Energy stores, work done and energy calculations

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Question 39
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Figure 1 shows a basketball being thrown towards a basket.

Figure 1: A basketball player launching a basketball towards a hoop

The basketball has a mass of 0.60 kg.

The basketball gains 14.7 J of gravitational potential energy as it rises from the release point to the basketball hoop.

Calculate the increase in height of the basketball.

Gravitational field strength, g=9.8 N/kgg = 9.8 \text{ N/kg}g=9.8 N/kg

Use the equation:

ΔEp=m×g×Δh \Delta E_p = m \times g \times \Delta h ΔEp​=m×g×Δh
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