Question

A 9 kg box is placed on a 6 m tall shelf. What will be the kinetic energy of the box right before it hits the ground? (use g = 10 m/s/s)

Answer 1

Answer:

540 J

Explanation:

U at top equals to K at bottom if it's an isolated system therefore U at top is equals to 540 J so we can assume that at 0m U=0 (mgh) therefore the box has gained some velocity due to the acceleration due to g and we can calculate it using 1/2mv²