Jasper takes two books of mass m₁ and m₂ off the floor and places them on a shelf at height h.The change in potential energy of the book with mass m₁ is four times that of the book with mass m₂.What is the relationship between m₁ and m₂? A)m1 = 0.25m₂ B)m1 = 0.5m₂ C)m1 = 2m₂ D)m1 = 4m₂

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The change in potential energy (ΔPE) is given by ΔPE = mgh, where m is mass, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height. If the change in potential energy of the first book is four times that of the second book, and both are raised to the same height, then their masses must be in the same ratio because g and h are constants. Therefore, m1 = 4m2.

​Jasper Takes Two Books of Mass M1 and M2 Off

Jasper Takes Two Books of Mass M₁ and M₂ Off