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A child dangles a 1.50-kilogram stuffed toy 0.500 meters from the ground. What is the potential energy of the toy?

Answers are:
0.188 J
0.750 J
7.35 J
14.7 J

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Answer: 7.35 Joules

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i got it right in my exam

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since we know that
Gravitational potential energy = mass × height ×gravity

then

GPE = 1.5 kg x 0.500 m x 9.8m/s^2

therefore

GPE = 7.35 J
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