Question

A mountain climber increases their height from 200 meters to 400 meters. What affect will this have on their potential energy?

Answer 1

Answer:

At 400 m the potential energy of the mountain climber doubled the initial value.

Explanation:

Given;

initial height of the mountain climber = 200 m

final height of the mountain climber, = 400 m

The potential energy of the mountain climber is calculated as;

Potential energy, P.E = mgh

At 200 m, P.E₁ = mg x 200 = 200mg

At 400 m, P.E₂ = mg x 400 = 400mg

Then, at 400 m, P.E₂ = 2 x 200mg = 2 x P.E₁

Therefore, at 400 m the potential energy of the mountain climber doubled the initial value.