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A .25 kg volleyball is dropped out of a window that is 25 m above the ground. The ball is caught by a net placed on the ground.
A) how much work is done on the ball by its weight?
What is the gravitational potential energy of the basketball, relative to the ground,
B) when it is released from the window and
C) caught on the ground?
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