How does cant made nor destroy law of energy work here

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imagen a ball of a kilogram is one meter above the surface of earth, no movement. its energy is
E=mgh=1x9,81x1=9,81J
but if you place it 9 meters higher it has a total of 1x9,81x10=98,1J and there is still no movement
if energy can't be made or destroyed, where did the 89 J come from?
 
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nibbel11 said:
imagen a ball of a kilogram is one meter above the surface of earth, no movement. its energy is
E=mgh=1x9,81x1=9,81J
but if you place it 9 meters higher it has a total of 1x9,81x10=98,1J and there is still no movement
if energy can't be made or destroyed, where did the 89 J come from?

From "you". You moved it higher, and thus, you did work onto the object against the gravitational field. This work that you did is equal to the potential energy gain of the object.

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i tried it out myself and yes
W=m*g*d= 1*9,81*9=88,29J
this plus the potetial energy i already had and you get
88,29+9,81=98,1J
thank you
 
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