Question

A 1380 kg car starts from rest at the
top of a 28.0 m long hill inclined
at 11.0°
How much mechanical energy does it
start with?
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Answer 1

Answer: 72200

Explanation:

First you must find the height for this is on an inclined hill using:

h=Lsin(angle) —> 28.0sin(11.0) = 5.34

Now you would just use the PE equation (mgh) because you are finding ME and when you starting from the top KE=0, showing that what ever answer you get from PE would equal the same for ME.

Using mgh:

m=1380

g=9.80

h=5.34

(1380)(9.8)(5.34)

=72218.16

*Rounding to the 3rd=72200

Hope this helps :)