Which description best describes a plateau? A raised, flat-surfaced area bound on one or more sides by cliffs or steep slopes.
An area of land that rises very high above the land around it.
A mound or ridge of sand most often found on a coastline or in the desert.
A large area of flat or gently rolling land.

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Two particles of masses m and 2m are placed on a smooth horizontal table. a string, which joins these two masses, hangs over the edge supporting a pulley, which suspends a particle of mass 3m. the pulley has negligible mass. the two parts of the string on the table are parallel and perpendicular to the edge of the table. the hanging parts of the string are vertical. find the acceleration of the particle of mass 3m.

The mass of a bowling ball is 10 kg and the mass of a ping pong ball is 0.015 kg. if the two objects are 5 meters apart, what is the gravitational force ?

Two steel balls, each of mass m, are welded to a light rod of length l and negligible mass and are initially at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. a horizontal force of magnitude f is suddenly applied to the rod as shown. determine (a) the instantaneous acceleration a of the mass center g and (b) the corresponding rate at which the angular velocity of the assembly about g is changing with time.