Question

A 0.145 kg baseball is flying at a height of 2.50 m. How much potential energy

Answer 1

Gravitational potential energy is the energy stored in an object as the result of its vertical position or height. It can be calculated as its weight times the height. This is:

$\boxed{U_g=W\cdot h=mgh}$

Where:

• W is the weight of the object
• m is the mass
• g is gravitational acceleration
• h is the height

Evaluating:

$U_g = (0.145\;kg)(9.8\;m/s^2)(2.50\;m)\\\\\boxed{U_g=3.5525\;J}$

R/ The ball has 3.5525 J of potential energy.