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A boy weighing 50 kg climbs up a vertical height of 100 m. Calculate the amount of work done by him. How much potential energy does he gain ? (`g = 9.8 m//s^(2)`).

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`4.9 xx 10^(4) J` ; `4.9 xx 10^(4) J`
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