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How high up is a 3.00 kg object that has 300.j of energy

User Syck
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Answer:

10.20meters

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User Oliver Lloyd
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Answer:

10.2 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for potential energy is

PE=mgh

Let's plug in the given values into the equation

300 J = 3.00 kg*9.8m/s²*h

We're assuming that the object is on Earth and has a gravitational acceleration of 9.8m/s²

300J = 29.4 N * h

h = 10.2 m

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