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3 years ago

What was the basic shortcoming of the Greek philosophers approach to studying the material world?

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Greek philosophers had a basic approach to studying the world. They like to question the world and incite debates but they never really bothered to gather any real information, just discussions. Due to this, many ideas about matters were put out to be discussed, but they were never resolved.

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2 years ago

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• its weight W, with magnitude W = 100 N, pointing directly downward

• two tension forces T₁ and T₂ with equal magnitude T₁ = T₂ = T = 1000 N, both making an angle of θ with the horizontal, but one points left and the other points right

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2 years ago

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Answer:

m = 69.9 kg

Explanation:

The mass and the weight of an object are two different quantities. Mass is basically the amount of matter that is present in a body. It remains same everywhere in the universe and measured in kilograms.

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m = (685 N)/(9.8 m/s²)

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