The potential energy of the system at the top and at the bottom.
To sketch: The bar graphs for both situations.
Answer to Problem 13SSC
The potential energy of the system at the top is
The potential energy of the system at the bottom is
Bar graph for both situations is shown in Figure 1.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The mass of the rock climber is
Formula used:
The expression for the gravitational potential energy is,
Here,
Calculation:
Consider the value of acceleration due to gravity as
The potential energy of the system at the top is,
The potential energy of the system at the bottom is,
Sketch the bar graphs for both the situations is shown below.
Figure 1
Conclusion:
Thus, the potential energy of the system at the top is
Thus, the potential energy of the system at the bottom is
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