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At the top of Mt. Everest (8850 m) a climber and their equipment (80 kg) has how much

potential energy?

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because gravitational potential energy equals mass•acceleration due to gravity•height (mgh), we can calculate the potential energy by multiplying 80•9.8•8850, which results in 6,938,400 j.
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