A mountain climber increases their height from 200 meters to 400 meters. What affect will this have on their potential energy?

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A mountain climber increases their height from 200 meters to 400 meters. What affect will this have on their potential energy?

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Sigridomena 4 years 2021-07-27T07:43:51+00:00 1 Answers 16 views 0

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    2021-07-27T07:45:38+00:00

    Answer:

    At 400 m the potential energy of the mountain climber doubled the initial value.

    Explanation:

    Given;

    initial height of the mountain climber = 200 m

    final height of the mountain climber, = 400 m

    The potential energy of the mountain climber is calculated as;

    Potential energy, P.E = mgh

    At 200 m, P.E₁ = mg x 200 = 200mg

    At 400 m, P.E₂ = mg x 400 = 400mg

    Then, at 400 m, P.E₂ = 2 x 200mg = 2 x P.E₁

    Therefore, at 400 m the potential energy of the mountain climber doubled the initial value.

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