When referring to the "cgs" system, what does the "c", the "g", and the "s" stand for?

What will be an ideal response?


centimeter, gram, and second

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a. Newton's first law b. uniform circular motion c. parallax d. retrograde motion

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A football is thrown upward at a 30.0° angle to the horizontal. To throw a 40.0-m pass, what must be the initial speed of the ball?

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A point charge Q is placed on the x axis at the origin. An identical point charge is placed on the x axis at x = ?1.0 m and another at x = +1.0 m. If Q = 40 ?C, what is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on the charge at x = +1.0 m?

a. 29 N b. 14 N c. 11 N d. 18 N e. 7.0 N

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