A car of mass 700kg with initial kinetic energy of 560KJ and
initial speed of 40m/s approaches a slope of height 3m. Note that
the car does not brake.
a) Find the change in gravitational potential energy-(Pe).(this is
not impt i am just posting a ''fuller'' qn.)
Is that how the actual question is? the confusing part is the
question did not put the point of Pe. Basically at 3m Pe=0j and at
0m Pe is 560KJ.
From wiki-cos i lazy to type- the law of conservation of energy
states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can
only be changed from one form to another or transferred from one
body to another, but the total amount of energy remains constant
(the same).
The question do not need to put the point where GPE = 0
Because we are finding the change in GPE.