a large Saint Bernard dog is dropped from a height of 3 m onto a seesaw. The chi

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a large Saint Bernard dog is dropped from a height of 3 m onto a seesaw. The chihuahua at the other end is catapulted up into the air. If the seesaw is 75% efficient at transferring energy, how high does the Chihuahua go? Bad question I know a large Saint Bernard dog is dropped from a height of 3 m onto a seesaw. The chihuahua at the other end is catapulted up into the air. If the seesaw is 75% efficient at transferring energy, how high does the Chihuahua go? Bad question I know a large Saint Bernard dog is dropped from a height of 3 m onto a seesaw. The chihuahua at the other end is catapulted up into the air. If the seesaw is 75% efficient at transferring energy, how high does the Chihuahua go? Bad question I know

Explanation / Answer

Potential Energy = mgH

Energy is proportional to height so efficiency of energy will also apply accordingly on height.

H= 3*0.75 = 2.25 meter

if both dogs are of same weight

otherwise we need weight of each dog separately.

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