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Dean Potter is known for slacklinging across a 615 meter deep ravine in Yosemite National Park with no safety gear. If his mass is 67 kg, how much potential energy did he have?

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User Viclim
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Step-by-step explanation:

the gravitational potential energy applies.

the formula :

PE = m×g×h

mass × gravitational acceleration × height

in our case

PE = 67 kg × 9.81 m/s² × 615 m = 404,221.05 J

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