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2 years ago

A man lifts a 120 kg barbell 2 m above the ground . What is the gain in gravitational PE of the barbell?

Physics

1 answer:

SpyIntel [72]2 years ago

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Answer:

2,352 Joules

Explanation:

At the ground, the barbell has a classical mechanical energy value of zero. There is no classical kinetic or potential energy for the barbell. The moment the man starts to lift the barbell, he does work on the barbell and transfers kinetic energy to it due to the motion. At its maximum height where the man lifts the barbell to a stop, the kinetic energy is zero because it transformed into gravitational potential energy stored in the gravitational field. Our reference point for potential was defined to be zero at the floor, therefore we can say that the gravitational potential energy at 2 meters is:

$U=mgh=(120kg)(9.8m/s^2)(2m)=2,352J$

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