Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134060491
Author: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 41PAC
Show that when a 3.0-kg book is lifted 2.0 m, its increase in gravitational potential energy is 60 J.
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