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A car is raised a certain distance in a service-station lift, thus giving it potential energy relative to the floor. if it were raised twice as high, how much more potential energy would it have?
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A car is raised a certain distance in a service-station lift, thus giving it potential energy relative to the floor. if it were raised twice as high, how much more potential energy would it have?

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Potential energy is directly proportional to height.  Double the height, you double the potential energy.
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