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Halliday, Resnick & Walker — Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy: Problem 111

A 9.40 kg projectile is fired vertically upward. Air drag decreases the mechanical energy of the projectile–Earth system by 68.0 kJ during the projectile’s ascent. How much higher would the projectile have gone were air drag negligible?

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Given: 9.40 kg, 68.0 kJ

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Fundamentals of Physics Extended · 12th Edition
Author: Halliday, Resnick & Walker
Publisher: Wiley
Chapter: Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy