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Potential Energy of an Object at a Height

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Find the energy possessed by an object of mass 10 kg when it is at a height of 6m above the ground. Given, g = 9.8 m/ $s^{2}$ .

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W = mgh = 10x 9.8 x 6 =588 J

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