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      • Problem 1 - Dumbbell in a magnetic field
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      • Problem 0 - Sheet resistance
      • Problem 1 - Small oscillations of a system in an electric field
      • Problem 2 - Staircase-like surface of a crystal
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      • Problem 5 - Lens position reconstruction
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      • Problem 1 - Added mass
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      • Problem 3 - Bouncing ball
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      • Problem 1 - Lattice of resistors
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      • Problem 3 - Loop inductance
      • Problem 4 - V-shaped vessel
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    • Physics Cup – 2017
      • Problem 1 - Interaction force
      • Problem 2 - N-gon resistance
      • Problem 3 - Electron gas temperature
      • Problem 4 - Lens position
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      • Problem 1 - Dodecahedron capacitance
      • Problem 2 - Ring on rails
      • Problem 3 - Gas bubble in water
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    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 5, week 6
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 4, week 8
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 4, week 7
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 5, week 3
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 5, week 2
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 4, week 6
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 5, week 1
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 4, week 5
    • 2021-P3 Best Solutions and Final Results
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 4, week 3
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 4, week 2
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 3, week 6
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 4, week 1
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 3, week 5
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 3, week 4
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 3, week 3
    • 2021-P2 Best Solutions and Final Results
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 3, week 1
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 2, week 5
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 2, week 4
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 2, week 3
    • 2021-P1 Best Solutions and Final Results
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 2, week 2
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 1, week 7
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 2, week 1
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, Problem 1, week 6
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, week 5
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, week 4
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, week 3
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, week 2
    • PC2021: Intermediate results, week 1
    • Problem 2; intermediate results, weeks 6
    • Problem 3; intermediate results, week 6
    • Problem 4; intermediate results, weeks 5,6
      • Problem 4, weeks 4-6
    • Problem 5; intermediate results, week 6

Problem 5 – Hint 1

You may find it helpful to study the solutions of Problem 4 of Physics Cup – 2017.

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