Roberta puts a bucket of paint on top of a ladder. The bucket has a mass of 19 kilograms. The top of the ladder is 2.4 meters tall. How much potential energy does the bucket have?

Question

PE=mgh
(1 point)
Responses

446.9 J
446.9 J

31.2 J
31.2 J

45.6 J
45.6 J

21.4 J

Answer 1

The correct answer is 446.9 J

PE = mgh
PE = (19 kg)(9.8 m/s²)(2.4 m)
PE = 446.9 J