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Net force on charge q0 from two other charges

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Electric Force in the y-z plane

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Force extension graph displacememt to Kenetic energy

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The 1000 kg Rocket (the RIGHT problem)

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Simple units conversion (km/h -> m/s)

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Equilibrium of forces acting at a point

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Electrostatic Force and Superposition Principal

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Falling object traveling 23.5 m in 1.60 s before hitting ground

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Current in a Complicated Circuit

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Mag of impulse required to change speed question.

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Scaling hydrogen atom to football field size

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Box on cart stopping distance with friction coefficient 0.3

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Heat energy out of 500 w halogen bulb?

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Why is the kinetic friction always smaller than the static friction?

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Net electric field midway between two point charges

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Is Angular Momentum Conserved in a System of Rotating Coils?

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Understanding Capacitor Networks: 120+(-60), 30+(-90)

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How to find equivalent resistor and capacitor networks

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Meter stick and particle collision with angular rise

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Finding Electric field magnitude of a wire

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Train braking distance from 112 km/h to a stop in 2.3 min

  • imac
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A lead ball is dropped into a lake

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Velocity & Speed Homework: Average Speed & Velocity

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A balloon is rising at 19 m/s when

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Average velocity for two segments at different speeds

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UN PHYS 220A - Physics friction problem - why take smaller steps on ice?

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How Do You Solve Problems With Significant Figures?

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Initial and final pressure in a cooling piston-cylinder with spring

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Equation of Motion for a Particle Under a Linear Restoring Force

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The Influence of Distance on Torque in Rotating Systems

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Magnetic Field, Potential, Velocity

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Is my solution correct? About Rotational motion

  • noppawit
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A Student throws a ball straight up

  • Phoenixtears
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Solve Oscillation Problems: Find Mass m with Frequency Change

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Plasticine dropped on a block - Oscillation

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How to Rearrange the Formula d=Vft-1/2at^2 to Solve for a

  • annjolino
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Find Charges for Red and Yellow Sphere at Origin

  • StephenDoty
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Electric field strength in a parallel plate capacitor

  • annjolino
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Why Taking Torques About the CG Matters for Motorcycle Riders

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Calculating the Velocity of Snowballs Thrown at 40°

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Kirchoff's Rule - circuit with 3 batteries

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Electrostatic force including coulombs law

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Destructive Interference in Sound Waves

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Pull tab of beverage containers

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Is Motion Always Governed by Newton's First Law?

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Heat transfer through two metal bars

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Where would you place a proton to produce this field at the origin?

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Two batteries in the same circuit

  • Mårten
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Energy in capacitors in complicated circuit

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Projectile motion - small rock thrown at beehive

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HW about presure and wight I need your consulting

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Quick dimensional analysis question check

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Dimensional analysis of trigonometric and polynomial equations

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Finding mass and charge of two particles from acceleration and separation

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What Simple Objects Can Be Modeled as Particles?

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Position, Acceleration, and Velocity of an Elevator

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Energy in Capacitor: Solving C1 = 10microF, C2 = 20microF

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What is the minimum image-object distance in a single lens system?

  • kehler
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Problem with tension on two strings at angles

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Solving for Shear Stress Using Tau and Nu

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What does the ¡Ø symbol mean in physics equations?

  • Tweek
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Can MisFOILing Impact Equation Outcomes?

  • Banaticus
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Calculate the gravitational force of the moon

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How High and How Long Does a Baseball Travel When Hit Straight Up at 41 m/s?

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Work Done by Friction on 0.97 kg Ball Starting at h=9.9m

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Calculating the Longest Visible Wavelength for Thin Film Interference

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Silicon resistivity and conductivity at different temperatures

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What was the total time of fall?

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A motorist avoiding hitting a deer

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What Height Will the Block Reach After Leaving the Spring?

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Force between two halves of a charged insulated sphere

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How to Calculate Work on an Inclined Surface?

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What are some practical ideas for A-Level advancing physics coursework?

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Projectile Motion, Gravity, Parametrics

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Assighment question based on Tension

  • Krist
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Kirchhoff and Potentials question.

  • Soliduz
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Mass of water in leaking container as function of time

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How Fast Must a Salmon Jump to Clear a 1.9m Waterfall?

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Angular velocity and acceleration from sampled knee angle data

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How Much Work is Done Pushing a Crate Up a Plank?

  • lilmissbossy
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Calculating Force and Direction of Coulomb's Law Problems

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What is the maximum height reached by the block after hitting the spring?

  • Iamaskier721
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Why are pressure and displacement 90 degrees out of phase in sound waves?

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Linearizing a parabolic graph of a projectile motion

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What are the capacitance and inductance of the circuit?

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Total angular momentum quantum number

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Deriving the formula for double slit diffraction as in Young from Fraunhofer

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Aircraft drops package find vertical distance

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Flowerpot going up and down past a window

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Two cars meeting - acceleration?

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Normal force between incline and tabletop with sliding block

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Understanding Velocity and Gravity in Basic Physics Equations

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What Vertical Forces Act on a Leaning Ladder at the Point of Slipping?

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Eletric field within a cavity of a cylinder.

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How Do You Determine the Magnitude of Electric Charges on the X-axis?

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