At what height is the potential energy of a weight of 2 tons equal to 10 kJ?

Let’s write down what is given in our condition and what needs to be found. Now it is necessary to bring all values to the SI system.
The expression for determining the potential energy is:
Ep = m * g * h
where Ep is the potential energy of the body, m is the mass of the body, g is the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the Earth = 9.8, h is the height of the body’s rise from the Earth.
Let us express the height from this formula, we get our desired formula:
h = Ep / (m * g)
substitute the required values and get:
h = 10000 / (2000 * 9.8) = 0.5 meters.

Answer: 0.5m



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