Giving brainlist plz help it for my civics class What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

A. To tell the king that America was now independent
B. To inform colonists about British injustices
C. To convince the colonists to separate from England

In a system, when potential energy decreases, then entropy also decreases. true false

Suppose you have three polarizing filters, with the second at an angle of 42∘ to the first and the third at an angle of 90∘ to the first. by what perfect will the original intensity of unpolarized light be reduced to after passing through all three filters?

Mutt and jeff are running along a path each pushing a cart loaded with rocks. if mutt's wagon has a mass two times greater than jeff's and they want to stay together, arriving at their destination at the same time, what must happen? a) jeff should slow down so mutt can catch up. b) mutt must use half as much force to push his cart. c) mutt must use twice as much force to push his cart. d) mutt and jeff will use the same force, but mutt will take bigger steps.