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Conservation of energy with spring

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How Far Up the Incline Does the Object Travel Before Sliding Back Down?

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Momentum in Collisions: Solving for Velocity and Kinetic Energy Conversion

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Insulating Spheres in Electric Fields

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How Do You Draw an Equivalent System for a Given Moment?

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Mass on Inclined Plane with Friction

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Using power to find velocity (a car meets a hill)

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Escape Speed from Planets with Different Radii

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What Happens to the Normal Force When the Applied Force is Removed?

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How Do You Calculate the Tension in a Rope Holding a Suspended Box at an Angle?

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Arrow Trajectory: 29° and 50 m/s

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X and Y - components of a force

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Projectile Problem - Arrow and Target

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Question regarding vertical velocity

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Calculating Average Power for 1170 kg Car

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Maximum speed on conservative forces problem

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Solve Stretched Spring Homework: Find End of Spring on Ruler

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Calculating Relative Velocity: Plane and Wind Speeds | Homework Help

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Circular Motion- Find the Velocity with tension, the radius, and the mass

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Coefficient of Friction needed to move a car

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What Is the Ball's Angular Velocity in a Conical Pendulum?

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Linear Momentum Pellet Gun Problem

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Defibrillator and electric field lines

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Inclined Plane Problem Two Parts

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Work & Energy (Spring and moving mass)

  • CaptainSFS
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How Long Does a Satellite Take to Orbit Earth at 325 km Altitude?

  • Klee91
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Calculate Force Exerted by Wood on Bullet

  • PhysicslyDSBL
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How Do You Calculate Time and Distance for Deceleration in Physics?

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Net Force of 3 Forces (Equilibrium)

  • helpneeded02
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Question on Newton second's law

  • UNknown 2010
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What Is the Tension in Two Ropes at Angles?

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Equivalence principle and Helium balloon.

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Is the Chain Adequate for the Amusement Park Ride?

  • charan1
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How Do You Solve Tension and Acceleration in a Two-Pulley System?

  • astronomerc
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Calculating tension in each of 3 strings

  • mathsgeek
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Problem: two bodies linked via a spring

  • fluidistic
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Simple question regarding higher frequency vs lower frequency

  • Doc Z
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Particle Position: Understanding its Significance and Calculation

  • ch2kb0x
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How Does Friction Affect the Motion of a Mass Colliding with a Spring?

  • Loupster
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Physics Homework Help: Calculating Frictional Force and Tension on a Slope

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Calculating Speed of Ball After Racket Strike

  • Kickbladesama
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Displacement, Time, and Average Velocity

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Indicating negative direction on a velocity-time graph

  • DarylMBCP
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Crate being pushed varying force

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Resonance/Harmonic frequencies in open/closed pipes

  • Doc Z
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Fnet vs a GRAPH? Learn How to Do It Here

  • PhysicsNYA
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Will the cart make it through the sand pile and at what speed will it exit?

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Period of a rotating mass held by two strings

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What is the mass of the second child on a seesaw?

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What Forces Act on a Car at Constant Speed and While Decelerating?

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Trouble applying the concept of momentum conservation

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Kinetic energy- pushing an object up an incline.

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Coefficient of maximum static friction

  • xmflea
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Solving Mechanics Questions: Cyclists A & B, Fly

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Coefficient of Static Friction (inclined)

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Why Does Teardrop Shape Matter in Roller Coaster Loop Design?

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Calculating Maximum Static Friction: A Physics Lab Experiment

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Work Done by a General Variable Force

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Different way to solve projectile motion components?

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Take Home Test (Solved, but Checking Answers) From AP Physics B (Dynamics)

  • trageserk
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How Do You Calculate Friction Force in a Two-Mass System?

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Acceleration from Time & Distance.

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Calculating Charged Particles Transferred -15nC to -10nC

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Dynamic Equilibrium Question (block sliding on wall)

  • JJBladester
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What is the speed of the second stage after separation?

  • MightyMan11
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Force diagram, tension on a rope

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What Is the Normal Force in Physics Problems?

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How Is the First Law of Thermodynamics Applied in Everyday Life?

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How Do You Calculate Tension in a Rope Pulling Gliders?

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Question about Average Velocities, vectors, kinematics

  • eatingblaa
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Solve Collision Question: Will Sue's Car Hit the Van?

  • physics_geek
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Projectile Range Symmetry Proof

  • peasant242
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Momentum (Cannon fires at angle & recoils)

  • CaptainSFS
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How to Find Equilibrium in a Pulley System with Multiple Forces

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Double Pulley Problem: Relations Between Masses and Accelerations

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Non-Conservative Work systems coupled with friction.

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Calculating Speed on a 10m High Slope with a Starting Speed of 5.0 m/s

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How Is Work Calculated for a Falling Space Vehicle in Gravity?

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Who Was Ahead at the 6-Second Mark in the 100m Race?

  • physics_geek
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How Do You Calculate Acceleration and Tension in a Two-Mass Pulley System?

  • Sagekilla
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Calculating Jet Engine Thrust: How to Use Newton's Second Law

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Conical Pendulum: Get Help Now!

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Hydrogen Burning and the Suns Nuclear Fusion

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Calculate Frictional Force for 800N Force on 100kg Block

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How Do You Calculate Charge on Capacitors in a Circuit?

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Help with Kinematics and Acceleration

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Help with Centripetal Force question

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Opent top freight train with coal

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2-D Collion question involving a cue ball and a numbered ball.

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What is the force exerted on a stick by a bowling ball on a rough surface?

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What is the Force F in 2D Forces Equilibrium with Blocks A and B?

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A window washer: tension problem

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Finding Weightless Point on Earth-Moon Center Line - 6.67E^-11

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Calculating Sputnik I's Orbital Period

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Finding Velocity at a Given Time on an Acceleration v Time Graph

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When and where will the collision occur in a one lane tunnel?

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