A 2-kg brick is thrown downward from a height ?1 = 15 m to ?2 = 10 m. The initial kinetic energy of the brick is ??1 = 25 J. You can use ? = 10 m/s for convenience of calculation.  Assume air resistance is negligible, and nothing heats up or uses fuel during the motion of the brick. 1. If the system of interest is the brick alone, what is the system’s change in potential energy during this motion?

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A 2-kg brick is thrown downward from a height ?1 = 15 m to ?2 = 10 m. The initial kinetic energy of the brick is ??1 = 25 J. You can use ? = 10 m/s for convenience of calculation.  Assume air resistance is negligible, and nothing heats up or uses fuel during the motion of the brick.
1. If the system of interest is the brick alone, what is the system’s change in potential energy during this motion?

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m a s s space comma m space equals space 2 k g
y subscript 1 equals 15 space m
y subscript 2 equals 10 space m
i n i t i a l space k i n e t i c space e n e r g y space comma K. E subscript 1 equals 25 J
g equals 10 space m divided by s squared

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