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Proving T-W=(mv²)/L from conservation of energy

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Photon energies from hydrogen atoms excited by 12.8 eV electrons

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Rolling ball on curved track: finding horizontal distance x

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Find the magnitude of the horizontal force exerted by the lower hinge

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Why Doesn't Momentum Conservation Apply to a Cart with a Sail?

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Finding vertical force on beam with cable-supported floodlight

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What is the net torque on the system

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Calculate Change in Volume of Seawater at 10.9 km Depth

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How Is Displacement Calculated in a Shear Strain Scenario?

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Young's Modulus: maximum depth of mine

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Centripetal Force Proportionality Check

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When does the ball start rolling without slipping?

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How Does Amplitude Influence a Pendulum's Period?

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Calculate the work done by the force

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How Does Firing a Machine Gun Affect the Movement of a Flatcar?

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How Much Work Does a Machine Perform Between 9s and 18s?

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Elastic collision 2 dimension unequal masses not at rest

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Friction - Coin on Rotating LP (solving for mu)

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Belt friction - determining angles

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Angular Momentum of a candy dish

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The Magnetic Flux through a Solenoid

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Find the final velocity of the railroad car.

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Solving Quantum Objects to Energy-Level Diagrams

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Finding amplitude of 12.5 kg mass on spring with initial conditions

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Maximum overhang of top brick before tipping

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Friction on top of object with frictionless surface?

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Finding the Threshold Force for a Bike Wheel and Step to Lose Contact

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Non-Uniform Bar Torque and Tension Calculation

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Ball rolling down a frictionless plane?

  • physics_liker
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Simple (Frustrating) Combined Gas Law Problem

  • DDNow
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Steel beam tipping point with person walking toward end

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Minimum Diameter for Steel Wire: Solve It Now

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Time it takes to hit the ground

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Compression of a sphere underwater

  • ultrapowerpie
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Charge by Contact: Net Charges on Each Sphere?

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Electroscope leaves: charges after rod, grounding, and discharge

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What Affects the Electric Field on Point P on a Charged Sphere?

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Finding Time when throwing an object up

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Where should Harris lift a surfboard if Paul lifts with 85 N?

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Magnitude of Acceloration problem

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Centripetal Force: Tire Radius Calculation for 5.0 10-3 kg Stone

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Tensions in a beam supported by cable and hinge

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Calculating Final Velocity in a Totally Inelastic Collision

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Calculating Speed in an Inelastic Collision

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S.I.N. 72 Question - Angular Velocity?

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Total extension of steel and brass wires under 80 N load

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Conservation of energy of a roller coaster car problem

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Momentum and impulse of a volleyball

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Why is total system momentum zero when a ball falls to h/2?

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Calculating Forces in a Static Equilibrium Bridge System

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How Does Impulse Affect the Horizontal Speed of a Softball?

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Solving Momentum and Speed: 1500kg Car Moves 25 m/s

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Dog walking on a boat: how much closer to shore?

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Forces and laws of motion worksheet-Newtons first law

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What Limits a Car's Acceleration at Zero Velocity?

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Calculating Ek At a specific point

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Impulse and momentum of a sled

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What is the peak force between two pool balls in a pool shot?

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Angular velocity of a small object

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Minnie and Mickey elastic collision on a wedge and table

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How to Calculate the Elongation of a Spring with a Submerged Block?

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Calculating Angular Velocity and Torque of Big Ben's Hands

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Collision of Balls - Coefficient of Restitution

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Can someone check my answers (Closed and open tubes)

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Solving Mappings Problem: Onto, One-to-One and Co-domain

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Damped Oscillator Problem - Very Hard

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Calculating the Final Image Location in a Compound Lens System

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Calculating coefficient of kinetic friction through angular acceleration

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What Is the Speed of a Ball After Bouncing Off a Charging Elephant?

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How Do You Calculate Rocket Propulsion and Acceleration?

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Tension in a conical pendulum with 500g ball and 1.0m string

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Finding activity of potassium-40 in the human body

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How Does Angular Momentum Affect Projectile and Rod System Post-Collision?

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Help with physics problems 2, 6, 7, and 8

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Freezing Water: 100cm³ of Water vs. Ice Cube

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How Do You Calculate Initial Velocity from Jump Height?

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Finding spring elongation with spring constant, mass and density

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Electrical energy to heat energy

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Solve Snell's Law Problem: Determine θ

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Calculating Angular Momentum: Uniform Rod and Point Mass Collision

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Finding Tension and Acceleration on Frictionless Surfaces

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Torque. I thought i understood it. Obv I don't.

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How Do You Calculate Tension and Reaction Forces in a Leaning Broom Problem?

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Finding mass ratio and combined acceleration from force and accelerations

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Work done pulling a 50 kg crate with a monkey jumping on halfway up

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Integration, where am i going wrong here?

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Momentum Change and Impulse in Colliding Balls

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Coefficient of friction along an inclined plane

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Solving for Magnetic Field Strength given Induced voltage in a coil

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Trampoline stretch from 10m vs 20m height

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