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Determine the amount potential energy of 5.0kg book that is moved to three different shelves on a bookcase. The height of each Shelf is 1.0 m, 1.5

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p. e = mgh
m=5kg
g=10ms-²
h=1 + 1.5 + (you didn't specify the third shelf height) i assume it is 2m
so total = 1+1.5+2= 4.5
p. e = 5×10×4.5 = 225joules
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