Homework Help: physics

Posted by lexie on Monday, December 7, 2009 at 9:50am.

A large boulder sits at the top edge of a cliff, this is boulder A. A smaller boulder sits on a ledge half way down the same cliff, this is boulder B. Which boulder has the greatest potential energy, A or B?

physics - bobpursley, Monday, December 7, 2009 at 9:52am
PE= mgh
for the top boulder, M is larger, and h is larger than the other bolder.

So which has the greater PE?
physics - lexie, Monday, December 7, 2009 at 9:55am
A has greater PE?
physics - blah, Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 4:01pm
a

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