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A 1.4 kg brick is held a distance of 3 m above a manhole and then dropped into it. The bottom of the manhole is
A 1.4 kg brick is held a distance of 3 m above a manhole and then dropped into it. The bottom of the manhole is 3 m below the street. What is the potential energy at each location below? (Assume U = 0 at street level.)
Uabove street =
Ubelow street =
What is the change in potential energy?
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College Accounting
Authors: Tracie Nobles, Cathy Scott, Douglas McQuaig, Patricia Bille
11th edition
978-1111528300, 1111528128, 1111528306, 978-1111528126
