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A 6.2 kg sloth hangs from a tree branch that is 12.3 m above the ground. What is the potential energy of this sloth? [PE= mgh] Gravity= 9.8 m/s2

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Answer:

Ep =mgh

Ep=(6.2)(9.8)(12.3)

Ep=747.35 J

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