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11 January, 09:33

An elevator releases 10,000 j of gravitational potential en-ergy while descending 5 m between fl oors. how much does the elevator weigh?

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  1. 11 January, 09:38
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    Because potential energy equals weight times height, we can find the weight by pluggin in the numbers. 10,000 j is equal to 5 m times the weight. By using basic algebra we find that the weight is 2,000 newtons.
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