Total mechanical energy

Total mechanical energy is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy a body possesses.

Total mechanical energy illustration on a simple pendulum
Total mechanical energy illustration on a simple pendulum

Total mechanical energy(ET or TME) is the sum of the kinetic and potential energy and it is constant at all points of a falling or moving body. That is TME = PE + KE


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