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OpenStudy (anonymous):

W=MGH

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think you mean g.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or G.P.E. ;)

OpenStudy (fretje):

potential energy equals mass times gravitational constant times height

OpenStudy (fretje):

and that potential energy can perform work W

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats the formula of Work

OpenStudy (shane_b):

I believe @fretje meant "acceleration due to gravity" and not "gravitational constant". Two different things :)

OpenStudy (fretje):

@Shane_B yes, i meant gravitational acceleration , small "g", which is not a constant. Whoever made it up. Very different indeed, but dangerously close to each other when communicating them. Thanks for correcting.

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