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Which point on the skate park has the highest kinetic energy?

Which point on the skate park has the highest kinetic energy?-example-1
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The lowest part so the dot right next to the skater
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For this problem, all of a skater's energy is either kinetic or potential, and the amount of energy has to stay conserved. When a skater has the lowest potential energy, it has the highest kinetic energy. Potential energy is lowest at the lowest point of the track, so the lowest point of the track has the highest kinetic energy.

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