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Question

If you apply 1 J of energy to lift a book of 0.5 kg, how high will it rise? Consider that gravity = 10 ms2.


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Solution

Step1 : Given data:

Energy is = 1 J

Mass (m) is = 0.5 kg

Step2: Calculation for height:

As we know,

Potentialenergy(PE)=mghh=PEmgh=1J0.5kg×10ms2h=0.2m

Hence, it will rise to height (h) = 0.2 m.


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