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A 15-kg cart filled with apples is sitting at the top of a bill that is 21 m high. The apples in the
your cart have a mass of 33 kg. What is the potential energy of the cart and the apples? Round your answer to the nearest tenth

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Hi there!

Recall the equation for gravitational potential energy:

[tex]U = mgh[/tex]

U = GPE (J)
m = mass (48 kg)
g = acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s²)
h = height (21 m)

Plug in the givens and solve.

[tex]U = (15 + 33)(9.8)(21) = \boxed{9878.4 J}[/tex]

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