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17. Calculate the amount of gravitational potential energy at the top of one 4 points hill. The mass of the coaster is 500 kg. The height from the hill to the valley is 59.6 m. Use 9.81 m/s^2 as the acceleration due to gravity. Record your calculations in joules. (Hint: Gravitational PE = mgh)

A. 292.338 m/s^2

B. 3037 J

C. 82.3 kg

D. 292,338 J​

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Answer: D. 292,338 J

This is the correct answer :)

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