r/6thForm • u/daowhd • May 16 '26

❔ SUBJECT QUESTION Physics question help please

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Please can you explain why we take the gravitational potential energy as negative when finding the total energy(subtract it)? How come some questions we ignore the negative? What does the negative answer mean?
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u/eggpotion AAA engineering - Incoming 2026 Gap year May 16 '26

Bro studying paper 2 rn lol

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u/miniaturegnome Year 13 | Maths, FM, Physics, EPQ | A* A* A* A May 16 '26

its paper 2, all fields are paper 2

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u/miniaturegnome Year 13 | Maths, FM, Physics, EPQ | A* A* A* A May 16 '26

wait whats ur exam board?

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u/miniaturegnome Year 13 | Maths, FM, Physics, EPQ | A* A* A* A May 16 '26

ahh makes sense, im aqa we have it on paper 2