(a) How much gravitational potential energy (relative to the ground on which it is built) is stored in an Egyptian pyramid, given its mass is about 5 X 109 kg and its center of mass is 28.0 m above the surrounding ground? J (b) What is the ratio of this energy to the daily food intake of a person (1.2 X 107 J)?

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(a) How much gravitational
potential energy (relative to the
ground on which it is built) is
stored in an Egyptian pyramid,
given its mass is about 5 X 109
kg and its center of mass is
28.0 m above the surrounding
ground?
J
(b) What is the ratio of this
energy to the daily food intake
of a person (1.2 X 107 J)?
Transcribed Image Text:(a) How much gravitational potential energy (relative to the ground on which it is built) is stored in an Egyptian pyramid, given its mass is about 5 X 109 kg and its center of mass is 28.0 m above the surrounding ground? J (b) What is the ratio of this energy to the daily food intake of a person (1.2 X 107 J)?
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