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What is a car in potential energy ?

I just don't get what this probleb on my homework is telling me.

Answer:

Potential energy is calculated by the forumla Epmgh which mmass of object ggravity which is always 9.8ms^1 and h is the height of which the object is moving example: calculate a 1.00 tonne wrecked car's potential energy gaim when a crane lifts it off the ground and puts it on top of a 3.00m high pile of scrap metal Answer Epmgh 1000kg x 9.8 x 3 29400joules

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