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John has an object suspended in the air. It has a mass of 50 kilograms and is 50 meters above the ground. Calculate the object's potential energy?
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John has an object suspended in the air. It has a mass of 50 kilograms and is 50 meters above the ground. Calculate the object's potential energy?

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Answer is: 24500 J.
m(object) = 50 kg.
h(object) = 50 m.
g = 9,8 m/s².
E(object) = m·g·h.
E(object) = 50 kg · 9,8 m/s² · 50 m.
E(object) = 24500 N·m = 24500 J = 24,5 kJ.
g - the acceleration of free fall.
mg - weight of the object.
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