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Re: The sign of g



As has been said, g does not have a sign. It is the magnitude of a
vector which just happens to point in a downward direction.

Can't g be defined as a vector? In other words, can't g be a vector that
points downward with a magnitude of 9.8 m/s2?

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Physics, East Stroudsburg Univ., E. Stroudsburg, PA 18301