Question

A baby carriage that is carrying twins is sitting at the top of a knoll that is 21 m high. The carriage with the babies are 48kg. What is the Potential Energy of the twins and the carriage?

Answer 1

The Potential Energy of the twins and the carriage is 9878.4 J.

Explanation:

Given;

height of the knoll above the ground level, h = 21 m

mass of the carriage with the babies, m = 48 kg

The potential Energy of the twins and the carriage is given by;

P.E = mgh

where;

g is the acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s²

Substitute the givens;

P.E = (48)(9.8)(21)

P.E = 9878.4 J

Therefore, the Potential Energy of the twins and the carriage is 9878.4 J.