Answer:
Explanation:
The formula for potential energy is:
where <em>m </em>is the mass, <em>g</em> is the gravitational acceleration, and <em>h</em> is the height.
The mass of the book is 0.4 kilograms. The gravitational acceleration on Earth is 9.8 m/s². The height of the book is 2 meters.
Substitute the values into the formula.
Multiply the first two numbers.
- 0.4 kg*9.8 m/s²= 3.92 kg*m/s²
- If we convert the units now, the problem will be much easier later on.
- 1 kg*m/s² is equal to 1 Newton. So, our answer of 3.92 kg*m/s² is equal to 3.92 N
Multiply.
- 3.92 N* 2 m=7.84 N*m
- 1 Newton meter is equal to 1 Joule (this is why we converted the units).
- Our answer is equal to<u> 7.84 Joules.</u>