Some people, each of mass m = 50 kg, walk around a construction site. What is the gravitational potential energy of a person standing at each location?
location GPE ------------------------------ A B C E F G ------------------------------
Suppose that a person walks from one location to another. What is the change in his GPE? What is the displacement? (Use x-axis is positive to right, y-axis is positive going up) What is the component of the gravitational force acting with (+) or against (-) his motion?
change in displacement component of grav from to GPE (J) (m) force (N) ----------------------------------------------------- B C E F C E -----------------------------------------------------