Suppose that a box, initially at rest on a shelf at height h, is pushed off the shelf and allowed to fall to the ground. Taking the box to be the system, the change in its total energy is
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Initially, the box has potential energy due to its height h. This potential energy is given by $PE = mgh$, where m is the mass of the box and g is the acceleration due to gravity. Show more…
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