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A person of mass 65 kg gets in an elvator on the 10th floor of a building which is 100 meters above street level. The person rides the elevator down to the 4th floor, which is 40 meters above street level. What is the person's change in potential energy, in Joules?

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          A person of mass 65 kg gets in an elvator on the 10th floor of a building which is 100 meters above street level. The person rides the elevator down to the 4th floor, which is 40 meters above street level. What is the person's change in potential energy, in Joules?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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11/15/2021

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8 m/s^2 * 100 m Potential Energy = 63700 J Show more…

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A person of mass 65 kg gets in an elvator on the 10th floor of a building which is 100 meters above street level. The person rides the elevator down to the 4th floor, which is 40 meters above street level. What is the person's change in potential energy, in Joules?