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3. A man of mass 80 kg standing at the top of a tall

building has 96000 J of G.P.E. How tall is the
building?

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Answer:

122.45 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

G.P.E is m*g*h

The mass is 80 kg and gravity is 9.8 m/s². The G.P.E is 96000 J

Plug those in to the equation

96000=80*9.8*h

Multiply 80 and 9.8 to get 784

96000=784h

Divide by 784 on both sides to get h=122.45 meters

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