Consider a Situation Where You Carry a 20-N Box Up

question 110

Multiple Choice

Consider a situation where you carry a 20-N box up a flight of stairs, raising its elevation by 5 m. The increase of potential energy of the box is

• A) 0.
• B) 4 J.
• C) 100 J.
• D) none of the above.

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