A tennis ball of mass 350 g is thrown vertically upwards at a speed of 4 m/s. If M is the maximum gravitational potential energy of the ball and H is the maximum height it reaches, then which one of the following is correct? (Take g = 10 m/s²)
- A.M = 5·6 J, H = 1·6 m
- B.M = 2·8 J, H = 1·6 m
- C.M = 5·6 J, H = 0·8 m
- D.M = 2·8 J, H = 0·8 m
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At the top of its flight all the kinetic energy of the ball has turned into gravitational potential energy. The mass is 350 g, that is 0·35 kg.
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