what happens to potential energy if-

mass of object is tripled. find the potential energy gained by the boy.

object is lowered to half of its original height.

the object is taken from poles to equator.

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$P O t e n t i a l e n e r g y i s g i v e n b y : P E = m g h a s m a s s i n c r e a s e s t o t h r e e t i m e s t h e n p o t e n t i a l e n e r g y b e c o m e s t h r e e t i m e s . g a i n = f i n a l - i n i t i a l g a i n = 3 m g h - m g h = 2 m g h w h e n h e i g h t d e c r e a s e s t o h a l f o f t h e v a l u e t h e n P E d e c r e a s e s t o h a l f o f t h e i n i t i a l v a l u e . W h e n w e m o v e f r o m p o l e t o e q u a t o r, g d e c r e a s e s t h e r e f o r e P E d e c r e a s e s .$

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what happens to potential energy if- mass of object is tripled. find the potential energy gained by the boy. object is lowered to half of its original height. the object is taken from poles to equator.

what happens to potential energy if-

mass of object is tripled. find the potential energy gained by the boy.

object is lowered to half of its original height.

the object is taken from poles to equator.