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Dielectric Compacitors Confirmation

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Power and Intensity for a Sound Wave

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Avoid Car Crash - Algebra Based

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Kinetic Energy of 2kg Sinker Thrown from Bridge

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How Do You Calculate Snow Projection Components on a Slope?

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Electric Feild Causing a Spark.

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Intereference of light (at least i think it is) and the human eyeball

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Doppler shifted frequency - ultrasound

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Calculating Revolutions Per Minute of a Ball

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Capacitance of a cloud-ground parallel-plate capacitor

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Finding tension in rope A and normal force from box B on incline

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Help with Giancoli kinematics homework

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A particle leaves the origin (motion in 2 dimensions)

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Cofficient of kinetic friction

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Two knights riding toward each other: when and where do they collide?

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Circular Motion on a Track: Understanding Force and Direction

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Angle for A + B = n times A - B Magnitude

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Finding the magnitude of a point inside 2 oppositely-charged uniform lines

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General Physics Problem (Velocitys)

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A rope and a frictionless table

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Need someone to double check a simple problem with sig figs

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Adding 2 vectors. One is 20 degrees below x-axis

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Solving for Launch Speed and Height of a Toy Rocket

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Ball Drop Problem: Solving the Dual Impact Challenge

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What happens to bulbs A and C when bulb B is removed from this circuit?

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Ball Drop Problem: Find Initial Velocity

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Snow parcel projectile components on 35° ski slope

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Can She Make It Through the Intersection Before the Light Turns Red?

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Force equilibrium with two spring balances and a hanging weight

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Free Fall Problem: Solve for Water Speed Leaving Nozzle

  • Quincy
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Vector problem think i have it but just wanted to check

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Finding distance from a velocity vs. time graph with triangular regions

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How to Calculate Spring Constant from Force vs. Distance Data in Excel

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How Much Should a Spring Be Compressed to Launch a Brick 3.6m High?

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Volume of a box with mixed unit dimensions

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Orbital Frequency of Electron-Positron Pair: Calculating 1.0nm Separation

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Electric Field and infinite line of charge

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Bouyency and Water Discplacement of 2 Fluids

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Calculate the speed of the packet

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Showing vector is perpendicular to the plane

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What Are the Components of Vector C in the Equation A-B+3C=0?

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Stunt man jumping between buildings with different heights

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How Do You Calculate Displacement from Dallas to Chicago Using Vectors?

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Absorption of energy from a photon?

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Can't seem to get the correct acceleration

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Conceptual questions:Newton's Laws(Grade 11)

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What is the Law of Cosines for Calculating Vector Magnitudes?

  • Andy111
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Calculating Energy: 5.8Kg Body from 2.3m/s to 1.5m/s

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Sound direction from time difference between ears

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Ball and stone thrown upward - kinematics

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How Do You Calculate Displacement for Different Motion Paths?

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Calculating Kinetic Energy and Force Required to Stop a Car

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What Is the Difference Between Average and Instantaneous Velocity?

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Free Fall Acceleration fractures Problem

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Work done and energy expended by a car traveling up a 30° slope

  • pat666
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How Long Will It Take for a Car to Catch Up to a Truck If Both Are Moving?

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Calculating Charge Lost from a 3.0-g Copper Penny

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Finding deceleration from stopping distance and crash impact

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Thermodynamics - ice->water->steam

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Pelican Dive: Calculating Escape Height for Fish

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Are These Statements About Position Vs. Time Graph Correct?

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Calculate Sprinter's Speed in 100m Dash in 10s

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How Many Electrons Constitute a Negative Charge of 160 NC?

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What is the Volume Charge Density in the Region with Given Electric Field?

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How Does Charge Distribution Affect Electric Field Direction and Magnitude?

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Calculate Average Velocity for Suzy's Jog

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Calculating Time Interval of Splash from Two Stones Dropped

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Electric Force magnitude and direction

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How to Find the Maximum Height of a Thrown Football?

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Centripedetal Acceleration with a decelerating car.

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Basketball hang time and the acceleration of gravity

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Find the net torque acting on the system

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Why don't action-reaction forces between boxes cancel out?

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(Simple) Vector Problemdon't see what I'm doing wrong

  • shadowmystic9
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Problem in equations of kinematics in two dimensions

  • Batlin
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Is my textbook wrong (acceleration problem)

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Solve River Rescue Problem: How Far from Dock Does Boat Reach Child?

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What is the electric field strength of a dipole rod on the x axis?

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How Do You Calculate Transverse Wave Speed from a Wave Function?

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Projectile motion - have i done this correctly?

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Angluar Velocity and Revolutions

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Two balls meeting: one thrown up, one dropped from above

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Analysis of Wall Crane: Force & Moment at Pins A & D

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Accelerating force due to ejection

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Constant Acceleration of car over distance

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How Much Work Is Needed to Move Protons from Atomic to Nuclear Distances?

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Rotational Energy: Humanity's 10^13W Impact on Day Length

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How Long Does It Take for a Turbine to Reach Operating Speed?

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