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The mass of the rock is 1220 kg. It had 400 J of potential energy as it sits on the hill. Calculate the height

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Approximately 0.327 is the height.
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Answer:

The object is at a height of 0.0335 m

Step-by-step explanation:

First let's see what is the formula of gravitational potential energy


E_p=m.g.h

m= mass of the object

g= gravity (the value of gravity is a constant. Its value is approximately
9.8m/s^2)

h= height at which the object is in relation to zero

To calculate the height at which the object is enclosed, we clear the h of the formula


E_p= m.g.h\\(E_p)/(m.g)=h

Now we substitute the data in the formula


(E_p)/(m.g)=h\\(400J)/(1220Kg.9.8(m)/(s^2) )= h\\0.0335m=h

The object is at a height of 0.0335 m

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