You are driving up a long, inclined road. After 1.20 mi you notice that signs along the roadside indicate that your elevation has increased by 550. (a) what is the angle of the road above the horizontal? (b) how far do you have to drive to gain an additional 190 ft of elevation?

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh

where… mass: measured in kilograms (kg)

gravity: gravity constant on earth = 10.00 m/s2

height: measured in meters (m)

gpe: measured in joules (j) or kilojoules (kj)

how do you solve gpe?

gravitational potential energy (gpe) is the energy an object has because of its position above the. ground.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh.

mass:

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given values:

mass = 0.3 kg.

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