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Homework Statement
A 68.5-kg skier rides a 2.56-km ski lift from the base of a mountain to the top. The lift is at an angle of 13.9° to the horizontal. Determine the skier’s gravitational potential energy at the top of the mountain relative to the base of the mountain.
Homework Equations
Eg= mg delta y
The Attempt at a Solution
eg = (68.5)(9.81)(2560)
= 1720281.6 J
The answer in the textbook is 4.13x10^5 J :S