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3 years ago

A 250 kg cart is at the top of a hill that is 32 m high, what is its potential energy?

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1 answer:

atroni [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

The potential energy of a body can be found by using the formula

PE = mgh

where

m is the mass

h is the height

g is the acceleration due to gravity which is 10 m/s²

From the question we have

PE = 250 × 10 × 32

We have the final answer as

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