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Solving for Current in a Coil: A Troubleshooting Guide

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Induced current in copper wire

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What is the charge that can be stored on this capacitor

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I'm not sure what you're asking. Can you clarify?

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Solving Planetary Motion: X & Y's Circular Orbits

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Pacemaker and Wire with Current

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What is the Tension in the Horizontal Cable Supporting a Crane?

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Network Capacitors: Calculate Equiv. Cap & Battery Charge

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Calculate Density of Spherical Planet - 2.58hr Orbit

  • lempkema
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Solving Gauss Law Problem 1: Electric Field of a Charged Copper Shell and Wire

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Average emf in a 150-turn rectangular coil rotating in a magnetic field

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Rotating meterstick problem w/ weights.

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Friction problem from Halliday and Resnick

  • Farnak
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What is the position of a particle at maximum speed?

  • jrrodri7
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Thermal Expansion of a brass plug

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What is the limit for the time of travel for a projectile with large damping?

  • loonychune
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Calculating River Flow Rate from Boat Trip Data

  • osker246
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Finding Speed of Satellite in Geosynchronous Orbit

  • Lance WIlliam
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Radius of Planet with Double Gravity: Calculating with F=ma

  • Lance WIlliam
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How Do You Calculate Net Torque with Different Forces and Angles?

  • mmark
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Displacement: Vector or Scalar?

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Solving Sailboat Problem: Magnitude and Direction of Wind Velocities

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Calculating Current and Phase Angle in a Series RLC Circuit

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Ball thrown from top of building

  • jhoffma4
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How Can Mary Row Across a Flowing River?

  • osker246
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Why Does the Force Calculation on Parallel Wires Yield Zero?

  • myersb05
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Elastic Collision of 89.5kg & 25.5kg Skaters - Kevin & Brother

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Electric Circuit: i=i_{o}(1-e^{-t/\tau}) - Is (1) or (2) True?

  • tuananh3ap
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Frequency where reactence is zero

  • kdrobey
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Physics: Torque and static equilibrium

  • Frantelle
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How Far Will the Ball Strike the Opposite Wall?

  • roam
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Finding Absolute Permeability from Magnetization

  • SuccessTheory
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What is the Power Factor of a Series RCL Circuit at 2520 Hz?

  • kdrobey
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Finding A and B to Satisfy A X B = B

  • student 1
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Angular Acceleration: Find Magnitude & Direction

  • student 1
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Solve These Questions: Get Answers to Your Electrical Circuit Problems

  • KUSHAGRA
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Find accel. of g on Saturns Moon.

  • Lance WIlliam
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Calculating Mars's Orbital Period Using Kepler's Third Law

  • Lance WIlliam
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Finding Weight on Inclined Plane

  • tod88
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Simple Harmonic Oscillator Help

  • noodle_snacks
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Relationship between velocity and stopping distance

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Energy, work, 2 masses on incline

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Resistor Combination: Current and Potential Difference Calculation

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Checking if a Force is Conservative: A Tutorial

  • asi123
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What is the Maximum Magnetic Force on an Electron in a Television Set?

  • kdrobey
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Calculating Coefficient of Friction: Newton's 3rd Law Examples

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Electric potential difference during a thunderstorm

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Planet Velocity at Aphelion: Find the Answer

  • Ready2GoXtr
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Weight on a planet with 1/100 Earth's mass and 1/4 Earth's radius

  • Ready2GoXtr
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A Proton Moving Freely in a Constant Magnetic Field

  • myersb05
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Specific Heat Capacity & Temperature

  • Christopher M
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Equilibrium and Tension: Finding a Tightrope Walker's Mass

  • fatmanx
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Solenoid length of wire problem

  • kayak4life87
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What is the Torque on a Looped Wire in a Uniform Magnetic Field?

  • ketchuppy
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Calculating Maximum Magnetic Force on Electrons in a Television Set

  • thompson.1674
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Rotational kinetic energy of a 200 kg flywheel at 3160 rad/s

  • Djbari
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Calculating Force Between Parallel Wires

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Angular Frequency Change with Mouse Movement on Wagon Wheel

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Determining Velocity and Direction of Second Ball After Collision

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Destructive interference from airplane reflection at 1152 kHz

  • jhoffma4
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How Far Did the Car Travel Given Work, Mass, and Coefficient of Friction?

  • Takuya925
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Find the center of mass of a semi-circular plate

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Calculating Work Done by a Carnot Engine

  • Darth Geek
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How far are you from the intersection when you begin to apply the brakes?

  • osker246
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Solving the Problem: Lever & Metal Wedge in Water

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Special Relativity- Acceleration without Linear Algebra

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Exploring Energy of a Vertical Spring System

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Solving Freely Moving Mass Homework

  • dirk_mec1
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Question about sound frequency of an organ ?

  • physicsdawg
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Is My Spring Equation Correct? A Quick Check

  • asi123
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Help Deriving formula for moment of inertia lab

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Determine the horizontal component

  • Larrytsai
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Periodic wave direction question.

  • NBAJam100
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What is the Total Time for a Sprinter Reaching Top Speed in 2.14 Seconds?

  • osker246
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What Determines the Phase Constant in Oscillatory Motion?

  • BioCore
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How Fast Does Water Exit a Hole in a Tank?

  • Gear300
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How Do You Calculate Electrical Parameters of a Heater in an RLC Circuit?

  • purduegirl
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Calculating Velocity from Kinetic Energy: A Homework Problem Solution"

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Potential Energy and the Electric Potential Difference

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Electric flux and electric fields

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How Does Newton's Laws Apply to a Piano on an Incline?

  • joe_
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Projectile locust jump question

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Understanding Molecular Speed: Finding v avg and v-rms Using a Histogram

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Circular Orbits of Satelites and Planets

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A dimensional analysis problem.

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Springs - simple harmonic motion

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I really on this physics homework

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Gravitation vertical mine shaft question

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Force on a square current loop near an infinite parallel wire

  • Badger
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Wanna ask bout dimensional analysis

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Max Wavelength of Electrons Emitted from Zinc Surface

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Acceleration on an Incline Plane: Solving for Unknowns

  • HelloMotto
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How Do You Calculate the Charge and Energy in a Mixed Capacitor Circuit?

  • Laxman2974
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Potential difference between plates

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Determine the following electric potential differences

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