The Hoover Dam is 726 ft high. Find the potential energy of 1.00 million ft3 of water

at the top of the dam.(1 ft3 of water weighs 62.4 lb.)

2 answers

You are mixing weight with mass.
PE=weight*height=density*volume(height)
= 62.4 lbs/ft^3*1E6 ft^3*726ft= you do it (this is in ft-lbs of energy)
Did it like this
1.00E6*62.4*736=4.53ftlb
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