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lidiya [134]
3 years ago
10

If a ball is tossed straight up into the air, at what position is its potential energy the greatest?

Physics
2 answers:
krok68 [10]3 years ago
4 0
A. when it reaches the top of its flight

potential energy increases as the height of the object does, and the highest point of a ball's flight is when it reaches the top. 
abruzzese [7]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

A.when it reaches the top of its flight

Explanation:

The potential energy of an object is given by:

U=mgh

where

m is the mass of the object

g is the acceleration of gravity

h is the heigth at which the object is located above the ground

Therefore, we see that the higher the object, the larger its potential energy: this means that the ball will have the greatest potential energy at the top of its trajectory.

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