I have three problems with this question.
#1). If you copied the question exactly the way it's written,
then the question is written very badly. The wording is
misleading, and the more you try to think about it and
puzzle it out, the more it'll damage your understanding
of Physics.
There is no relationship between the force exerted on an
elevator and the distance the elevator is lifted.
-- If the force is anything more than the weight of the elevator ...
even one ounce more ... then it'll lift the elevator as high as
you want.
-- If the force is anything less than the weight of the elevator ...
even one ounce less, then that elevator is headed for the bottom.
#2). You didn't post any graph below, so if we need the graph
to answer the question, then we can't answer the question.
#3). I guess that's OK, because you didn't ask any question.
Most likely in a shallow sea environment.
Answer:
1. G.P.E = 24 J
2. center of mass
Explanation:
Given the following data;
Mass = 2kg
Height, h = 1.2m
Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 N/kg or m/s².
To find the gravitational potential energy;
Gravitational potential energy (GPE) is an energy possessed by an object or body due to its position above the earth.
Mathematically, gravitational potential energy is given by the formula;

Where;
- G.P.E represents potential energy measured in Joules.
- m represents the mass of an object.
- g represents acceleration due to gravity measured in meters per seconds square.
- h represents the height measured in meters.
Substituting into the formula, we have;

G.P.E = 23.52 to 2 S.F = 24 Joules.
Translation kinetic energy is defined as the energy of a system due to the motion of the system’s center of mass. The center of mass is typically where the mass of the object or particle is concentrated.

Explanation:
Given:



Using Newton's universal law of gravitation, we can write



Force is simply, an interaction of an object to
another by a push or pull. Friction force is when an object wields force by two
objects being pressed together; it may also oppose the object’s direction. This
force has two types: sliding and static friction. Sliding friction is simply
the force exerted when an object slides in a surface. Static friction is when
both objects are at rest and an external force affects and creates a motion of
one of the objects causing that object to create a motion to the other.
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