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Brian has an object suspended in the air. It has a mass of 100 kg and is 25 meters above the ground. What is the object’s potential energy?

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Step-by-step explanation:

the PE = Weight x g x Height above ground where g is the gravitational constant (9.8m/s^2)

so tge PE = 100 x 9.8 x 25 = 24500 J

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