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    Exploring Physics in Year 10: Does Newton's 1st Law Apply to a Satellite?

    Im an aussie in yr 10 pathway 1 physics, so I am no Newton. However, does Newtons 1st law apply to a satellite and if so, how?(u don't have to anwer the how). Remember please keep it fairly simple.
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    News Should the Geneva Conventions Apply to This War?

    I'm not saying they shouldn't, but the purpose of upholding the conventions, for any nation, is to ensure that their own people receive the same humane treatment they are affording their enemy. Now, not only is the US not fighting a nation that can be held accountable for violating the...
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    When Can i apply L'Hopital's rule?

    I am trying to work through the following problem: if function is differentiable on an interval containing 0 except possibly at 0, and it is continuous at 0, and 0= f(0)= lim f ' (x) (as x approaches 0). Prove f'(0) exists and = 0. I thought of using the definition of a limit to get to lim [...
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    What magnitude of force must you apply to hold the platform in this position?

    Here's the question that is giving me problems PLEASE HELP! Leg Presses. As part of your daily workout, you lie on your back and push with your feet against a platform attached to two stiff springs arranged side by side so that they are parallel to each other. When you push the platform, you...
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    Inking Disc Golf Discs: What to Use & How to Apply

    I want to put some permanent ink on disc golf discs, i don't know if any of you are familiar with these frisbee type discs... I was wondering what the best kinds of ink to use are and how to apply the ink to the disc so that it does not run. i have no experience in this type of work so it's...
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    Physics question (kinetic energy) to all that apply

    Regarding what formula to use and how exactly is it modified to fit this problem: A 2.0KG coconut (initially at rest) falls from the top of a coconut tree 15 m high. What is the coconut's kinetic energy when it hits the ground? What is its speed? I went ahead and drew it out. I'm thinking...
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    Quick question on where to apply time dilation.

    While reading one of Starthrower's threads, I became quite confused. If an object moves at close to c relative to the earth, but without acceleration, how do we know that time slows down for it instead of our planet? An inertial reference frame is point that doesn't accelerate, correct? Both...
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    Apply the ampere's law to the infinite solenoid

    how to apply the ampere's law to the infinite solenoid... how we find the equation for the magnetic field ?? who can help...
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