A Woman Runs Up a Flight of Stairs

question 53

Multiple Choice

A woman runs up a flight of stairs.The gain in her gravitational potential energy is U.If she runs up the same stairs with twice the speed,what is her gain in potential energy?

• A)U
• B)2U
• C) U
• D)4U
• E) U

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