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College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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Why in Falmouth, is the public water tower located on a hill?

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A water tower is used to support a water tank. The gravitational potential energy of the water stored in the tank increases as the height of the tank from ground increases .When water is released this potential energy is converted to its kinetic energy .The kinetic energy of water will be more if it has a higher potential energy initially .

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