Determine the amount potential energy of 5.0kg book that is moved to three different shelves on a bookcase. The height of each Shelf is 1.0 m, 1.5

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Kylan Mccoy

8 March, 21:38

Determine the amount potential energy of 5.0kg book that is moved to three different shelves on a bookcase. The height of each Shelf is 1.0 m, 1.5

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Seth Wang · Answer 1

P. e = mgh

m=5kg

g=10ms-²

h=1 + 1.5 + (you didn't specify the third shelf height) i assume it is 2m

so total = 1+1.5+2 = 4.5

p. e = 5*10*4.5 = 225joules