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Ah, I remember this from my physics class in school. This unit, kgm/s², is how we measure force.
It looks complicated, but it has a much simpler name. We call it the Newton. The symbol is just a capital N. It is named after Isaac Newton, of course.
The formula helps to understand it. You see, Force = mass × acceleration. The ‘kg’ is for kilogram. This is the mass of an object. The ‘m/s²’ is for acceleration. This is how much the speed of the object is changing every second.
So, when you multiply the mass of an object (in kg) by its acceleration (in m/s²), you get the force in Newtons. For example, one Newton is the force needed to make a 1 kilogram object accelerate at 1 meter per second squared.
It is a basic unit in physics. So when you see kgm/s², just think ‘Newton’. It is simply the unit of force. I hope this helps you.
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