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Potential Energy of an Object at a Height

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Two bodies A and B of equal masses are kept at height of h and $2 h$ respectively. ratio of their potential energy?

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Potential energy of A, $P . E_{A} = m g h$
Potential energy of B, $P . E_{B} = m g (2 h)$
So, $\frac{P . E_{A}}{P . E_{B}} = \frac{1}{2}$

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