Question

The roof of an apartment building is 58 meters high. A water tank on the roof has a mass of 38,000 kilograms. What is the potential energy of the water tank?(1 point)

Responses

2,204,000 J
2,204,000 J

211,672,160 J
211,672,160 J

10,799,600 J
10,799,600 J

21,599,200 J

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The potential energy of an object can be calculated using the formula PE = mgh, where m is the mass (in kilograms), g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s^2), and h is the height (in meters).

In this case, the mass of the water tank is 38,000 kilograms, the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s^2, and the height is 58 meters.

Using the formula, we can calculate the potential energy:
PE = (38,000 kg) x (9.8 m/s^2) x (58 m)
PE = 211,672,160 J

Therefore, the potential energy of the water tank is 211,672,160 J.