A 60-kg skier starts at the top of a 10-meter high slope. At the bottom, she is traveling 10 m/s. What is the GPE? GPE = mgh

2,880 J

5,880 J

3,000 J

1633J

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Uriel

24 February, 00:27

A 60-kg skier starts at the top of a 10-meter high slope. At the bottom, she is traveling 10 m/s. What is the GPE? GPE = mgh

2,880 J

5,880 J

3,000 J

1633J

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Kendall Austin · Answer 1

Since GPE = mgh or mass times acceleration due to gravity times height the GPE at the top of the slope would equal

GPE = (60) (9.8) (10)

Multiplying that out gives you 5,880 J

A 60-kg skier starts at the top of a 10-meter high slope. At the bottom, she is traveling 10 m/s. What is the GPE? GPE = mgh2,880 J5,880 J3,000 J1633J

A 60-kg skier starts at the top of a 10-meter high slope. At the bottom, she is traveling 10 m/s. What is the GPE? GPE = mgh

2,880 J

5,880 J

3,000 J

1633J