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Angular motion problem (wheels on a car coming to a stop)

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What is the momentum at its maximum height?

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How Do Newton's Laws Apply to These Real-World Physics Problems?

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Find the kinetic energy stored in the flywheel

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How Much Force to Slide a 10 kg Box with Friction?

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Torsion - Coupling connecting two shafts

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Speed and direction of clay balls after inelastic collision

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Ball falling on to parabolic track

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Effect of Two Springs on an Object

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Finding average force on shoulder from 30-06 rifle recoil

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Projectile motion radar antenna

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Projectile Motion of golf chip shot

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Work-Energy Theorem: Calculating Work Done on a Sliding Block

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Calculating Force for Uniform Deceleration in a Mass-Force Relationship

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How Much Force to Move a 150 kg Crate on Different Friction Surfaces?

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Solving Two Veggie Patties Physics Problem

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Calculating Power of DC-3 Airplane Takeoff: 9500 kg Mass, 110 km/h Speed

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What is the Work Done on a Carton on an Inclined Ramp?

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Twin Paradox and Time Travel (Special Relativity)

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Finding the Critical Velocity for Special Relativity Effects

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Gaussian Cylinder Electric Field and Net Charge Calculation

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Object launched from Mars - finding initial velocity given final velocity

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Block colliding with movable ramp

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Man pulling himself up a rope over a tree branch

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Braking Distance Increase Factor w/ 50% Speed Increase

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Work done by force Fx = Cx³ on 1.5 kg particle

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Impulse in Inelastic Collisions

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How Does Wind Affect the Maximum Roundtrip Distance of a Jetliner?

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Total induced emf at different speeds

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How Does Bohr's Atomic Model Address Electron Energy Loss?

  • Ahsan Khan
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Magnetic Moment, Electron Spin, Energy

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What is the Angular Velocity of the Runner and Turntable System?

  • anubis01
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Tension between two accelerating forces.

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Calculating decay constants and half-life

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What is the Magnitude of Frictional Force with Varying Applied Forces?

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Energy of one mole of 570 nm photons in kilojoules

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Finding semi-major axis and aphelion of a comet with 100-year period

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Biot-Savart Law (infinite filament)

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Conservation of momentum (neuclear decay)

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Measuring Potential Difference Across 4.5kOhm Resistor w/ Voltmeter

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How Did the Father Match His Son's Kinetic Energy After Speeding Up?

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Calculating Normal Force on Pilot in Air Show Loop

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How much mechanical work was done by 2 men lifting a boat 24 times?

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How Does a Mass and Spring System Behave on an Inclined Plane?

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Momentum of an explosion problem. Desperately

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How Do You Calculate Earth's Angular Velocity in Its Orbit?

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Coefficient of kinetic friction for spring-block system

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Is a Constant Force Always Conservative?

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Rocket-propelled box accelerating on horizontal surface

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Electric potential due to line of charge

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Gauss's Law to Symmetric Charge Distribution

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Planet Motion: Calculate Star Mass

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Side length of equilateral triangle inscribed in circle of radius 2.9 m

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Is a Central Force Always Conservative?

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Power of Elevator: Calculating Motor Power Needed

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Magnetic flux in a straight wire to a cylinder

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How Does Earth's Magnetic Field Flux Change with Loop Orientation?

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Conservation of energy involving spring and friction

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Thermal expansion, percent change in density problem

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Solving a Kinetic Energy Conceptual Question: 0.5m * v^2?

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Thermal Energy dissapated from brakes.

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Find the boat's speed as a function of time

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How is thermal energy affected by friction on an inclined plane?

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Estimating Mass of the Milky Way Galaxy

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Calculating the Radius of a Geosynchronous Satellite Orbit Around Earth

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Where Will a Falling Particle Leave a Sphere with No Friction?

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How Is Tension Calculated in a Pulley System with Unequal Masses?

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Dimensional analysis to determine unknown exponents

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How to build a cart that moves from suspended mass

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Which Energy Levels in Hydrogen Produce the Red Line?

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Mass of a ball with different density

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Why does |dl × R| become dl in this formula?

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Solve the equation vf = vi + at for acceleration

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Calculating Moment of Inertia at Point A

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Why is the force minimum when torques balance?

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Refraction Problem: Find Angles with Triangles

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Surface charge density of Styrofoam

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Block held against wall, force problem

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Circular Motion Problem: Solving for Revolutions with Constant Acceleration

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Is Your Thermodynamics Exam Coming Up?

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What Is the Magnetic Force Per Unit Length on a Wire in a Bundle?

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Deleted data recovery question

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Problem using conservation of angular momentum

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Calculating the motion of binary stars

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How Do You Delete an Accidental Forum Post?

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Inclined plane car out of gas problem

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Calculating Mechanical Energy Change of 1100kg Car

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Finding coefficient of static friction in half-Atwood system

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Electric field at origin from semi-infinite line charge starting at x=+x₀

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Electric/Magnetic Field Technologies

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Coffee cup blown off car and block launched off platform

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Where is the center of mass of the slab

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2 people in a canoe, switch places, canoe moves, find mass of one person

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