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  • Apr 5, 2009, 06:00 PM
    KaeCiiii
    Work done by gravity
    What is the equation for work done by gravity for an object dropped to the ground?
  • Apr 5, 2009, 08:12 PM
    Perito

    Work = MGH where

    M is the mass
    G is the acceleration due to gravity
    H is the height
  • Apr 7, 2009, 12:54 AM
    Unknown008

    If you didn't know that formula, you can go from the basic formula;

    Work = Force x distance

    What is force? Force is mass x acceleration.

    Therefore, work = mass x acceleration x distance

    where the mass is the mass of the object, acceleration is the acceleration due to gravity and distance is the height from which the object was dropped.
  • Apr 8, 2009, 01:55 AM
    Unknown008

    Yes, helpinhere, it's just that we can never be sure at what level of education the OP is. I prefer mention acceleration due to gravity since early classes use 10m/s^2 for the sake of simplicity and later 9.8m/s^2. Thanks for the greenie both of you! :)

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