A flying bird has potential energy as well as knetic energy. Explain

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Solution

A flying bird has both kinetic and potential energy due its height from the earth and speed.

If bird has mass m and speed v.

KE of bird = 0.5mv2

If bird is flying at height h from the earth surface then

PE of the bird = mgh

Where g = acceleration due to gravity.

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