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The 5 kg red book is about to fall from a 2.1 m high bookshelf.

What is its PE?

Use g = 9.8 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity.

User Spen D
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Answer:

w = d×f = 2.1 × ( 5×9.8)= 102.9J

Step-by-step explanation:

because the question is asking for the energy PE

User VTodorov
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Answer:


\boxed {\boxed {\sf 102.9 \ J}}

Step-by-step explanation:

Potential energy is the energy an object possesses due to position. The formula is:


PE= m * g * h

where m is the mass, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height.

We know the book is 5 kilograms and is on a 2.1 meter high bookshelf. Since this is on Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 meters per square second.

  • m= 5 kg
  • g= 9.8 m/s²
  • h= 2.1 m

Substitute the values into the formula.


PE= 5 \ kg * 9.8 \ m/s^2 * 2.1 \ m

Multiply the numbers together.


PE= 49 kg *m/s^2 *2.1 \ m


PE= 102.9 \ kg*m^2/s^2

  • 1 kilogram square meter per square second ( 1 kg*m²/s²) is equal to 1 Joule (J).
  • So, our answ er of 102.9 kg*m²/s² is equal to 102.9 J


PE= 102.9 \ J

The book has 102.9 Joules of gravitational potential energy.

User Pavel Smirnov
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