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you lift a 30 N crate 2 meters onto a shelf. it takes you 5 seconds to accomplish this. how much gravitional potential energy does the crate gain

User Jake Tae
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Gravitational potential energy is equal to force times height. That's 30 x 2 = 60 Joules. It makes no difference how fast or how slow you do the lift.
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