A glider of mass 360.kg coasts at 22.0 m/s at an altitude of 0.20 km. What is its mechanical energy ?

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The mechanical energy would be 793,000.

Juude answered Dec 19, 2018

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the mechanical energy is
E= mxgxH + (1/2) mV²= 360x9.8x 0.2 + 180*484=8782.5J

Yoana answered Dec 21, 2018

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