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If a boulder has a mass of 50 kg and a potential energy of 490 j what is the height of the boulder
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If a boulder has a mass of 50 kg and a potential energy of 490 j what is the height of the boulder

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I took the test it is 1 meter.

User Akanksha Rathore
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potential energy = mass x g x height.
height = potential energy/mass x g
acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.8 m/s
filling in your variables gives us:
490/50 x 9.8 = 1 meter
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