A particular roller coaster has a mass of 3500 kg, a height of 4.0, and a velocity of 12m/s. What is the potential energy? If needed, use g=10.m/s^2

Gravitational Potential Energy of an object is calculated by formula ~

where,

Now, let's calculate its potential energy ~

when two balls of the different masses are dropped from equal height, they reach the ground at the same time .this is because they experience the same acceleration.

the acceleration is independent of mass.

thus when they are dropped they will always maintain the same velocity and travel the same distance (neglect air resistance of course) at the same time.