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A student is about to sled down a hill. He stands on a hill which is 30 meters tall and he weighs 40kg what is his GPE
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A student is about to sled down a hill. He stands on a hill which is 30 meters tall and he weighs 40kg what is his GPE

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Answer:

11760J

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of the student = 40kg

height = 30m

Unknown:

Gravitational potential energy = ?

Solution:

The gravitational potential energy of a body is due to the position of the body.

GPE = mgh

m is the mass

g is the acceleration due to gravity

h is the height

GPE = 40 x 30 x 9.8 = 11760J

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