Question

A child on a high dive has a mass of 40 kilograms. If the high dive is 10 meters in the air, what is the potential energy? GPE=mgh

Answer 1

Ep = 3924 [J]

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate this value we must use the definition of potential energy which tells us that it is the product of mass by the acceleration of gravity by height.

`E_(p)=m*g*h\\`

where:

Ep = potential energy [J] (units of Joules)

m = mass = 40 [kg]

g = gravity acceleration = 9.81 [m/s²]

h = elevation = 10 [m]

`E_(p) =40*9.81*10\\E_(p) = 3924 [J]`