A 2.0 x 103 kg car is pulled 345 m up a hill that make s an angle of 15° with the horizontal. What is the potential energy of the car at the top of the hill? If the car rolls down the hill, what will its speed be if we neglect friction? plz help? confused

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To find the potential energy of the car at the top of the hill, we need to use the formula:

Potential Energy (PE) = mgh

where m is the mass of the car, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height of the hill.

In this case, the mass of the car is 2.0 x 10^3 kg, and the height of the hill can be calculated using the given angle and distance.

To find the height (h), we can use trigonometry. The height of the hill is the vertical distance from the starting point to the top of the hill. Since we know the angle (15°) and the distance (345 m), we can calculate the height using the formula:

h = sin(angle) * distance

In this case:

h = sin(15°) * 345 m

Using a scientific calculator, we can find that sin(15°) ≈ 0.259.

Now, we can calculate the height (h):

h = 0.259 * 345 m ≈ 89.355 m

Now that we have the mass (m = 2.0 x 10^3 kg) and the height (h ≈ 89.355 m), we can calculate the potential energy (PE) at the top of the hill:

PE = mgh

PE = (2.0 x 10^3 kg) * (9.8 m/s^2) * (89.355 m)

Now, calculating this gives us the answer for the potential energy.

As for the speed of the car when it rolls down the hill, we can use the principle of conservation of energy. Assuming no friction, the potential energy at the top of the hill will be converted into kinetic energy when the car reaches the bottom of the hill. The formula for kinetic energy (KE) is:

Kinetic Energy (KE) = (1/2)mv^2

where m is the mass of the car and v is its velocity.

Setting the potential energy (PE) equal to the kinetic energy (KE) and solving for v:

mgh = (1/2)mv^2

Simplifying the equation:

gh = (1/2)v^2

v^2 = 2gh

Taking the square root of both sides:

v = √(2gh)

Substituting the values we know:

v = √(2 * 9.8 m/s^2 * 89.355 m)

Calculating this will give us the speed of the car when it rolls down the hill, neglecting friction.