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A man with a mass of 60 kg walks up two flights of stairs in going from the first floor to the third floor (10 meters). Calculate his increase in potential energy.


_____ J


240,000

12,000

59,000

5900

Verified Answer :

PE = mgh = (60 kg)(9.81 m/s²)(10 m) = 5,886 J
which is pretty close to 5900