Question

A 1200 kg wrecking ball hangs from a 14-m-long cable. The ball is pulled back until the cable makes an angle of 19.0 ∘ with the vertical. By how much has the gravitational potential energy of the ball changed?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Seems like there might be an easier way than all of this trig work.....let me know if it is incorrect: ( due to rounding the answer may be 8979 J )