Question

A car (1600kg) is moving at 5.0 m/s on a mountainside road. The cars elevation is 4.5 m from the valley floor. What is the cars gravitational potential energy? J​

Answer 1

The answer is 70,560 J.

Answer 2

70,560 J

Step-by-step explanation:

GPE = mgh = (1600 kg)(9.8 m/s²)(4.5 m) = 70,560 J

**GPE is independent of velocity (v)