A 60 Kg woman is attached to a bungee cord with an unstretched length of 12m. She jumps off a tower; from a height of 70 m. When she finally stops, the cord has a stretched length of 37m. Assuming the spring constant of the bungee cord is 69.8 N/m, what is the total potential energy relative to the ground when the woman stops falling?

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7. A 60 Kg woman is attached to a bungee cord with an unstretched length of 12m. She jumps off a tower; from a height of 70 m. When she finally stops, the cord has a stretched length of 37m. Assuming the spring constant of the bungee cord is 69.8 N/m, what is the total potential energy relative to the ground when the woman stops falling?

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