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Seema knows the mass of a basketball. What other information is needed to find the ball’s potential energy?

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Answer:

We know, U = m * g * h

So, seema needs the value of g & h

In short, Your Answer would be Option C) acceleration due to gravity and the height the ball reaches

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User Bragolgirith
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Potential energy can be found using this formula:

PE= m * g * h

where:

PE= potential energy

m=mass

g=gravitational acceleration constant (9.8 m/s^2)

h= height

So your answer is height because you also use the gravitational constant.

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