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A 50 kg student climbs 3m to the top of a set of stairs. Calculate the change in the student’s gravitational potential energy from the bottom to the top of the stairs.

A 50 kg student climbs 3m to the top of a set of stairs. Calculate the change in the student’s gravitational potential energy from the bottom to the top of the stairs.
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A 50 kg student climbs 3m to the top of a set of stairs. Calculate the change in the student’s gravitational potential energy from the bottom to the top of the stairs.

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User Sdaz MacSkibbons
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gpe = mgh
gpe = 50*10*3
gpe = 1500 J
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