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Chapter 27 Problem 8P

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Problem 8P

(II) The steps of a flight of stairs are 20.0 cm high (vertically). If a 62.0-kg person stands with both feet on the same step, what is the gravitational potential energy of this person, relative to the ground, on (a) the first step, (b) the second step, (c) the third step, (d) the nth step? (e)What is the change in energy as the person descends from step 6 to step 2?

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 7 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780321625922

(II) The steps of a flight of stairs are 20.0 cm high

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