a 50kg crate is lifted to a height of 10 meters. how much potential energy does the crate have after being lifted?
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/PotentialEnergy/
To calculate the potential energy of an object, we can use the formula:
Potential Energy = mass * acceleration due to gravity * height
Given:
Mass (m) = 50 kg
Height (h) = 10 m
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s^2
Substituting the values into the formula:
Potential Energy = 50 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 * 10 m
To find the potential energy, we can now multiply the values:
Potential Energy = 4900 kg * m^2/s^2
Therefore, the potential energy of the crate after being lifted is 4900 kg*m^2/s^2.