College Physics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 4MCP
A brick is dropped from the top of a building through the air (friction is present) to the ground below. How does the brick’s kinetic energy (K) just before striking the ground compare with the gravitational potential energy Ugrav at the top of the building? Set y = 0 at the ground level.
- A. K is equal to Ugrav.
- B. K is greater than Ugrav.
- C. K is less than Ugrav.
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