A 54 kg person climbs a set of stairs at a constant speed up a height of 3.4 m in 32 s. Calculate the gravitational potential energy at the top of the stairs.    a) 1.8 X 10² J   b) 5.3 X 10² J   c) 1.7 X 10³ J   d) 1.8 X 10³ J

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A 54 kg person climbs a set of stairs at a constant speed up a height of 3.4 m in 32 s. Calculate the gravitational potential energy at the top of the stairs. 
 
a) 1.8 X 10² J
 
b) 5.3 X 10² J
 
c) 1.7 X 10³ J
 
d) 1.8 X 10³ J

 

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