Asked by tt

An 80-kg hiker climbs to the top of a tall hill and builds up 470,000 J of gravitational potential energy. How high did the hiker climb? Round the answer to the nearest hundred.

meters

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use mgh = 470,000 J. So h = 470,000 / (80·9.8) ≈ 470,000 / 784 ≈ 599.5 m. Rounded to the nearest hundred: 600 meters.