Please help with this one! You don't have to give the answer, just tell me where I'm supposed to start. Thank you!
Calculate the potential energy of a ball with a mass of 5 kg that is sitting on a roof 20 meters high. Hint: Use g = 10 m/s.
recall that PE = mgh
now just plug in your numbers.
@oobleck How would I plug them together?
Never mind! I got it. Thank you
To calculate the potential energy of the ball, you need to use the formula:
Potential energy = mass * gravitational acceleration * height
In this case, the mass of the ball is given as 5 kg, the height is 20 meters, and the gravitational acceleration is given as g = 10 m/s².
To start solving this problem, you need to plug in the given values into the formula. So, begin by multiplying the mass, the gravitational acceleration, and the height together.