Question

A cat weighing 5kg is climbing at the top of a tree and has potential energy at 1176kg. Find the height of the tree

Answer 1

Answer:

23.9m

Explanation:

step one:

This problem is on energy.

we can proceed by using the expression for potential energy to solve for height h

we know that

PE=mgh

given that

mass m= 5kg

PE= 1176 joules

step two:

we can substitute our data and find h

1176= 5*9.81*h

1176=49.05h

step three:

divide both sides by 49.05 we have

1176/49.05=h

h=23.9 m

The height of the tree is 23.9m