Mechanical energy is the energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion or due to its position. It can either be kinetics or potential. In this problem you know it starting position so you can calculate it's potential energy (PE):
<span>PE=mass∗gravity∗height=0.3kg∗9.8m/s2∗1.8m=?
</span>The answer will typically be given in joules:
1J=kg∗m2s2 Could be wrong... But I believe it is 5.3...? as a final product.
There are a few reasons that one teams could win. It depends if the on of the teams has a better grip on the rope or not or maybe one off the teams has more friction between the ground and there shoes. So really it no matter what one of the teams will win.
Explanation:
Given:
v₀ = 250 mph
v = 0 mph
t = 25 s
Find: a
v = at + v₀
(0 mph) = a (25 s) + (250 mph)
a = -10 mph/s
