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a body of mass10kg is dropped from a height of 10m.what is the work done by gravitional force?

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Dear Student,
Work done is the product of force and displacement.
In our question, the force is, F = mg = (10 kg)(10 ms^-2) = 100 N
Displacement, d = 10 m
Therefore, work done is,
W = F.d = 100 x 10 = 1000 J

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