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What is the potential energy of an object that has a mass of 115 kg and is 6 meters high?130.8 Jb6762 Jc1380 Jd676.2 J

What is the potential energy of an object that has a mass of 115 kg and is 6 meters-example-1
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In order to calculate the potential energy, let's use the formula below:


PE=mgh

Where m is the mass (in kg), g is the gravity acceleration (in m/s²) and h is the height (in meters).

So, using m = 115 kg and h = 6 m, we have:


\begin{gathered} PE=115\cdot9.8\cdot6\\ \\ PE=6762\text{ J} \end{gathered}

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