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1. A 0.430kg baseball comes off a bar and goes straight up in the air. At a height of 10.0m, the baseball has a speed of 25.3m/s. Determine
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1. A 0.430kg baseball comes off a bar and goes straight up in the air. At a height of 10.0m, the baseball has a speed of 25.3m/s. Determine the mechanical energy at the height. Show all your work. 2. What is the baseball’s mechanical energy when it is at a height of 8.0m? Explain?
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Answer:
180 J
Explanation:
Mechanical energy = kinetic energy + potential energy
ME = KE + PE
ME = ½ mv² + mgh
ME = ½ (0.430 kg) (25.3 m/s)² + (0.430 kg) (9.8 m/s²) (10.0 m)
ME = 180 J
Mechanical energy is conserved, so it is 180 J at all points of the trajectory.