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3. A sled is a rest at the tope of a slope 4 m high. The sled has a mass of 30 kg. What is the sled's potential

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PE = mgh

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Answer:

1176 J

Step-by-step explanation:

You want to know the potential energy of a sled of mass 30 kg up a slope 4 m high.

Potential energy

The given formula is ...

PE = mgh

Putting the given numbers into the formula, we have ...

PE = (30 kg)(9.8 m/s²)(4 m) = 1176 kg·m²/s²

PE = 1176 J

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Additional comment

A joule (J) is a derived SI unit of energy equivalent to 1 kg·m²/s².

"m" is used to represent two different things in this problem. In "mgh" it represents mass. In "4 m" and "m²/s²", it represents meters.

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