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If an object has 62 joules of gravitational potential energy then?

A: there is no way to find the amount of work done.

B: the work required to lift it to that height is the same.

C: the work required to lift it to the height is 31 joules.

D: the work required to lift it to that height is more than potential energy.

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Answer:

B: the work required to lift it to that height is the same.

Step-by-step explanation:

An object with that given gravitational potential energy will require the same amount of work to lift it to that height.

Gravitational potential energy is the energy possessed by a body at rest in the gravitational field.

The earth is surrounded by a gravitational field.

  • Work done is often defined as the force applied to move a body through a specified distance.
  • It is related to energy in that is difference between the energy at the final phase and the starting phase.
  • In this problem, the starting energy is 0J
  • At the height where the energy is 62J, work would have been done in the lifting the body through the height.
  • Therefore, the work done in lifting the body is the same as the gravitational potential energy.
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