On a photograph of the Earth's moon, the moon measures 30 cm in diameter and a small crater measures 0.2 cm. The moon's physical diameter is 1738 km. What is the physical diameter of the small crater?
a. about 1738 km
b. about 12 km
c. about 520 km
d. about 350 km
e. about 3.5 km
B
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Addition by 1. Components: Three forces, 1,
2, and
3, all act on an object, as shown in the figure. The magnitudes of the forces are: F1 = 80.0 N, F2 = 60.0 N, and F3 = 40.0 N. The resultant force acting on the object is given by
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