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a baby carriage is sitting at the top of a hill that is 21 m high. The carriage with the baby has a mass of 5kg whats the energy the carriage has?

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The first thing you should remember is that the energy in this case will be given by the work done.
The work is defined as:
W = F * d
Where
F = Force
d = displacement.
Calculate it.
5 kg x 9.8 m / s ^ 2 x 21 m = 1029 J
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