What is the gravitational potential energy of a $21 k g$ $21 kg$ object on a shelf $5 m$ $5 m$ high?

Question

1753 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License

Answer 1 · 2018-06-26T07:42:14

$1029 J$ $1029J$

$G P E = m g h$ $GPE=mgh$

$m =$ $m=$ mass

$g = 9.8 m s^{- 2}$ $g=9.8ms^(-2)$

$h =$ $h=$ height above the standard position

here we ahve

$m = 21 k g$ $m=21kg$

$h = 5 m$ $h=5m$

$:. GPE=21xx9.8xx5$

$GPE=1029J$

What is the gravitational potential energy of a 21 kg21kg 21 kg object on a shelf 5 m 5m 5 m high?