The calculated joules for an object weighing 44lbs from a height of 39.370 inches is 200.
How much would the joules be for an object weight 50lbs falling from a height of 12 inches be and how is it calculated?
How much would the joules be for an object weight 50lbs falling from a height of 12 inches be and how is it calculated?
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Potential energy = MgH
Convert pounds to .454 kg and feet to meters
Convert pounds to .454 kg and feet to meters
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Potential energy is just mass * acceleration due to gravity * height, so I'd do it by proportion, rather than converting everything to metric.
It now has a mass 50/44 times as big and it's falling 12/39.370 as far
The energy in the new case will be (50 / 44) * (12 / 39.370) * 200 = 69.27 joules
It now has a mass 50/44 times as big and it's falling 12/39.370 as far
The energy in the new case will be (50 / 44) * (12 / 39.370) * 200 = 69.27 joules
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Potential energy = mass * g * height
'g' is surface gravity
Convert pounds to kilograms
Convert inches to meters
22.679 kilograms falling from 0.3048 = 67.7 joules
'g' is surface gravity
Convert pounds to kilograms
Convert inches to meters
22.679 kilograms falling from 0.3048 = 67.7 joules