You drop a 1.70 kg book to a friend who stands on the ground at distance...

You drop a 1.70 kg book to a friend who stands on the ground at distance D = 12.0 m below. If your friend's outstretched hands are at distance d = 1.60 m above the ground (see the figure), (a) how much work Wg does the gravitational force do on the book as it drops to her hands? (b) What is the change ΔU in the gravitational potential energy of the book-Earth system during the drop? If the gravitational potential energy U of that system is taken to be zero at ground level, what is U (c) when the book is released and (d) when it reaches her hands? Now take U to be 100 J at ground level and again find (e) Wg, (f ) ΔU, (g) U at the release point, and (h) U at her hand

Expert Solution

Change in potential energy is equal to negative of work done by the gravitational force as shown below

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genius_generous answered 8 months ago

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