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An airplane with a mass of 1.50 × 104 kg is flying at a height of 1.35 × 103 m at a speed of 250.0 m/s. Which is larger—its translational kinetic energy or its gravitational potential energy with respect to the Earth’s surface? (Support your answer with numerical evidence.) (A: TKE = 4.69 × 108 J; GPE = 1.99 = 108 J, therefore the TKE is greater than GPE)

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Exploring Engineering An Introduction to Engineering and Design

ISBN: 978-0123747235

2nd edition

Authors: Philip Kosky, George Wise, Robert Balmer, William Keat

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