A skydiver is about to jump from an airplane that is 1,500 meters above the ground. The diver has a mass of 125 kg. What is the

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potential energy at this height? Show your work.

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blondinia [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-18T09:21:59+03:00

Gravitational Potential energy is the energy stored with regard to position.

the equation for potential energy is as follows

P.E = mass x gravitational acceleration x height from the ground

gravitational acceleration - 9.8 ms⁻²

substituting the values in the equation

P.E = 125 kg x 9.8 ms⁻² x 1500 m

P.E = 1 837 500 J

therefore the potential energy of the diver at 1500 m high is 1 837 kJ