We are given an object that has a weight of 50.0 N. It is located at a height of 2.00 m. The gravitational potential energy if given by the following formula:
[tex]U=\text{mgh}[/tex]Where:
[tex]\begin{gathered} U=\text{ gravitational potential energy},\lbrack J\rbrack \\ m=\text{ mass},\lbrack kg\rbrack \\ g=\text{ acceleration of gravity},\lbrack9.8\frac{m}{s^2}\rbrack \\ h=\text{ height},\lbrack m\rbrack \end{gathered}[/tex]The weight of the object is given by:
[tex]W=\text{ mg}[/tex]Where:
[tex]W=\text{ weight,}\lbrack N\rbrack[/tex]Substituting in the formula for the gravitational potential energy:
[tex]U=Wh[/tex]Now, we plug in the values:
[tex]W=50\times2[/tex]Therefore, the right answer is C.
