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An apple with a mass of 0.95 kilograms hangs from a tree branch 3.0 meters above the ground. If it falls to the ground, what is the kinetic energy of the apple just as it reaches the ground? A 0.28J B
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An apple with a mass of 0.95 kilograms hangs from a tree branch 3.0 meters above the ground. If it falls to the ground, what is the kinetic energy of the apple just as it reaches the ground?

A 0.28J
B 2.8 J
C 28 J
D 280 J

User Jeremy Gruenwald
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ke = pe
pe = mgh
= 0.95 x 9.8 x 3
= 27.93 J
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The Answer to the problem would be
C. 28 J
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