The roof of an apartment building is 58 meters high. A water tank on the roof has a mass of 38,000 kilograms. What is the potential energy of the water tank?(1 point)

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Responses

21,599,200 J
21,599,200 J

211,672,160 J
211,672,160 J

2,204,000 J
2,204,000 J

10,799,600 J

Answer 1

The potential energy of an object is given by the formula:

Potential energy (PE) = mass (m) * acceleration due to gravity (g) * height (h).

In this case, the mass of the water tank is 38,000 kg, the height is 58 meters, and the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s^2.

Plugging in these values into the formula:

PE = 38,000 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 * 58 m
= 21,599,200 J

Therefore, the potential energy of the water tank is 21,599,200 J.