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alexdok [17]
3 years ago
8

Rocks A and B are located at the same height on top of a hill. The mass of rock A is twice the mass of rock B. How does the pote

ntial energy of rock B compare to that of rock A?
Physics
1 answer:
Ronch [10]3 years ago
7 0

Potential energy is defined by formula

U = mgh

here

m = mass

g = acceleration due to gravity

h = height

Now here two different stones are located at same height

while mass of stone A is twice that of stone B

so here we can say potential energy of A is

U_a = (2m)gh

Similarly potential energy of B is

U_b = mgh

now if we take the ratio of two energy

\frac{U_a}{U_b} = 2

so we can say potential energy of stone A is two times the potential energy of B

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