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8.31. At a particular instant, a mortar shell has a velocity of 60 m/s. If its potential energy at that point is one-half of its kinetic energy, what is its height above the Earth? Ans. 91.8 m

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8.31. At a particular instant, a mortar shell has a velocity
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