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How are kinetic and potential energy are considered to be mechanical energy?

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Mechanical energy is the energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion or due to its position. Mechanical energy can be either kinetic energy (energy of motion) or potential energy (stored energy of position). ... A moving car possesses mechanical energy due to its motion (kinetic energy).

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