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Deriving the time equation from kinematics variables

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Doppler Effect with heart motion

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Can a particle follow a curved path without a force?

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From Hot to Cool: A Change in Entropy

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Maximum upward force on 22kg box on 45° ramp at rest

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How Does the Moon Influence Earth's Tides?

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Huge problem on hydraulic lifts

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Time hollow cylinder spends on ramp

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How Fast Does the Rim of a Rotating Disk Move?

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Expansion of Solids due to increases in Temperature

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Finding force of friction on mass

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Solving A Dog's Stream Crossing Challenge

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Pressure on a wall due to n N2 molecules (close to ans)

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Calculating Tension in a Rope Supporting a Mass

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Acceleration of a mass connected to 2 different disks

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Difference in pressure question

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Final speed of 0.1 solar mass object falling into the Sun

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Calculating Mars' Orbital Period in Earth Years

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Elasticity / Diving Board problem

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Newton's Third Law: True or False?

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Calculating the Mass Flow Rate for Point C

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Calculating Power Needed for Roller Coaster

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How mass change if 30M above earth surface?

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Moment of inertia of three blocks on a rod

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How Do You Calculate the Moment of Inertia for a Compound Disk?

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Rotational Kinetic Energy of an airplane propeller

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Some small questions grouped together

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Find Relative Velocity: Acceleration on Inclined Plane

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Force at the end of a pivoted object

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Apparent depth involving benzene on water

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Satellite X and Y Orbital Period - Answer B: 1.4x10^6s

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Calculating Electromagnetic Energy from Satellite Dish

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Tension in sagging clothesline and car braking distance

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How do I calculate the uncertainity when converting minutes to hours?

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Finding tension in cords with no numerical values given

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How Does the Work-Energy Theorem Apply to Calculating Force on a Sled?

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How to Calculate Coefficient of Kinetic Friction for Slowing Box?

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Calculating Power of a Light Bulb

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Law of universal gravitation on three objects

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Finding car mass from kinetic energy

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Calculating Force of Asteroid Slowing Down

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Projectile problem w/ unkown velocity/time

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Projectile Motion with Given Angle and Velocity

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Force and work required to lift a 5kg sack at constant speed

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Solving Claire's Physics Problem: Minimum Angle to Outrun an Arrow

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Physics Question Regarding Impluse, Momentum, and Velocity.

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What is the Linear Speed of a Child on a Rotating Merry-Go-Round?

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Minimum angle to outrun an arrow fired at 20 m/s

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Is a particle with y-position -t² free along the y-direction?

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Work Energy Theorem of a fired arrow

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Acceleration of a falling tower

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Constant Acceleration of a motorist

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Moments-calculate centre of mass

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What is the Power Output of the Sun's Electromagnetic Waves?

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Rotating cone filled with water

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Center of mass of a car from wheel scale readings

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How Much Does a Brass Wire Stretch Under a 5 kN Load?

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Uncertainty propagation for combined length and kinetic energy

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Deriving Rotational Energy Equation for Rigid Bodies

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Give the error formula for y=x5

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Banking angle for 200m curve at 70 km/h and three force problems

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Determining types of interference

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Easy operations but somehow I'm wrong

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What Is the Density of a Sphere Submerged in Water?

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Conduction heat transfer mechanisms

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Finding volume and density from weight in air and alcohol

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What is the pressure at the bottom of the water layer?

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Why Does Deep Water Reduce Foot Pain from Rocks?

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Furnace Device: Answers & Solutions

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Latent heat of fusion/latent heat of vaporization

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Elastic Collision of Two Boxes: Kinetic Energy Transfer

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How Does the Otto Cycle Affect Internal Energy Change?

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Cylinders (or pulley) cord-motion

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Kinetic Energy of gas Molecules

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A point on the rim of a 0.30-m-radius rotating

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How Is the Two-Slit Interference Pattern Formed and Analyzed?

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Solving Schrödinger Equation: A, V(x), and a Hint

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What is the escape velocity for an object

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How Does Hitting a Cue Ball Above the Equator Affect Its Motion?

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Gravitational force multiple choice question

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What is the Maximum Kinetic Energy of an Object Constrained by a Cord?

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Rotational Motion: Supernova to Pulsar Transformation

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Elevator and unknown passenger mass

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General Rule for Spring Compression?

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Velocity of a cork from a toy gun

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Center of Mass of a System Problem

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Thermodyanmics, thermal properties of matter

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How can I expand the time delay of neutrinos as a Taylor series?

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How Is Ice Formed When Aluminum Cools Water?

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Balls exerting gravitational force on eachother

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What is the Kinetic and Internal Energy of a Car-Truck Collision?

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Can an exercise bike be used to generate heat for a room?

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Why does angular momentum stay constant as plane moves past farmer?

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