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Velocity function of a variable force

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What is the angular speed of the rotating wheel?

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Secondary Craters: Kinetic Energy & Ejection Velocity

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Fusion vs Fission: Energy Releasing Comparison

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Girl falling out of helicopter - kinematics

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Rotational Kinetic Energy Question (Regarding the Earth)

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Momentum and velocity/position vectors

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Point charge suspended between capacitor plates at 22° deflection angle

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Rotational Dynamics of a ring of mass

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Beat freuqency of a saxophone and trombone at middle A (440 Hz)

  • solars
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Calculating Electrostatic Force: q1 and q2

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What is the Average Force Exerted by a Wall on a Bouncing Ball?

  • student 1
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Capacitance Vs Frequency and Voltage

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Lawn mower accelerated from rest to 1.5 m/s in 2.5 s

  • Larrytsai
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Investigation: Mechanical Energy in a Pendulum

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Heat transfer calorimeter question

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Determine the Magnitude of Force F

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Parallel Plate Capacitor True or False

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At Which Value of x is the Magnetic Field Zero?

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How Does Time Affect the Velocity of a Kicked Soccer Ball?

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Kirchoff's Rules: Solve P28.19 Circuit

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Cat and Mouse Chase: Calculating Landing Distance on a 1.5m Table

  • pooka
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Where is Magnetic Force Zero for Two Parallel Wires?

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Thermodynamics Questions for Helium and Flourine

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Ball thrown at wall moving toward you at speed w

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Rotational motion: rod in a tube

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Yo-Yo hovering: rotational motion and torque

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What Forces Act on an Object in Non-Uniform Circular Motion?

  • confusedalot
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Determining displacement using components

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Right-hand rule regarding magnetic fields

  • clairez93
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Influence of gravitational force on earth

  • ace123
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PSS 19.1 Turn Down the Volume Part C

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Decay - How does this notation represent a reaction?

  • phyzmatix
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Phase difference between two sinusoidal waves at a point

  • crazyog
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What is the frequency of the string now?

  • crazyog
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Distance between centers of two suspended lead spheres

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Energy levels of electrons excited by photons

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Calculating Potential Difference Between Pt A and B

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QM: time evolution in an infinite well

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When does Force of Friction = Fnet

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Golf ball projectile motion with unknown initial speed

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What Vector Completes the Equation A + B + ? = Resultant Displacement?

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What is the astronaut's speed when the spring's length is 1.2?

  • lostie100
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Work from force and displacement vectors

  • joe_
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Average friction force on a 20 kg curling stone

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Solving Rolling Disk Homework: Find V, ω, KE Rot & Trans

  • nopistons93
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Which of these is false about torque

  • solars
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Can a Waterfall Ever Become Supersonic?

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Speed Ratio of Two Children with Different Masses

  • solars
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What is the reaction force to gravity on a falling leaf?

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Calculating Spacecraft Weight Using Newton's Second Law

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Proving a known function of position via Chain Rule

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Thin, Bent Rod, Continuous Charge

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Pulley system with 2 kg hanging body and 3 kg body on table

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Finding Amplitude for Horizontal Oscillation - 200 g Mass, 2.0 Hz

  • nicksim117
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Resistance and temperature problem; answer does not agree with book

  • clairez93
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Average acceleration with different accelerations

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Why doesn't moon footage at 6x speed look like Earth gravity?

  • ls89ca
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Calculating Revolutions of a Ball Dropped from a Ramp

  • smilingsteph
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Velocity of Electron through potential difference

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Wavelength and Fundamental Frequency of Standing Wave on 2m String

  • pooka
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Rotational and translational KE of rolling cylinder on ramp

  • smilingsteph
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Two blocks and a spring and Free Body Diagrams

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Calculate the amount of work done on the box?

  • jjl15hid
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Which Radians to Use in Calculating Phase Constants?

  • lostie100
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How Do You Calculate the Motion of a Golf Ball in Physics?

  • noraa
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Calculate RMS Velocity of Air at 72 cm-Hg, 344.7013 m/s, 22.6 C

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Capacitance Problem; somewhat solved, but units are off

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Total entropy of the system change?

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Coulomb's Law and microcoulombs

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Two Insulated Balls: What is the length of each string?

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Calculating Crate Acceleration: Force, Friction, and Net Force

  • Larrytsai
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About rounding off for significant figures

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Maximum oscillation amplitude for block

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Calculating Electric Field of a Metal Sphere

  • chukie
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Solving Force on Block A in Accelerating Masses Problem

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Finding charge on aluminum foil parallel-plate capacitor

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How to Calculate the Electric Field Near a Long Charged Wire?

  • K3nt70
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Torque on a Current Loop in a B Field

  • purduegirl
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Electric field of a charged arc

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How Long Does a Ball Take to Hit the Ground from a 12.5m Building?

  • jameo15
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Why use x-rays to study crystals?

  • chukie
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Halley's Comet speed at perihelion using energy conservation

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The Relationship between work, force and distance

  • tascja
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Work-energy theorem in relation to the velocity of two masses

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Gas Expansion: The Property of Filling Volume and Shape

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