Physics
A boy weighing 50 kgf climbs up from the first floor at a height of 3 m above the ground to the third floor at a height of 9 m above the ground. What will be the increase in his gravitational potential energy?
(Take g = 10 N kg-1).
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Answer
Mass = 50 Kgf
Increase in gravitational potential energy = mg(h2 – h1)
= 50 x 10 x (9 - 3)
= 50 x 10 x 6
= 3000 J
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