Question

An apple with a mass of 0.95 kilograms hangs from 3.0 meters above the ground. What is the potential energy of the apple

Answer 1

As Potential energy =mgh

m= 0.95kg

h=3 meter

g = 9.8 m/sec^2. ( acceleration due to gravity)

So P.E =(0.95)(9.8)(3)kgm^2/s^2

P.E =27.93 joules