A 15.0 kg load of groceries is lifted up from the first floor to the fifth floor of an apartment building. Each floor is 5.00 m high. The potential energy of the groceries with respect to the second floor is A a) 3.68 x 1013 J B b) 2.94 x 10^3J c) 7.50 x 10^1 J D d) 2.20 x 10^3J E) e) No answer

A 15.0 kg load of groceries is lifted up from the first floor to the fifth floor of an apartment building. Each floor is 5.00 m high. The potential energy of the groceries with respect to the second floor is A a) 3.68 x 1013 J B b) 2.94 x 10^3J c) 7.50 x 10^1 J D d) 2.20 x 10^3J E) e) No answer

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A 15.0 kg load of groceries is lifted up from the first floor to the fifth floor of an apartment building. Each floor is 5.00 m high. The
potential energy of the groceries with respect to the second floor is
A) a) 3.68 x 10^3J
B b) 2.94 x 10^3J
c) 7.50 x 10^1 J
D d) 2.20 x 10^3J
E) e) No answer

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