Question

Object A has 604 J of kinetic energy and 285 J of gravitational potential energy. Object B has 481 J of kinetic energy and 300 J of gravitational potential energy. Which object has more mechanical energy? Object A has more mechanical energy. Object B has more mechanical energy. They have the same amount of mechanical energy. There is not enough information to know.

Answer 1

Object A has more mechanical energy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Object A has more mechanical energy.

Answer 2

Mechanical energy can be defined as the sum of kinetic energy and the gravitational potential energy.

Object A has kinetic energy as 604 J and gravitational potential energy as 285 J.
Hence, mechanical energy of A = 604 J + 285 J
= 889 J

Object B has kinetic energy as 481 J and gravitational potential energy as 300 J.
Hence, mechanical energy of A = 481 J + 300 J
= 781J

Hence, object A has more mechanical energy than B.