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What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

User Mirjana
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You can calculate potential energy by:
U = m.g.h

Where, U = potential energy
m = mass
g = acceleration due to gravity
h = height

Hope this helps!
User Afroditi
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Answer : PE = m g h

Explanation :

The energy possessed by the force of gravity is called gravitational potential energy.

Mathematically it is written as :


PE=m* g* h

Where,

m is the mass of an object

g is acceleration due to gravity.

h is the height.

So, we can say that the gravitational potential energy depends directly on the mass of the object and the height attained by it.

Hence, this is the required solution.

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