A baby stroller is a rest on top of a hill which is 10 m high. The stroller and baby have a mass of 20 kg. What is the potential energy of the baby and stroller?
Formula: PE = m g h (Gravity near earth is 9.8 m/s²)
The potential energy is defined as the energy is contained in the body due to the height over the surface of the earth and it is calculated from the equation
[tex]PE=mgh[/tex]
where:
PE: the potential energy in Joules.
m: the mass of the body in kg.
g: the acceleration due to the gravity in m/[tex]s^2[/tex]
h: the height of the body over the earth in meters.
