Q.

A boy weighing 40 kg makes a high jump of 1.5 m. What is his potential energy at the highest point? Take gravitational acceleration as 10 m/s2.


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a

600 J

b

700 J

c

800 J

d

None of these 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

When a boy weighing 40 kg makes a high jump of 1.5 m, his potential energy at the highest point is 600 J.
Mathematically, Potential energy (P.E.) can be expressed as
P.E.=mgh
Where m is the mass of the object, g is the acceleration due to gravity and h is the height of the object.
It has been given that
themass of the boy (m)=40 kg,
height of his jump is (h)=1.5 m and
gravitational acceleration (g)=10 m/s2.
P.E.=40×10×1.5
P.E.=600 J
 
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