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A massive cat with a mass of 20 KG is lifted 8m into the air. how much PE does it have?

User Tmhalbert
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The answer is 350J

acceleration due to gravity(g) =10ms-2
now the formula of gravitational potential energy is
U=mgh
User StevenWernerCS
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Answer:

1600j

Step-by-step explanation:

PE = mass * gravitational acceleration * hight

PE = 20 * 10 * 8

PE = 1600 joules

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