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We are now able to define a mathematical formula for gravitational potential energy.
Near the Earth's surface, the gravitational potential energy of a system consisting of the earth and an object with a mass m is
EP = mgh,
where g is the acceleration of gravity (9.80 m/s2) and h is the height above ground level (positive upward).
Note that the "ground level" could really be any height we choose, because what's really important is the change in potential energy. The difference between two heights always gives the same change in potential energy, regardless of where we set the "zero" of height. In other words, if we find the change in potential energy
ΔEP = EP,f − EP,i,
the final potential energy minus the initial, we have
ΔEP = mghf − mghi = mgΔh.
The change in gravitational potential energy is just mg times the change in height.
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