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avanturin [10]
3 years ago
15

A 2-kilogram object falls 3 meters. a. How much potential energy did the object have before it fell? b. How much work was accomp

lished by the fall
Physics
1 answer:
stiks02 [169]3 years ago
6 0
Below are the answers:

(a) Ep = mass x gravitational acceleration x height 
<span>= 2kg x 9.8ms-2 x 3m </span>
<span>= 58.8J </span>

<span>(b) F = mg </span>
<span>= 2kg x 9.8ms-2 </span>
<span>= 19.6N </span>
<span>W = Fd </span>
<span>= 19.6N x 3m </span>
<span>= 58.8J 
</span>
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