Determine the Initial potential energy of the skater.
The mass of the skater is 50 kg
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2.
Use the grid to determine the height of the top of the track
PE = mgh;
where m is mass, g is acceleration of gravity and h is height of track
2. Calculate the potential energy (PE) of the skater at the top of the hill. Show your calculations below and record the units as J (joules) in the table below.
hi billy bob joe , PE= mass*acceleration of gravity*height
so for example
PE = (50kg)*(9.8m/s^2)*(8)
50*9.8= 490
490*8=3920
PE = 3920j
To determine the initial potential energy of the skater, we will use the formula PE = mgh, where m is the mass of the skater, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height of the track.
Given:
Mass of the skater (m) = 50 kg
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s^2
To calculate the potential energy, we need to know the height of the track at the top. Unfortunately, the provided information does not include the height. Could you please provide the height of the track?
To determine the initial potential energy of the skater, we first need to calculate the height of the top of the track using the formula PE = mgh.
Given:
Mass (m) = 50 kg
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s^2
Let's assume the height of the track as 'h'.
Using the formula PE = mgh, we can rearrange the equation to solve for h:
h = PE / (mg)
Now, we don't have the potential energy (PE) value yet, so we cannot calculate the exact height.