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A 14 kg object loses 525 J of gravitational potential energy. What was the change in height that the object experienced?

A 14 kg object loses 525 J of gravitational potential energy. What was the change-example-1
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We will have the following:


525J=(14kg)(9.8m/s^2)y\Rightarrow y=(525J)/((14kg)(9.8m/s^2))
\Rightarrow y=(375)/(98)m\Rightarrow y=3.826530612\ldots m
\Rightarrow y\approx3.8m

So, it's heigth is approximately 3.8 meters.

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