If U1,U2 represents "change in potential energy" of a body with mass m moving from A to B along two different paths 1, & 2 (as shown in the figure) in the gravitational field. Then
A
U1=U2
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B
U1>U2
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C
U1<U2
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D
U1≥U2
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Solution
The correct option is AU1=U2
Change in potential energy is path independent, depends only upon initial and final positions.
Here in the diagram the initial and final position for both paths is same, so (U1=U2)