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3 years ago

Why does the cyclist have less kinetic energy at position A than at position B?

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Suppose that the cyclist begins his journey from the rest from the top of a wedge with a slope of a degree above the horizontal.
At point A (where it starts its journey), the energy is:
Ea = m * g * h
In other words, energy is only potential.
At point B (located at the bottom of the wedge), the energy is:
Eb = (1/2) * (m) * (v ^ 2)
In other words, the energy is only kinetic.
For energy conservation we have:
Ea = Eb
That is, we have that all potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy.
Which means that the cyclist has less kinetic energy at point A because that's where he has more potential energy.
answer:
the cyclist has less kinetic energy at point A because that's where he has more potential energy.

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