Question

A flying squirrel has a mass of 0. 765 kg. He jumps off the tree and hits the ground with 125 joules of energy. Determine how high up on the tree the squirrel was when it jumped

Answer 1

Answer:

Height, h = 16.67 m

Explanation:

We have,

Mass of a squirrel is 0.765 kg.

He jumps off the tree and hits the ground with 125 joules of energy.

It is required to find the height up on the tree the squirrel was when it jumped.

The energy possessed by the squirrel is called its gravitational potential energy. It can be given by :

$E=mgh$

h is height up on the tree the squirrel was when it jumped

$h=\dfrac{E}{mg}\\\\h=\dfrac{125\ J}{0.765\ kg\times 9.8\ m/s^2}\\\\h=16.67\ m$

So, the squirrel will go to a height of 16.67 m.