3) Noxolo and Vinolia are having a conversation about climbing Table Mountain (1085m) whilst on a summer camp at the National Accelerating Centre in Cape Town. Noxolo who’s mass is 60kg is a bit nervous about the whole endeavour and she wants to first establish the following facts before she commits herself to it:
a) What work would she have to do against gravity to get to the top of Table Mountain?
1 answer
m * g * h = 60 * 9.8 * 1085 Joules