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A piano of mass 852 kg is lifted to a height of 3.5 m. How much gravitational potential energy is added to the piano? Acceleration due to gravity is g = 9.8

m/g2

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Answer:

Gravitational Potential Energy = Mass*Gravity*Height.

GPE = 852 * 9.8 * 3.2

GPE = 26718.72 Newtons.

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