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| ==== Graphing Kinetic Energy ==== | ==== Graphing Kinetic Energy ==== | ||
| - | [{{ 183_notes:grav_potential_kinetic.png?450|A graph of the potential, kinetic, and total energy of a gravitationally bound system. The kinetic energy is only for the less massive object in the system. The assumption is that it is much less massive than the larger object.}}] | + | [{{ 183_notes:potentialgraph5_9.png?450|A graph of the potential, kinetic, and total energy of a gravitationally bound system. The kinetic energy is only for the less massive object in the system. The assumption is that it is much less massive than the larger object.}}] |
| It is often the the kinetic energy of the less massive object which is graphed along side the potential energy of the system and the total energy. For **a bound system**, this graph looks like the one to the right (green line is the kinetic energy). | It is often the the kinetic energy of the less massive object which is graphed along side the potential energy of the system and the total energy. For **a bound system**, this graph looks like the one to the right (green line is the kinetic energy). | ||