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High School Calculating GPE of a 500lb Weight Lifted 40'
MY GAWD! Who are you guys? Are you just a bunch of snotty children? russ_watters- "Height is now irrelevant of course." W=F*D Work is measured in Joules. How the hell can D be irrelevant? And Darwin123, yours is the most rude response I have ever gotten to an inquiry. And then you... -
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High School Calculating GPE of a 500lb Weight Lifted 40'
Allow me to simplify. How do I figure out how many Newtons are required to lift a 500lb weight a distance of 40' in the air. 'GPE' is was it was called 30 years ago in high school physics. We wrote it as such. Thanks for any help -
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High School Calculating GPE of a 500lb Weight Lifted 40'
This is probably child's play for you guys but can you show me how to figure the gpe of a 500lb weight lifted straight up 40'? In joules? I assume the work done is equal to the gpe? Thank guys