C) Total Energy = Potential Energy + Kinetic Energy
Explanation:
The total energy of a system (also called mechanical energy) is given by:
where
PE is the potential energy
KE is the kinetic energy
The two types of energy have a different origin:
- Potential energy (PE) is the energy possessed by an object due to its position. It is commonly in the form of gravitational potential energy, which is the energy due to the position of the object in the gravitational field, defined as:
where m is the mass of the system, g the acceleration of gravity, h the heigth of the object relative to the ground
- Kinetic energy (KE), which is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion. It is calculated as
where m is the mass of the system and v is its speed.
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