What is the energy of a baby who weighs 20 N sitting on a 1.5 m high chair

1 answer:

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The energy of the baby is gravitational potential energy, and it is equal to the weight of the baby times its height from the ground:
$U=(mg) h$
where
mg=20 N is the weight (the mass times the gravitational acceleration)
h=1.5 m is the height from the ground
If we plug the numbers into the equation, we find
$U=(mg)h=(20 N)(1.5 m)=30 J$

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