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How do you calculate the work done against gravity?

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Start date Jun 8, 2011
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Ahmadabdallah

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Jun 8, 2011

#1

Please help me !

If a 3.0j of work is done in raising 175 g apple , how far is it lifted?

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Doc Al

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Jun 8, 2011

#2

What do you think? How do you calculate the work done against gravity?

Ahmadabdallah

Jun 8, 2011

#3

I don't knw pls help 2moro I have an exam

TheJoninator

Jun 8, 2011

#4

Look in your book or whatever you have.

silmaril89

Jun 8, 2011

#5

You should definitely know the formula for the Work done by a force (making the problem extremely trivial).

Doc Al

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Jun 8, 2011

#6

You may want to poke through this tutorial: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/energy/u5l1a.cfm

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