Potential energy
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| Potential energy | |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Applied Mathematics & Physics |
| Level | Ordinary & Honours |
Potential energy is defined as the energy that a body has due to its position or state.
Examples of objects with a potential energy are a ball held in a person's arm at a height above the ground or a compressed spring.
[edit] Applications & Formulae
The potential energy of a body can be written as the following formula:
Where:
is the potential energy of the body.
is the mass of the body.
is the acceleration due to gravity.
the vertical height of the body above a certain point.
