A brick lies perilously close to the edge of the flat roof of a building. The roof edge is 50 ft above street level, and the brick has 260.0 Jof potential energy with respect to street level. Brick

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Someone edges the brick off the roof, and it begins to fallWhat the brick's kinetic energy when it is 35 ft above street level?

What is the brick's kinetic energy the instant before it hits the street surface?

A brick lies perilously close to the edge of the flat roof of a building. The roof edge is 50 ft above street level, and the brick has 260.0 J of
potential energy with respect to street level.
Uick
Transcribed Image Text:A brick lies perilously close to the edge of the flat roof of a building. The roof edge is 50 ft above street level, and the brick has 260.0 J of potential energy with respect to street level. Uick
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