A 1200 kg wrecking ball hangs from a 20-in-long cable. The ball is pulled back until the cable makes an angle of 21.0 degree with the vertical. By how much has the gravitational potential energy of the ball changed?

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2022-11-24

A 1200 kg wrecking ball hangs from a 20-in-long cable. The ball is pulled back until the cable makes an angle of 21.0 degree with the vertical. By how much has the gravitational potential energy of the ball changed?

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arrozconmango2Mv

arrozconmango2Mv

Beginner2022-11-25Added 7 answers

Where,
M is the mass of ball = 1200 Kg
g = 9.8 m / s 2
h is the Height of ball raised vertically = L L cos ( 20 )
Substitung Values,
Change in Gravitational Potential Energy of the ball = 1200 9.8 20 ( 1 cos ( 20 ) ) J
Change in Gravitational Potential Energy of the ball = 14184.3   J

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