What is the gravitational potential energy of a $29 kg$ object on a shelf $5/6 m$ high?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-30T16:39:49

237.075 Joules

The gravitational potential energy $(U)$ is given by:

$U=mgh$

where,

$m$ is the mass of the object,

$g$ is the acceleration due to gravity, $=9.81m/s$

and $h$ is the object's height above the ground.

Substituting the given values in the above equation,

$U=29*9.81*5/6$

$U=237.075 J$

What is the gravitational potential energy of a 29 kg 29 kg object on a shelf 5/6 m 5/6 m high?