A 3.2 kg sloth hangs 3.0 m above the ground. (a) What is the gravitational potential energy

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A 3.2 kg sloth hangs 3.0 m above the ground.
(a) What is the gravitational potential energy of the sloth - Earth system if we take the reference point y = 0 to be at the ground? If the sloth drops to the ground and air drag on it is assumed to be negligible, what are the
(b) Kinetic energy and
(c) Speed of the sloth just before it reaches the ground?
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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