A boy weighing 40kg climbs up a vertical height of 200m.Calculate the amount of work done by him?How much potential energy does he gain?

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$W o r k d o n e b y m a n i s s t o r e d i n t h e f o r m o f p o t e n t i a l e n e r g y s o b o t h a r e e q u a l t o m g h U = m g h = 40 \times 9.8 \times 200 = 78400 j o u l e R e g a r d s$

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