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Happens to PE and KE when the object is half on its way down

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The Kinetic energy (KE) of an object is defined as the energy of an object due to its motion while potential energy (PE) is defined as the energy stored by an object.

The potential and kinetic energy are inversely proportional to each other. When an object moves down to the ground its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, so the potential energy decreases while kinetic energy increases.

when the object is half on its way down, the Kinetic energy will be double while potential energy will be half as decrease in potential energy is equal to increase in kinetic energy.

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