A pile driver weighing 250 kg is raised to a height of 5 m relative to the pile it drives in.

A pile driver weighing 250 kg is raised to a height of 5 m relative to the pile it drives in. What kind of energy relative to the pile is the firing pin.

To determine the value of the potential energy of the specified hammer head relative to the pile, we use the formula: Ep = mb * g * h.

Variables and constants: mb – the mass of the specified head of the head (mb = 250 kg); g – acceleration due to gravity (g ≈ 10 m / s2); h – striker height relative to the pile (h = 5 m).

Let’s calculate: Ep = mb * g * h = 250 * 10 * 5 = 12.5 * 10 ^ 3 J.

Answer: Regarding the pile, the specified pile driver has a potential energy of 12.5 kJ.