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When Simon grows (let’s say he doubles his mass) what happens to his GPE when he is at the balcony?
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When Simon grows (let’s say he doubles his mass) what happens to his GPE when he is at the balcony?

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His gravitational potential energy will increase as well.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let gpe represent gravitational potential energy.

gpe = mass × gravitational field strength × height

From the formula above, we can conclude that as the mass of a body increases, it's gpe increases too.

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