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Textbook Solutions for Physics: Principles with Applications

Chapter 6 Problem 29

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A 66.5-kg hiker starts at an elevation of 1270 m and climbs to the top of a peak 2660 m high. (a) What is the hikers change in potential energy? (b) What is the minimum work required of the hiker? (c) Can the actual work done be greater than this? Explain.

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

A 66.5-kg hiker starts at an elevation of 1270 m and

Chapter 6 textbook questions

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