+20 i need help on my sci. home work a boulder on top of a cliff has the potential energy of 8,800 J and has twice the mass of the boulder next to it. what is the GPE of the smaller boulder? can you exsplane to me to to slove this?
+23254 the formula for potential energy is: P.E. = m·g·h
The values for g (acceleration due to gravity) and h (height) will be the same for both boulders.
The only difference will be in their masses.
If the the boulder with the P.E. of 8,800 J has twice the mass as the other boulder, then it must have twice the P.E. of the other boulder. The P.E. of the smaller boulder is 4,400 J.
+23254 the formula for potential energy is: P.E. = m·g·h
The values for g (acceleration due to gravity) and h (height) will be the same for both boulders.
The only difference will be in their masses.
If the the boulder with the P.E. of 8,800 J has twice the mass as the other boulder, then it must have twice the P.E. of the other boulder. The P.E. of the smaller boulder is 4,400 J.
