Question 12 - Math: Calculator Practice Test for the SAT Exam

The potential energy of gravity on earth is \(PE = mgh\), where m is the mass of an object, g is the constant acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height of the object. If the mass of the object is doubled and the height from which it is dropped halved, what is the ratio of the new potential energy to the old potential energy?

\[1\]
\[\frac{1}{4}\]
\[2\]
\[\frac{1}{2}\]

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