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Bullet collision question
My attempt: Relative velocity, v = s/t = 20/0.02 = 1000 m/s Velocity of each bullet, u=v/2 =500 m/s Now we have to find loss in energy, We know, Q=mcΔT =(20/1000)(500)(50) = 500 J per bullet Total energy loss= 2(500) = 1000 J Now, I know that in the next step, we have to somehow correlate...- imas_
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- Bullet Collision Kinematics Mechanic
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I Please explain how length contraction and time dilation result in a constant c
if light pulse is to the right, but moving car's velocity is to the left, we would expect c-v, but we get c instead which is greater. but if light pulse is to the right, and moving car's velocity is also to the right, we would expect c+v, but we get c instead which is smaller. how could the same...- Amin2014
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- Kinematics Lorentz transformation Special relativity Time dilation
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Calculating the time needed until a known velocity for a vehicle with friction as a function of velocity
The solutions for (a) and (b) are pretty straightforward, which I got 13 kW and 225 kW each, but when I try to solve for (c), I get stuck with this: $$ \begin{align} a &= \frac{F}{m} \nonumber\\ &= \frac{F_\text{max}-f(v)}{m} \nonumber\\ &= \frac{7(30)+6(30)^2 -70v-6v^2}{1.000} \nonumber\\...- Patrick Herp
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- Accelaration Kinematics Newton mechanics Newton's 2nd law
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Projectile motion with ##N## bounces on the ground
Imagine we kick the ball from point ##\text{A}## with horizontal speed ##u_x^{\text{initial, A}} = v \cos \alpha## and vertical speed ##u_y^{\text{initial, A}} = v \sin \alpha##. The gravitational acceleration is ##\vec g##, the x-axis points towards the wall, the y-axis points upwards. The...- Meden Agan
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- Kinematics Projectile motion
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Trajectory of a particle in polar coordinates
I tried using the formula for acceleration in polar coordinates, but I don't know how to solve the differential equations. How do I solve them? Is there a simpler way to do the problem?- whatever itis
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- Kinematics Kinematics problem Polar coordinates
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Calculating velocity of a particle if distances are constant
I tried to solve using trigonometry. Let angle between line CA ad BA be theta and angle between BA and AC be alpha. 30sin theta= 40 sin alpha 30 cos theta + 40 cos alpha + 2vt=50 I have no idea how to proceed after this.- anthraxiom
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- Kinematic calculus Kinematics
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Momentum: why don't the two carts become one?
So far I’ve dealt with scenarios in which the vehicle colliding with the rear of the other vehicle ‘joins’ the other vehicle, and the ‘two become one’, so there is one final velocity. Why have these two vehicles not ‘become one’? I’ll have a go at the maths first then have a go at answering...- paulb203
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- Collision Kinematics Momentum
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The problem of one tube and two balls on a plane
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- Acceleration Kinematics Velocity
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Robot and neural networks
hello Take a 4 dof scara robot Calculate the x-y-z coordinates of the robot head , given the rotation angles of the 4 servo motors You can use the direct kinematics method Repeat this exercise a suitable number of times Train a neural net works of 3 neuron inputs (x,y,z) and 4 neurons outputs...- zoltrix
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- Kinematics Robot Servo
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B Car spinning on a frictionless sheet of ice = absolute motion?
Is this absolute motion ?- ESponge2000
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- Frictionless Kinematics Rotation
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I Help me to understand how integrating this function works
Picture 1 Picture 2- Kalarudra
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- Kinematics Mechanics Motion
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Engineering Kinematics of particles: a sample problem with spherical coordinates
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- Kinematics Particles
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Kinematics in multiple frames
We know $$\vec{v}_{B/O} \equiv \vec{v}_{B/1}$$ $$v_{O/F} = v\hat{e}_t$$ $$a_{O/F} = \dot{v}\hat{e}_t + \frac{v^2}{R} \hat{e}_n$$\$$\omega_{1/F} = -\omega \hat{j}$$ $$\omega_{2/1} = \dot{\theta} \hat{i}$$Using velocity transfer relations, $$v_{B/F} = v_{B/1} + v_{O/F} + \omega_{1/F} \times OB$$...- Bling Fizikst
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- Acceleration Kinematics Velocity
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Designing a speed bump given the maximum vertical wheel acceleration
With the given information , we can find ##y=h\cos\frac{\pi x}{L}## Since , the wheel has constant velocity ##v## , we can write the $$\vec{a}=0\hat{e_t}+\frac{v^2}{\rho+r}\hat{e_n}$$ where $$\rho=\frac{\left[1+\frac{h^2 \pi^2}{L^2}\sin\frac{\pi x}{L}^2\right]^{\frac{3}{2}}}{\mid...- Bling Fizikst
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- Kinematics Velocity Wheel
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Kinematics problem involving multiple frames
So what i did was set up the cartesian axes ##e_1-e_2-e_3## and also the cylindrical ##e_r-e_\phi## The issue is how to calculate the cross products in the coriolis term without involving ##\phi##- Bling Fizikst
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- Cartesian Frames Kinematics
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Time taken to slide down a circular path (with friction)
This is for a math report that I'm supposed to write, which means I'm not supposed to use conservation of energy. This makes life much harder... so please bear with me. I am interested to see how you'd solve this purely kinematically though (if it can be solved that way). Please tell me if this...- eddiezhang
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- Calculus Kinematics Mechanics
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B Acceleration as a function of position
Why can't I simply integrate a(x)=m*x with respect to x to determine the speed of a particle as a function of position v(x)=1/2*m*x^2+A?- DrLich
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- Kinematics Position Velocity
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Maximum tension in thread connecting loads
Let's say the center of mass of the ring (wheel) moved a distance ##x##, tension in the thread connecting wheel and ##A## be ##T## and tension in the thread connecting ##A,B## be ##T'## : Due to no slip condition , ##a=R\alpha## where ##R## is the assumed radius of wheel Since ##P## is IAOR ...- Bling Fizikst
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- Kinematics Tension
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Constant acceleration problem: Dog chasing a surprised cat
Here I'm not worried about the solution as I got it. There are two ways I could come up with: Either finding the time it takes the cat to leap through the window, use that time to find what distance does the dog cross through the room Or: finding both times, for the dog and the cat to cross the...- abdol83
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- Acceleration Kinematics Motion
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Bead on a rod which is being pulled by an ideal string with velocity v
I know That the velocity of each particle of the thread along the thread must be ##v_{0}## since the thread is inextensible. Now let's say the bead moves with some velocity ##v## For the particle attached to the bead to move with a velocity ##v_{0}## along the thread: ##v##cos##θ##= ##v_{0}##...- Null_Void
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- Forces Kinematics Newton mechanics
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Engineering Time interval until a ball returns to its orign
This is my solution below.- tremain74
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- Kinematics Motion Physics
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Linear momentum but quadratic kinetic energy?
no clues- Rick28
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- Energy Kinematics Velocity
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B Quasistatic condition for a process involving a piston in a cylinder
The time scale on which the change (such as a change in external parameters or a external parameters or an addition of heat) takes place is referred to as τ_exp. The relaxation time τ_relax, on the other hand, is the time that the system needs to return to a state of equilibrium after a sudden...- heyhey281
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- Equilibrium Kinematics Thermodynamics
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Confused about kinematic equations
x=x0=vt v=v0+at x=x0+v0t+(1/2)at2 That (1/2) there does not make sense to me. It makes sense mathematically, if you integrate the velocity formula you get the (1/2) as a result of the integration rules and if you differentiate its needed to cancel out the 2 and arrive at the velocity...- John3509
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- Constant equations Kinematics
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B Tangential Velocity (maybe)
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- Kinematics Rotation Velocity
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Finding the intermediate height of a ball in terms of its maximum height
Ive done this problem two different ways (sorry it’s messy) and keep getting hB = 1/9 hA, but my homework says it’s wrong. I’m guessing it’s because I assume that v0 is 0, but I’m not sure what other formulas or steps I need to take to either find or omit the variable. Are there any other...- SelzerRS
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- Ball Height Kinematics
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I Solve equation from dimensional analysis: 3 eq., 6 unknowns
Carlton writes on page 89: "The thrust of a marine propeller... may be expected to depend upon the following parameters: (a) The diameter (D) (b) the speed of advance (Va) (c) The rotational speed (n) (d) The density of the fluid (ρ) (e) The viscosity of the fluid (μ) (f) The static pressure of...- phillip_at_work
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- Dimensional analysis Kinematics Propeller
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Trying to tie two runners of different speeds over a race
Attempt is attached, thanks for the help :)- josephn
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- Kinematics Race Velocity
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Block on top of moving slab, with a rough surface - When does v_b=v_s?
For the first question I thought of using an energy balance, there is friction ##\Rightarrow \Delta E_m = -W_f##. Both at the start and at the end, the block has no velocity. Therefore ##E_{\text{initial}}= \frac 1 2 m_s v_{s,i}^2## and ##E_{\text{final}}= \frac 1 2 m_s v_{s,f}^2##. This means...- Thermofox
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- Energy Friction Kinematics
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B How to determine applied force when two objects collide? (basic physics engine)
I'm trying to make a very basic physics engine. So far I've got a variety of small things worked out but I've been driving myself crazy trying to work out collisions. From one sense I get I can use momentum and impulse to determine the velocity of an object after a fully elastic collision (no...- indoshon
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- Collision Energy conservation Impact force Kinematics Momentum
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Two masses connected by Pulley - Lagrangian problem
For this problem, My solution to (a) is, We have constraint ##x + y = L##. There are many places we could define our (x,y) Cartesian coordinate system. However, the most easiest I think for the problem would be to attach a ##x^*## and ##y^*## coordinate system at the COM of ##m_1##. We define...- member 731016
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- Kinematics Lagrangian Mechanics
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Range of an object launched on a downward hill
I managed to solve this by tilting the axes along the hill, and calculating the range, and then differentiating wrt ##\theta## (angle launched from hill) to get the answer. However, I recently came across the alternative solution below: The parabola it refers to represents the parabolic...- phantomvommand
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- Kinematics
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X and Y coordinates of an oscillating object on a spring.
I get that: ##x(t) = A\cos(\omega t + \phi)## ##y(t) = A\sin(\omega t + \phi)## (from the above relevant equations). This agrees with the solution for part (a). However, the solution manual claims in part (b) that: In the case where ϕ1 = ϕ2 = 0 and A = B, the mass moves in a circle centered...- phantomvommand
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- Kinematics Oscillations
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Kinematics: Acceleration of a figure skater changing direction
My guess was simply that as acceleration changes from the north to east direction, the total magnitude change of v is ##v \sqrt 2##. Acceleration is ##\mu g##, so time would be ##\frac {v \sqrt 2} {\mu g}##. This agrees with the textbook solution. What I do not understand is the trajectory...- phantomvommand
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- Acceleration Kinematics Trajectory
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Need help, to help, a friend with their HW (High School)
This is the problem set. I am stuck from this point... If anyone could give me a hand I would really appreciate it. I know this is probably really simple, but I don't know any of this and have been trying my best with youtube, and other peoples posts. PS this is for high school- Owen Ploe
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- Acceleration Kinematics Problem solving
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Kinematics problem from a competition: Will the 2 sliding boxes collide?
The distance covered by the first box is :s1max=v²/2|a|=v²/2μg where a=-μg by second newtons law Similarly S2max=(2v)²/2|a|=4v²/2μg It gas to be s1max+s2max≥S => v²/2a +4v²/2a ≥s => 5v²≥2aS =>v²≥ 2μgS/5=> v≥√(2μgs/5) But this is in the possible solution, am I wrong somewhere? I appreciate your help- Jim Alexandridis
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- Competition distance Kinematics
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Query related to Two-Dimensional Motion
My initial approach to this question was breaking the components of acceleration in the x and y axes and applying the three equations of motion to find the final velocity as well as the final position. As we were expected to find the net final velocity of the particle, I found the resultant of...- Gargi
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- Acceleration Kinematics
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I Frame Transformation in rigid bodies
I'm using rigid body dynamics/kinematics in robotics stuff but I don't have a background in mechanics, I'm interested in understanding the kinematics of frame transformations for rigid bodies. Suppose we have two reference frames fixed on a rigid body, F_1 and F_2 and a transformation T which...- Dunky
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- Classical dynamics Classical mechanics Kinematics Rigid body dynamics
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How Much Vertical Acceleration Does a Jet Need to Avoid a Hill?
The answer should be 10 m/s^2 but I don't know how to solve it- KukyZ
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- Acceleration Jets Kinematics
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2 Masses and a Wheel (with mass)
The equation that connects final velocity with distance traveled is ##v_f^2 = v_i^2 + 2a \Delta y## Since the system starts from rest ##v_i = 0## and the above equation becomes. ##v_f^2 = 2a \Delta y## Since there is rotation in this system we need to connect ##a## to the rotation of the...- PhDeezNutz
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- Kinematics Rotation Torque
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Power, force, velocity and tension...
my attempt: i solved it all correct but i dont understand a few things mentioned above... 82.04 * v = 56 so i got v as 0.68 m/s which is correct but i dont understand the concept...- hello478
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- Energy Kinematics Work
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Elliptical motion in polar coordinates
I think I have completed the exercise but since I have seldom used polar coordinates I would be grateful if someone would check out my work and tell me if I have done everything correctly. Thanks. My solution follows. Since ##\left(\frac{x}{a}\right)^2+\left(\frac{y}{b}\right)^2=1## it follows...- lorenz0
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- Coordinates Ellipse Kinematics Position vector Velocity vector
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Engineering How High Was the Balloon When the Stone Was Dropped?
ay = -9.8. Vy = -9.8 + v0*Sin0. y = -4.9*t^2 + v0*t*Sin0. By using formula of y, my solution was -4.9(10s)^2 + (10m/s)(10s)Sin0. I assumed that y was equal to 0. Since -4.9 is m/s^2 the answer would be -490m + 100m*Sin0. Therefore I assumeed Sin0 = 490/100.- tremain74
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- Balloon Kinematics Physics
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Prove this equation for projectile motion
I tried using the formulas x=xi+vit and y=yi+voyt-1/2g(t^2) I assumed voy would be 0 and I almost arrive to the answer but idk how to get rid of the negative- Winner123
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- Ballistic Kinematics Pendulum
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Deriving a mathematical model for a stick falling over
this is how far i have come with my model, i am trying to first the most simple model, meaning no friction involved and then testing that against an actual stick falling by using tracking software. I am currently stuck as my model still has an acceleration in the y direction that i cannot seem...- janneman
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- Kinematics Motion analysis Physics
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A ball is thrown w/initial speed vi at an angle 𝜃i with the horizontal
A ball is thrown with an initial speed vi at an angle 𝜃i with the horizontal. The horizontal range of the ball is R, and the ball reaches a maximum height R/8. In terms of R and g, find the following. (a) the time interval during which the ball is in motion: Sroot(R/g) Correct (b) the ball's...- Rudina
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- Angle Kinematics Projectile
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'Police Car Catching Up' problem in kinematics
Why is it 10.92 seconds and not 10 Cars displacement = 30*t +1/2(0)t^2 police displacement = 0*t + 1/2(6)(t)^2 30t = 3t^2 t = 10 seconds ???- Ineedhelpwithphysics
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- Displacement Kinematics Time
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B What Are the Relativistic Implications for Beacon Synchronization?
I propose to you a kinematics problem described by classical physics. Three space beacons A, B and C are 300,000,000 m (approximately one light second) apart. Beacon A emits a bright flash every three seconds. Beacons B and C respond instantly to the flash of Beacon A by emitting...- dom_quixote
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- Kinematics
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Maximize Your Swinging Ball Force with These Expert Tips
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- Kinematics Motion Pendulum
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Projectile motion, initial height and range given, find initial velocity
the answer to this question uses the above formula with the tangent function and solves for the initial velocity, i used the equation (v.sinθ^2) = (v.sinθ)^2 - 2gΔy, setting final velocity equal to zero and solving for initial velocity. this kinematic equation gives a different answer. can...- dainceptionman_02
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- Formula Kinematics Velocity
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help