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Force problem with non-massless rope

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Calculating the Force of a Wall on a Wedge

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Spring compressed by 1864 g mass on surface with friction

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Pulling block up incline with winch.

  • bkhofmann
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PLEASE HELP How long will it take until the car's speed drops to 12.0 m/s?

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Why Is My Calculation on Rocket's Projectile Motion Incorrect?

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What Initial Speed Is Required for a Volleyball to Just Clear the Net?

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What Is the Path Length Difference for Light in a Double Slit Experiment?

  • Foxhound101
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Spring and falling body problem

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Obtain y=mx+b equation for Atwood's Pulley lab.

  • Vasili
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Normal and friction forces on a car on a slope

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Distance Lifted by Car Suspensions in Earthquake

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How Does Charge Distribution Affect Electric Field Intensity at the Origin?

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Power up and incline with friction

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Newton's Laws, blocks of mass and string

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Calculate Direction to Intercept Object in Vector Mechanics

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For what finite value of x is the electric field zero?

  • Calcguy
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What is the Inclined Spring Problem?

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What is the minimum velocity needed to maintain circular motion at point A?

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Find the resultant in unit-vector notation

  • chanv1
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How Do You Calculate the Resultant Vector and Its Angle?

  • kaylanp01
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Angular Speed of Clock Minute Hand: Rad/s

  • mastiffcacher
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Does a dropped water balloon hit a walking professor?

  • Mitchtwitchita
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When do I feel lighter in an elevator going up or down?

  • aleferesco
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How Does the Angle Affect Cable Tension in a Tow Truck Scenario?

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How Does Tension Vary Along a Rope in Motion?

  • lmlgrey
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What Is the Fundamental Frequency of a Wire Under Modified Conditions?

  • hemetite
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Tension Force problem involving friction

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Calculating Closest Approach Distance for Two Moving Protons

  • kdrobey
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Tangential and radial train acceleration

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How Do I Solve These Gravity-Related Physics Problems?

  • jbgibson
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Calculating Distance and Size of Image on Blackboard Reading

  • thompson.1674
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Rock accelerating on ice, then sliding to a stop

  • Rade1990
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Determining Wind Velocity From Light Plane Flight

  • mikenash
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Tangential acceleration for coin on rotating record

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Calculating Original Mass of Ice at 0 Degrees C

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Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge

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Finding potential difference inside uniformly charged infinite rod

  • germx3
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Having a hard time solving last part

  • mikenash
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Tension/ Force problem; How should I look at this?

  • kleencut
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Solving for Velocity of Spring-Supported Mass

  • CaptainSFS
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Cyclist displacement, velocity and acceleration over 31 seconds

  • mikenash
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Solving for the Changing Magnetic Field in a Conducting Loop

  • Lance WIlliam
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Launching Blocks up Ramps- Velocity and Height

  • Phoenixtears
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Calculating conductivity of the cell interior and the blood

  • Kathi201
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A particle's position relative to time

  • candycooke
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Why Are My Electric Field Components Incorrect?

  • gnarkil
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How Does Mass Affect Acceleration on a Frictionless Surface?

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Finding force when velocity depends on position, not time

  • AshesToFeonix
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Projectile Motion Calculation Question

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Car stopping distance with constant deceleration

  • rmax58
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Unit analysis help (possible significant figure error?)

  • mbisCool
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Kinetics Question (Dependant motion, gravity, pulleys)

  • dontdisturbmycircles
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Are these even possible? (Friction Related)

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Carnot engines and refrigerators

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How can I convert from CFM to air speed for wind generation?

  • RyanVellia
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What are the equations and steps to solve these two problems?

  • da5id2
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Force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field at 45°

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Solving a Quick Force Problem: Finding Acceleration in an Elevator

  • joe215
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Projectile Motion of a Helicopter: Solving for Speed with a Falling Wheel

  • Mitchtwitchita
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2 blocks, frictions, and no numbers

  • musicfairy
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How Far Will M1 Travel in 0.809 Seconds in a Pulley System?

  • XxBollWeevilx
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Finding tension in a pendulum string at the bottom of the swing

  • JJones_86
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Ridiculously simple acceleration and velocity vectors, but I can't get them

  • soggybread
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What is the Period of the Hubble Space Telescope's Orbit?

  • JJones_86
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What are the solutions to these work and energy problems?

  • losthelp
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Now it is a simple matter to find the current in each of the resistors.

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Banked Curves angle theta on highway

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Find the tension in the hitch when a car is towing a trailer

  • lalalah
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Rate of magnetic field change of a selnoid

  • Lance WIlliam
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Conservation of Mechanical Energy and Centripetal Acceleration Problem

  • ctpengage
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Solving a Physics Problem: Transverse Wave Travel Time

  • lmar769
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Understanding Forces and Velocity for an Object in a Curved Path

  • toughguy738
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Coulomb's Law Problem- Why is this incorrect?

  • bcjochim07
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Why does kinetic friction differ from static friction in equilibrium?

  • Physics197
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Time for piano to roll down a 1.4 m ramp at 20 degrees

  • karasis
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Safe Speed for Icy Curve: 130m Radius, 2.7 Banking

  • JJones_86
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Using a pulley to raise yourself?

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Parallel plate capacitor with changing spacing, voltage, and dielectric

  • strawberrysk8
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Solving Circular Motion Help Homework: Find Speeds & Apparent Weight

  • Santorican
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What Do y vs. t and v vs. t Graphs Show for an Object Thrown Upward?

  • Mitchtwitchita
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Physics word problem- velocity, acceleration, time

  • meredith
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Ball thrown at 35° reaches 42 m horizontally; how high vertically

  • chanv1
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Entropy of an adiabatic process

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Normal Force Ramps: Solving m's Motion Problem

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Magnitude of en electric field and electrostatic field

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Will someone check my application of kepler's laws?

  • imsoconfused
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Scientific Notation I feel dumb for even asking

  • mcknia07
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What Is the Person's Resultant Displacement After the Walk?

  • chanv1
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Object Thrown Upward: Max Momentum & Equilibrium

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Unwinding Cylinder-Dynamics problem

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Would the y vs. t plot look like a parabola?

  • Mitchtwitchita
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How Is Tension Calculated in an Atwood Machine with Equal Masses?

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