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Would the potential energy at the top of a hill be more than the kinetic energy at the bottom

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"The potential energy at top of a hill will be higher than kinetic energy at the bottom"- the statement is partially true or false

This is in the context that potential energy increases with height while the kinetic energy increases with increase in velocity. When the ball is at top of hill due to greater height and minimal velocity the potential energy is higher at top and while going the hill velocity will increase and hence the kinetic energy. However comparing the both speeds is not a valid thing to do as these energies flow in accordance to law of conservation of energy. But assuming that at highest point the velocity becomes zero the kinetic energy becomes null and at lowest point the potential energy is zero we may conclude that potential energy at highest point is equal to the kinetic energy at the lowest point in atleast some cases.

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