You are told that the gravitational potential energy of a 2.0-kg object has decreased by 10 J.

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You are told that the gravitational potential energy of a 2.0-kg object has decreased by 10 J.
(a) With this information, you can determine (1) the object’s initial height, (2) the object’s final height, (3) both the initial and the final height, (4) only the difference between the two heights. Why?
(b) What can you say has physically happened to the object?
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College Physics

ISBN: 978-0321601834

7th edition

Authors: Jerry D. Wilson, Anthony J. Buffa, Bo Lou

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