Which will have a greater affect on the potential energy of someone. doubling the height or doubling the mass?

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Clara Baird

Physics

21 January, 20:24

Which will have a greater affect on the potential energy of someone. doubling the height or doubling the mass?

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Carissa Beard · Answer 1

Both of them should have the same effect on the potential energy. To calculate potential energy, you use the formula mass*acceleration of gravity*height (m*g*h). So since each value carries the same weight, doubling the mass would have the same effect as doubling the height.