You are In-line skates at the top of a small hill. Your potential energy is equal to 1000 J. The last time we checked, your mass was 60 KG. What is the height of the hill?

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Gabriella Cantu

16 December, 11:21

You are In-line skates at the top of a small hill. Your potential energy is equal to 1000 J. The last time we checked, your mass was 60 KG. What is the height of the hill?

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Serena Valencia · Answer 1

A) Weight = mass * acceleration (due to gravity)

= 60*9.8

= 588 N

B) Potential energy = mass x gravity x change in height

1,000 = 60.0 x 9.8 x h

h = 1.7 m

C) Kinetic energyF = potential energyI

KEF = 1/2mv2

PEI = mgh = 1,000 J

1/2mv2 = 1,000

1/2 (60.0) v2 = 1,000

v2 = 33.33

v = 5.77 m/s