a student lifts a toy car from a bench and places the toy car at the top of a slope describe an energy transfer that occurs when the student lifts the toy car from the bench and places the toy car at the top of the slope.

Assuming there are no energy losses due to friction or drag, the gravitational potential energy will change into kinetic potential energy as the car reaches the bottom of the slope.

G.P.E = m*g*h

K.E = (m*v^2)/2

where

m = mass of toy car (kg)

g = gravity (m/s^2)

h = heigh of your car from the bottom (m)

v = velocity of the toy car as it reaches the bottom (m/s)

Equate K.E to G.P.E

G.P.E = K.E

m*g*h = (m*v^2)/2

make v the subject of the formula

v = (2*g*h)^(1/2)

Substitute g = 9.81 m/s^2 and h = 2m into the equation to get v

v = (2*9.81*2)^(1/2)

v = 6.264 m/s

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