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A body of mass art is released from a height A. What energy will the body possess when (i) it has fallen by a distance `x(xlth)` , and (ii) it reaches the ground.

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(i) Potential energy U = mg (h - x) and kinetic energy K = mgr
(ii) Only the kinetic energy K = mgh.
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