Physics
Grade-10
Easy
Question
The mechanical energy of a system is equal to _____.
Hint:
Mechanical energy is the energy of either an object in motion or the energy stored in objects by their position.
The correct answer is: ![m g h plus 1 half m v squared](data:image/png;base64,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)
The mechanical energy of a system is equal to
![m g h plus 1 half m v squared](data:image/png;base64,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)
- Mechanical energy = potential energy + kinetic energy.
- Mechanical energy= (mgh) + (1/2 mv2)
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