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1. Can all the hills on a roller coaster be the same height? If not, why?

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Let's determine if all the hills on a roller coaster can be the same height.

By applying the conservation of energy, a roller coaster can move up to a height which is equal to the height it went down before.

In a roller coaster, the first hills are always the highest, while the subsequent hills will have decreasing heights.

This is due to a decrease in the total mechanical energy of the system caused by friction.

Therefore, we can say the hills on a roller coaster are not of the same height due to decrease in total mechanical energy caused by lost to friction.

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The hills on a roller coaster are not of the same height due to decrease in total mechanical energy caused by lost to friction.

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