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Question 29

A motor raises a rescue cage. The cage is at rest at the start and at the end of the raise. The motor is then disengaged, and a brake controls the cage as it is lowered to a platform below its highest point. The cage is at rest at the start and at the end of the descent.

The table shows some measurements for the journey.

MeasurementEnergy in kJ
Energy supplied electrically to the motor during the raise30
Increase in the gravitational store of the cage during the raise24
Decrease in the gravitational store of the cage during the descent16

Explain what happens to the 30 kJ of energy supplied, from the start of the raise until the cage comes to rest on the platform.

Use all the measurements in the table in your answer.

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