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PLEASE HELP!!! Erica is standing on the edge of the diving board. If the diving board is 3 meters up, and Erica has a mass of 25 kg, how much gravitational potential energy (GPE) does she have?
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Erica is standing on the edge of the diving board. If the diving board is 3 meters up, and Erica has a mass of 25 kg, how much gravitational potential energy (GPE) does she have?

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You’re going to use the formulae, mgh( mass x gravity on Earth x height). In your question the answer is gonna be like this:
GPE= mgh= 25x10x3= 38 J
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