A book is lifted from a shelf above the floor to a higher shelf above the floor

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

A 1.5 kg1.5\,\text{kg} book is lifted from a shelf 0.8 m0.8\,\text{m} above the floor to a higher shelf 2.8 m2.8\,\text{m} above the floor. Calculate the change in its gravitational potential energy. Take g=9.8 m/s2g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^{2}.

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