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How much gravitational potential energy does a 250 kg mass gain when lifted 6 m (g = 9.81 m/s²)?: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step work, energy and power video lesson with captions. Final answer: potential energy PE = 14715 J.

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1. The problem
Worked example
How much gravitational potential energy does a 250 kg mass gain when lifted 6 m (g = 9.81 m/s²)?
2. Step by step
1. $PE = mgh$
  Formula: gravitational potential energy
2. $PE = (250\ \text{kg})\cdot (9.81\ \text{m/s²})\cdot (6\ \text{m}) = 14715\ \text{J}$
  Substitute the known values
3. The answer
$\text{potential energy PE = 14715 J}$
potential energy PE = 14715 J
4. Check
- Substituted every value back into the formula: both sides agree ✓

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: How much gravitational potential energy does a 250 kg mass gain when lifted 6 m (g equals 9.81 m/s squared)? Use the gravitational potential energy formula, rearranged for the unknown, in SI units.

Step by step. Formula: gravitational potential energy. Substitute the known values.

The answer. So the answer is potential energy PE equals 14715 J. Gravitational potential energy is measured from a chosen zero level, so only changes in PE have physical meaning. Near Earth prime s surface deltaPE equals mgdeltah; a height below the zero level gives a negative PE.

Check. Substituted every value back into the formula: both sides agree, which checks out.

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