Potential vs Kinetic Energy Graph: Linear or Parabola?

Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
Sign up Log in
1 reply · 2K views
Physlearner34
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
What should a graph of potential energy versus kinetic energy look like. My graph is linear but I'm pretty sure it should look like a parabola.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Depends on the situation. Presumably one plus the other should be a constant.
 

Similar threads

High School Ignoring the motion of the Earth for energy vs. momentum conservation
  • greypilgrim
  • · Replies 21 ·
  • Mechanics
Replies
21
High School Work Done By Conservative Forces
  • Heisenberg7
  • · Replies 1 ·
  • Mechanics
Replies
1
High School How does an object gain potential energy?
  • adjurovich
  • · Replies 54 ·
  • Mechanics
2
Replies
54
High School Conceptually understanding change in potential energy with 0 net work
  • DrBanana
  • · Replies 9 ·
  • Mechanics
Replies
9
Undergrad What Explains the Paradox of Mechanical Energy Conservation?
  • Chenkel
  • · Replies 9 ·
  • Mechanics
Replies
9
High School Conservation of Energy graph help
  • Physlearner34
  • · Replies 4 ·
  • Mechanics
Replies
4
High School Energy needed to raise an object to a certain altitude
  • Warp
  • · Replies 7 ·
  • Mechanics
Replies
7
Undergrad Looking for a trajectory integrator that also supports cubic potential
  • Cleonis
  • · Replies 6 ·
  • Mechanics
Replies
6
Graduate Conservative forces, Nonconservative forces and Potential Energy
  • fog37
  • · Replies 9 ·
  • Mechanics
Replies
9
High School E.P.E. -> ? when 2 masses are attached to a spring
  • Codemetry
  • · Replies 2 ·
  • Mechanics
Replies
2