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Suppose the acceleration due to gravity at a place is 10 m/s2.

Find its value in cm/(minute)2.


1 meter of length contains 100 centimeters i.e. 1m = 100 cm


So 10 meters should contain 10 × 100 cm


10 m = 1000 cm = 103 cm …(i)


1 minute contains 60 seconds so 1 second is of a minute


1 minute = 60 seconds 1 second = minute


(1 second)2 = minute2 = minute2


10 m/s2 =


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