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If the total energy does not change, then why did the skater stop? *

If the total energy does not change, then why did the skater stop? *-example-1

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The skater's total energy does not change (it remains the same as it was in the beginning) as he moves up the ramp. ... Potential energy was being used to get the skater to the bottom if the ramp. The skater's potential energy has been depleted at the bottom of the ramp, and is converted to kinetic energy.

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