A 5200-Kg Cable Car in Hong Kong Is Pulled a Distance

question 27

Multiple Choice

A 5200-kg cable car in Hong Kong is pulled a distance of 360 m up a hill inclined at 12^o from the horizontal. The change in the potential energy of the car is

• A) 1.8 x 10⁷ J
• B) 1.2 x10⁷ J
• C) 3.8 x10⁶ J
• D) 6.0 x10⁷ J
• E) 1.8 x 10⁶ J

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