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Potential energy is directly proportional to :

A

velocity of the body

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speed of the body

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height of the body

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shape of the body

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Solution

The correct option is C height of the body
$P . E = m g h$
$⟹ P . E \propto h$

So, it is directly proportional to height of object.

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