The Acceleration of the Center of Mass of a System

question 65

Multiple Choice

The acceleration of the center of mass of a system of particles:

• A)depends on all the forces on all the particles
• B)depends on all the velocities of all the particles
• C)depends only on the forces external to the system of particles
• D)depends only on the forces internal to the system of particles
• E)depends only on the force of gravity

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