Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 248: 54

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We know that the object is at rest at point A, so at point A it has only potential energy. But when it travels from point A to B, the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy and its speed increases. Traveling from B to C, it gains potential energy and loses kinetic energy. From C to D, it falls down and hence loses potential energy while kinetic energy (and hence speed) increases. From D to E, the potential energy increases and thus the kinetic energy and speed decrease.
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