Asked by scotlynn

If an object of mass 268 kg has 48,680.75 J of gravitational potential energy, how high above the
ground is it?

Use formula: PE=9.8 * m * h

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use h = PE / (g m).

h = 48,680.75 J / (9.8 m/s^2 × 268 kg) = 48,680.75 / 2,626.4 ≈ 18.54 m.

So the object is about 18.5 m above the ground.