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Circular motion - marble in bowl

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What Happens to a Proton in a Magnetic Field?

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Find charge due to two particles

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Finding spring constant with electron on end

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Kinematics, volcano eruption speed problem

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Magnetic fields/ force on conductors

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Kicking a Field Goal: Initial Speed Needed for Clear Crossbar

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Determine the acceleration of the object during this motion

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Finding displacement and distance from a velocity-time graph

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Calculating Wind Velocity Using Vectors

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Kinematics in One Dimension Problem

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Simple Train Acceleration after elapsed time question

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How Do Two Accelerating Soccer Players Collide?

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Velocity and Acceleration - Verbal Response

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Avg Speed of Relay team (x and t are not given)

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Average velocity and average speed problem.

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What is B = (mu * l)/(2pi*r) used for?

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Baseball player sliding to home plate acceleration

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Max speed and travel time for subway train with 1.54 m/s² acceleration

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Finding Mass from Charge and Gravitational Attraction

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Kinematics Problem, seemingly missing information

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Force, distance, and a constant

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Electrostatic force - charges jumping between objects

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Max height, freely follwing question

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PhysicsQ/ Adding vectors-equilateral triangle

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Centrifugal force on a 100 g weight at 1000 rpm

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Given total time of given acceleration to get final velocity?

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Two Displacement Vectors Question.

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Width measurements and conversions

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Energy lost in a lightly damped osciallator

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Charge added between two connected conducting sheets

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Expression for a critically damped system

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How to find Indicated mean effective pressure?

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Freefall with unknown designation of length

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Circular Motion - particle in a bowl

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Mechanics problem (Bullet penetration)

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Finding transverse particle velocity from wave equation

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Modifying a Car: 0-47 mph Distance Covered

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Why Can't the Resultant Force Be 0.5N When Two Forces Act on an Object?

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Forces on a Spring: Calculate Force and Energy

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Which equation is correct for EMF: V-Ir or V=EMF-Ir?

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Solve Newton's Laws to Find Mc for Static Position of MD

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Problem with conversion/ order of magnitude

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Optics / interference in thin films

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Does Mass Affect the Orbital Velocity of Satellites?

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How to Find the Electric Force Between Two Charged Spheres?

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Need to make sure I am doing these problems correctly.

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Rotational inertia of two-mass system on a rod

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Does my friction and work integral work for motion along a curve?

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Find Focal Length of Lens When Moving From 20cm to 15cm

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Specific latent heat of fusion lab

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Electric Field and the Speed of a Proton

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If the speed of sound is 340 m/s, how high is the cliff?

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How Long Does It Take an Elevator to Travel 199 Meters from Start to Stop?

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Basketball shot at 40 degrees from 10m, ball height 2m to basket at 3.05m

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How Does Projectile Angle Affect Range When Fired Up a Sloped Hill?

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Conceptual question: how do we even see objects?

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Instantaneous velocity and speed problem

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Electric flux through one face of a cube with central charge

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Cars moving toward each other problem involving constant acceleration

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What Are the Key Variables in Projectile Motion on Planet Exidor?

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Calculate the Number of Influenza Viruses on You

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How to Calculate Impact Distance in Ballistic Motion with Given Energy?

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Golf Physics Problem: Calculate Range of Initial Velocities

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Velocity and Acceleration Question

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What is the Average Speed of a Car Traveling Up and Down Hills?

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Calculating Water Speed Leaving Hose Nozzle

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How to Calculate Height of a Cliff Based on Falling Object Time?

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Estimating Earth's Radius: A Beachside Experiment

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Chimney climber, Newton's lawquestion

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Ideal Gas Law (Thermal Physics)

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How Do You Calculate Tension in Two Ropes Holding a Suspended Object?

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How To Find Work If I have Pressure and Volume

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Dynamics of Acceleration: Finding Proportions of Masses in a System

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Solving Kinematics Problem: Integrate for x,v,a @ t=3s

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Uniform cylinder rolling up a step without slipping

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Calculating Min Stopping Distance for Car Traveling at 60 m/s

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Maximum volume of sand cone with friction on circular base

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Kinematics of moving car and falling rain

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Calculating the Height of a Flea's Jump Using Basic Physics Principles

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Second year electromagnetism assignment questions

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What is the resulting acceleration of object B placed on object A?

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Couple Kinematics/Vectors Questions

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Why Refractive Index Varies with Wavelength of Light

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Electrostatics - Charged ball tied to a ceiling

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Why Does Negative Initial Velocity Differ from the Textbook's Positive Value?

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Units and slopes on displacement, velocity, and acceleration graphs

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How Do You Calculate the Width of a Gap Affecting Radio Reception?

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What is the speed of water waves if they travel 4 meters in 2 seconds?

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Ocean Level Change Due to Temperature Increase

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