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We know that there is a relationship between work and mechanical energy change. Whenever work is done upon an object by an external force (or non-conservative force), there will be a change in the total mechanical energy of the object. If only internal forces are doing work then there is no change in the total amount of mechanical energy. The total mechanical energy is said to be conserved. Think of a real-life situation where we make use of this conservation of mechanical energy (where we can neglect external forces for the most part). Describe your example and speak to both the kinetic and potential energy of the motion.