The heaviest piece of equipment ever carried by plane was 12,400.05kg generator built in Germany in 1993.How far above the ground was the generator when the GPE was 91,700,000.00J

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Answer:

754.6 m

Explanation:

The GPE (Gravitational potential energy) of an object with respect to the ground is given by

[tex]GPE = mgh[/tex]

where

m is the mass of the object

g = 9.8 m/s^2 is the acceleration due to gravity

h is the heigth above the ground

Here we have

m = 12,400.05 kg is the mass

GPE = 91,700,000.00J is the GPE

Solving the formula for h, we find the heigth:

[tex]h=\frac{GPE}{mg}=\frac{91,700,000.00J}{(12,400.05 kg)(9.8 m/s^2)}=754.6 m[/tex]