Question

The heaviest piece of equipment ever carried by plane was 12,400.05kg generator built in Germany in 1993.How far above the ground was the generator when the GPE was 91,700,000.00J

Answer 1

Answer:

754.6 m

Explanation:

The GPE (Gravitational potential energy) of an object with respect to the ground is given by

$GPE = mgh$

where

m is the mass of the object

g = 9.8 m/s^2 is the acceleration due to gravity

h is the heigth above the ground

Here we have

m = 12,400.05 kg is the mass

GPE = 91,700,000.00J is the GPE

Solving the formula for h, we find the heigth:

$h=\frac{GPE}{mg}=\frac{91,700,000.00J}{(12,400.05 kg)(9.8 m/s^2)}=754.6 m$