Middle School

A 67 kg stove is located on the 70th floor of a building, 230 m above the ground. The stove has potential energy. Calculate it.

Answer :

Answer:

[tex]1.51\cdot 10^5 J[/tex] of gravitational potential energy

Explanation:

the gravitational potential energy of an object is given by:

[tex]U=mgh[/tex]

where

m is the mass of the object

g is the acceleration due to gravity

h is the heigth of the object above the ground

In this problem, we have:

- m = 67 kg is the mass of the stove

- g = 9.8 m/s^2 is the acceleration due to gravity

- h = 230 m is the height of the stove above the ground

Substituting into the equation, we find

[tex]U=(67 kg)(9.8 m/s^2)(230 m)=1.51\cdot 10^5 J[/tex]