Compressible fluid through a narrow tube.

  • JonNash
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Max Elongation of Mass-Spring System

  • Moara
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Help with Thermodynamics assignment

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Static equilibrium -- interpretation of forces

  • Lone Wolf
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How can I determine the inclination degree? (visual binary)

  • arcTomato
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Velocity of ball rolling down ramp

  • NathanLeduc1
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Rotational Inertia: Calc. & Guidance Needed

  • Riman643
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Force Diagrams for Sliding Block on Inclined Plane

  • opus
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How can we determine the distance to the Galactic center?

  • arcTomato
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Acceleration of two Objects after Collision

  • Riman643
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Heat transfer to solution per litre

  • rwooduk
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Why ##3.cos 60^0## is added to 4?

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Frequency of sound in an open-open tube

  • NP04
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SUVAT equations + two balls dropped at different times

  • trew
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Direction of the induced current from an OCR paper -- concept question

  • bonbon22
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Nuclear Reaction - How to determine variables as much as possible

  • Chris89
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Equating two formulas for root-mean-square velocity

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Extra speed necessary to orbit at 970 km

  • Pochen Liu
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How negative sign appeared out of nowhere?

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Velocity of a slider immediately before impact

  • TaylorHoward21
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What is this constant (regarding electrostatics)

  • NP04
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Work and Internal Energy for Adiabatic Processes

  • JC2000
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Calculating Work and Velocity on a Water Slide

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How to calculate Resistors in a circuit ?

  • Vantom
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How to calculate the time required to open a valve to inflate a balloon?

  • Josh Humphries
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Complex impedance and phase angle of a circuit

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How Fx = F(4/5) in this diagram?

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Vibrations: A momentum impulse starts a mass into oscillatory motion

  • Zamarripa
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Understanding resonance in a spring

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Finding Angular Speed and the Change in Kinetic Energy

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Calorimetry Lab Analysis (predict specific heat of unknown metal)

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Angular Momentum in an Inelastic Collision

  • NP04
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How can I know which law of force should be use to calculate....

  • Benjamin_harsh
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Quadratic equation help (Time when one vehicle passes another)

  • Selectron09
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Center of Mass of acceleration and velocity

  • Riman643
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Circular Motion Question: Change in Vector Angular Velocity

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Calculating Apparent Semimajor Axis: A Unit Conversion Challenge

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What's Wrong with Energy Argument in Vertical Spring-Mass System?

  • waqar
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Voltmeter problem from (OCR paper) multiple choice

  • bonbon22
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What are the steps for calculating the center of mass of this object?

  • Pochen Liu
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Optimizing Shear Stress in Structural Analysis

  • alexteplyaxins
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Determining vector angle: why do we need to add 180°

  • Benjamin_harsh
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What is the momentum of a girl jumping into a boat?

  • vxr
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Why is the torque about R used in this problem?

  • trew
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Understanding Hinge Reactions: Debunking Common Misconceptions

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How Can Visualizing Magnetic Forces on Current Enhance Understanding?

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An electron is placed at Point P, Calculate the Potential Energy

  • aaika
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What is the total distance traveled by a bullet fragment after an explosion?

  • Riman643
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How to find the velocity of a wave in simple harmonic motion given time

  • MattDutra123
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Mechanics question (vector descriptions of two birds' flight paths)

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Capacitor with dielectric as spring

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How can I minimize uncertainty in circular motion experiments?

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Projectile Motion Distance Calculation

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Derivation of the Optical Law of Reflection

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