A hippopotamus is napping under water with only the end of its snoot above the surface. It has a mass of 1100 kg and a volume of 1.0 m3. How much force in Newtons does the hippo exert on the ground? (fresh water, density 1g/cm3)? A. 10 N B. 100 N C. 1,000 N D. 1,100 N E. 10,000 N

A hippopotamus is napping under water with only the end of its snoot above the surface. It has a mass of 1100 kg and a volume of 1.0 m3. How much force in Newtons does the hippo exert on the ground? (fresh water, density 1g/cm3)? A. 10 N B. 100 N C. 1,000 N D. 1,100 N E. 10,000 N

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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