A skydiver is about to jump from an airplane that is 1,500 meters above the ground. The diver has a mass of 125 kg. What is the potential energy at this height? Show your work.

Gravitational Potential energy is the energy stored with regard to position.

the equation for potential energy is as follows

P. E = mass x gravitational acceleration x height from the ground

gravitational acceleration - 9.8 ms⁻²

substituting the values in the equation

P. E = 125 kg x 9.8 ms⁻² x 1500 m

P. E = 1 837 500 J

therefore the potential energy of the diver at 1500 m high is 1 837 kJ